Rushton's Crew
First Grade News April 8, 2016
What have we been up to this week?
- In reading. we worked on identifying cause and effect in nonfiction texts. (We did this a few weeks ago with fiction but not with nonfiction texts!) We also practiced asking questions about a text. Students are always answering questions about a text, but they ask questions about a text far less! Encourage your child to ask questions about what they are reading. We stopped after every page this week to ask questions about the characters, setting, events, etc.
- In writing, we wrote our opinion about a book, and we started writing acrostic poems!
- In Social Studies, we learned about oceans, and in Science, students learned about clouds.
(Remember that I do not have all of my homeroom kids in math.
Be sure to ask your child what he/she is doing in math class!)
Number Grid Game
Syllabication
Quarter 3 Awards
Upcoming Field Trip!
The cost of the trip is $5, and permission slips are due THIS MONDAY! If you have not sent this in with your child, please do so on Monday!
On the day of the trip, please pack a disposable sack lunch that does not require refrigeration and a drink (not soda!). Please do not send lunch boxes. Also, do not forget to put your child's name on his or her lunch.
Do you use Instagram but not Twitter? If so, check out our new class Instagram page! For all of you who already follow us on Twitter, I will link all of our Instagram photos to Twitter!
Class Dojo Big Ideas - Series 2!
Mark Your Calendar
April 13: End of Year mClass testing begins
April 15: Jungle Book/Donner Park Field Trip
April 19: PTO Benefit Night @ Chicago Pizza & Yo Mama
April 22: Southside Talent Show
April 27: April Scholastic Orders Due
May 14: Literacy Festival at Central Middle School
May 25: Report Cards Go Home/Last Day of School!
Keep In Touch
Email: rushtonc@bcsc.k12.in.us
Website: http://www.bcsc.k12.in.us/domain/1047
Location: 1320 200 South, Columbus, IN, United States
Phone: 8123764423
Twitter: @Rushtons_Crew