We Made It!

It was a little hard for the kids waking up this week after the long break. There were so many tired eyes and calm bodies.  Thank goodness they rallied, and as the week went on they were back to their cute, little first grade selves.

Remember that if there is snow on the ground, your child needs all their snow wear: winter coat, snow pants, snow boots, hats, and mittens to be able to play on the playground.  If not, they have to stay on the blacktop.

This week I will be assessing your child in both math and reading.  It is so exciting to see their growth.

We will be discussing “What is a community?”, “What jobs are part of my community?”, and  "What kinds of communities are there?".  We will also work on retelling fiction and non-fiction texts.

Spelling will have words that start and end with Sh and Th.

In math, we will continue to work on the hundreds chart and counting tens and ones.  Here is a few pictures of the kids counting in groups of 10.

Stay warm and healthy! Have a great week.

Happy New Year!

I hope you had a great winter break! I sure enjoyed it but I am excited to get back to teaching and see all of my students.

This week we will begin unit 3 of our reading series. It is called, "In My Neighborhood," and focuses on social studies themes, "How communities are alike and different, how jobs affect a community, and how geography and economics affect the way people work and play in a community."

Spelling words are getting a little hard. Please make sure you are help your child practice nightly.

In math, we will begin our tens and ones unit and wrap up Quarter 2 skills. Can you believe we're already almost half way through the year?!

In writing, we will give our writing assessments for how-to, opinion, and informational pieces. We will also begin our Opinion unit. First graders are usually pretty good at opinions, but we are excited to begin teaching them how to use facts to support their opinions.

We will be spending some time reviewing school and classroom rules. That means high expectations from all staff at Bitterroot.

Looking forward to a fabulous week!