Miss Martinez's Firsties
Saint Helena
A Note From Miss Martinez
I want to give a big shout out to the many parents who volunteered to do prep work for our class at home! You have been a life saver. If you would like to volunteer to do prep work at home, please click the link below!
Upcoming Events
October 16: Cynthia's Birthday
October 19: Hannah's Birthday
October 19: Conferences 8:00am-7:00pm
October 19-21: No School
October 25: Field Trip to Arboretum
October 31: Halloween Party 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
Literacy
This week we focused on nouns- plural and singular. We sorted groups of nouns and learned that plural nouns have the letter 's' at the end and sometimes 'es'. As you read with your firstie practice noticing the singular and pluaral nouns.
Math
We began our subtraction unit this week. We are taking things slow as this can be a trick concept. We are using manipulative to help us understand what it means to subtract. As we move towards more abstract thinking we will be using number lines to help us subtract.
Religion
Our creation walk was a huge success this week. We had a wonderful time exploring God's creation. When we retuned from our walk we made a book highlighting the creations we found. What a blessing it is to admire God's creation filled with fall colors.
Class Readers
Between last week and this week we have had three students earn the opportunity to be class readers.
Writing
We continued our narrative writing unit. This week we practiced stretching out big words. We also practiced making our stories come alive. We make stories come alive by drawing pictures that make you feel like you are in the story or using strong detailed words.
Memory & Pattern Words For Next Week
Due to the short week we will not have a spelling test.
Family Photos
We would love to see your family represented in our classroom. Please send a family photo and we will hang it on our bulletin board in our classroom.
Website
Check out our class website- http://martinezsainthelena.weebly.com/
Specials
Monday- PE & Spanish
Tuesday- PE & Technology
Wednesday- Music & PE
Thursday- Music & Technology
Friday- Library & PE
Reading Log
Each month I will send home a reading log. Please read with your first grader each night. They can color an apple for each night they read- if you know you will not be able to read on a certain night and would like to read extra on another night you may do so at your discretion. The purpose of the reading log is to encourage a love of reading, not to make reading a burden. Students who return a completed reading log will earn a prize at the end of each week. If you need more books to read- please let me know.
If you would prefer to get a printed version of this newsletter, please let me know!