Wrapping it up!

It was another short, yet productive week in first grade.  Last week was pretty uneventful due to our Reading Assessment.  This week we were back in full swing!

In Reading we read the story "A Bed Full of Cats".  It was about a boy who thought he lost his pet cat, but when she finally comes home, she comes back with new kittens!  We focused on the skill of Alphabetizing and Predicting Outcomes.  The students did a great job with both skills!  Next week we will read a story about maps!

In Spelling, we learned about the long e sound and how it can be spelled in a variety of ways.  We learned that "ee" and "ea" can make the long e sound.  The students were able to identify which words were spelled with an "ee" and an "ea" by looking at them and seeing which words looked correct.  Next week we will focus on the long a sound with a silent e at the end.


In Math, we just wrapped up Topic 10, Adding with Tens.  I was VERY impressed at how well the students grasped these concepts, including regrouping!  Some were even regrouping in their heads!  My mind was BLOWN.  Today we started Topic 11, Subtracting with Tens.  We will cover the same concepts as Topic 10, only with Subtraction.

We just wrapped up our Social Studies unit on Famous Americans: Abraham Lincoln and George Washington.  The students loved sharing what they already knew about these famous presidents AND learning new information about them.  Here are two fun facts we were surprised to hear.  Did you know George Washington really didn't want to be president?  He was basically forced to by the American people and didn't even have anyone running against him!  Also, did you know Abraham Lincoln had a pet pig?  We learned LOTS more about these two former presidents and had a great time reading books and making projects about them!  We will be studying Dental Health for the next 2 weeks!  If you have not turned in your toothpaste tube design, please send it in on Monday.  We will be using them for a special project!  Thank you!

I think that just about wraps up this week!  Remember, next week is a 4 day weekend for you all!  I will be in meetings on Friday and Monday out of the building.

Hopefully I'll see some of you at the District 10 Foundation's Trivia Night!  Benson has a table and we're ready to score some points!

Have a wonderful weekend!