Weekly Update Febraury 4-8

Hello Awesome First Graders and Amazing First Grade Families!




Valentine's Day

* You can bring in your cards for your friends on Wednesday February 13. Remember to bring in a valentine card for each friend in the class.

* Our party is Tuesday, February 14. We will have 4 centers in the morning; it will be a great day!


We had a fun week of conducting our science experiment about blowing up balloons with baking soda and vinegar and causing a chemical reaction. The kids absolutely LOVED doing the experiments and they look forward to putting our project together. We have a tri-fold board and we will work collaboratively to construct it to display all the elements of our project. We learned a lot of great new scientific vocabulary. Kids - be sure to share what you learned with your parents.


After we finish our science fair project we will do a Presidents' Day study to learn about Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. We will learn about their lives, characteristics and why they are important.


In writing we are focusing on word choice and using explicit nouns and strong verbs. We will write about Abraham Lincoln to practice this kind of great, detailed writing.

In reading and making words we are working on recognizing words that end in y. We will also review words with the "bossy r." We are also learning about what letters make the “oo” and “ew” sounds.


Your child came home with Rainbow Words and they are due tomorrow.


The kids are doing a great job with their Abraham Lincoln/George Washington centers! The centers for the week include:

1. Listening - The kids listened to "Let's Read About George Washington" and completed a story map to identify elements of the story.

2. Social Studies - The kids wrote 5 questions they would like to ask Abraham Lincoln. They colored and cut a picture of Lincoln and glued it to their questions.

3. Writing - The kids used the story starter, "One day I found a magic penny..." to write their own story.

4. Math - The kids practiced addition patterns with 2 and 3.

5. Reading – A shake and spill game that helps them identify sight words.



We are making great progress with our money study! We continue to practice doing math facts quickly and increasing doubles skills.


Have an A+ week!

Ms. Klein