Mrs. Trout's Weekly News
September 9-13
We had another amazing week in first grade:
- In phonics we focused on the short a vowel sound. We also focused on words that ended with the ck sound.
- In Language arts we focused on Realistic fiction. We read the short story Sam the cat and discussed the characters, setting, plot and what happened at the beginning, middle and end of the story.
- We started our Literacy centers and differentiated reading groups. Students read books based on animals and their body parts. We integrated our reading books with our STEM unit since we are learning about animal body parts.
- We worked in writers workshop. We learned to brainstorm, rewrite, make a rough draft, revise it and make a final copy. We wrote stories about pets we have or pets we would like to have.
- We worked on addition and subtraction in math. We learned to use our logical thinking to solve word problems with missing addends.
- We learned about animal body parts and how they help animals functions
Pictures of the Week:
Be a lion award winners:
Katie and McKenna earned kind dots for helping each other!
Aadya earned a kind dot for for helping Kelvin put his water bottle above his cubby!
Learning with Miss Lynch!
Reading non-fiction animal books about their body parts.
Researching animals is fun!
exploring insects outside
We observe animals in our environment.
We spotted birds flying by!
Writers during writing workshop!
Working hard on our rough drafts!
Busy during literacy centers.
Exploring animal body parts and how they help the animals survive in STEM
Ears of the different animals and why they are different sizes.
Exploring how animals move differently.
High Frequency / Sight words. ( Please have your child practice reading and writing these words)
Week 1:
come, my, on, in, way
Week 2:
she, take, up, what
We have 3 trips planed in October for first grade! Please see the dates below. We can take 3 chaperones on each trip! Please email me if you can help us explore our community and learn some great lessons!
Reminders and upcoming events:
September 24th - Picture Day!
September 25th - Apple Press Presentation- (Pre-K and K)
September 30 - October 4th - Scholastic Book Fair
October 2nd - Dining Night: PJ Whelihans, Downington
October 3rd - Liberty Bell Field Trip (first grade)
October 11th - Chester County Historical Society ( first grade)
October 22nd - Cherry Crest Adventure Farm( School wide)
October 23rd - Dining Nights: Picas, West Chester