MRS. FIELDS' 1ST GRADE NEWS
OCTOBER 7, 2016
A PEEK AT THE WEEK
WE HAD A GREAT WEEK! THE PAST TWO WEEKS WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON TURN AROUND FACTS, FRIENDS OF TEN AND MISSING ADDENDS. THESE ARE DIFFICULT MATH TASKS AND ARE NORMALLY TAUGHT 4TH QUARTER. THE STATE REALIGNED THE ORDER OF THE STANDARDS TAUGHT AND THESE WERE FIRST. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOUR CHILD GO ON 10 MARKS EACH NIGHT AND COMPLETE A FEW PROBLEMS TO REINFORCE THE LESSONS TAUGHT IN CLASS. WHEN THEY LOG IN, YOU ARE ABLE TO SEE WHERE THEY MAY BE HAVING DIFFICULTY AND WHAT THEY HAVE MASTERED. THE END OF QUARTER TEST IS ALIGNED WITH 10 MARKS AND IF THEY PRACTICE THE PROBLEMS AT HOME AND THE LESSONS AND MATH GAMES WE DO DAILY IN CLASS SHOULD GIVE THEM A GREAT MATH FOUNDATION.
GUIDED MATH STATIONS IN FULL SWING
MATH GAMES ARE A HUGE PART OF OUR DAILY MATH. AFTER THE MINI LESSON EACH DAY, WE USE WHAT WE PRACTICE WHAT WE LEARNED IN THE MINI LESSON. WE ALSO SPIRAL WHAT IS TAUGHT. THEY PRACTICE STANDARDS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT TO KEEP THEIR PROBLEM SOLVING STRATEGIES FOR EACH TYPE OF PROBLEM FRESH IN THEIR MEMORY. THIS REALLY HELPS THEM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
FRIENDS OF TEN
WE LOVE MAKING ANCHOR CHARTS TO HELP US REMEMBER IMPORTANT INFORMATION. WE MADE A FRIENDS OF TEN ANCHOR CHART IN MATH. FRIENDS OF TEN IS ALL THE WAYS YOU CAN MAKE TEN. THEY USE TURN AROUND ADDITION FACTS. WE ARE CLOSE TO MASTERING THIS MATH SKILL!
JOSIAH IS PRACTICING THE GRAB BAG MATH STATION
EACH STUDENT AT THAT STATION HAVE AN UNKNOWN NUMBER OF CUBES IN A BAG. THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT COLORS. THEY GRAB AS MANY AS THEY CAN OUT OF THE BAG AND WRITE A NUMBER STORY TO MATCH THE CUBES THEY GRABBED OUT OF THE BAG. THIS REINFORCES ADDITION FACT FLUENCY AND WRITING NUMBER STORIES CORRECTLY.
AVA AND JESUS ARE PRACTICING ADDING THREE NUMBERS
THEY LOVE THIS GAME BECAUSE YOU CAN KNOCK YOUR PARTNERS CUBES OFF OF THE MAT IF YOU NEED A CERTAIN NUMBER. THE ONE WHO GETS 2 ROWS CORRECT FIRST WINS.