Sunday, May 1, 2016
Earth Day Celebration 4/22/2016
Earth Day is an annual event, celebrated each year on April 22, on which day events worldwide are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was first celebrated in 1970. The April 22 date is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network and celebrated in more than 193 countries each year. We enjoyed sharing our Earth Day Creations made out of recycled materials. We also carved out some time in our day to pick up litter on our playground. The world is in our hands and today especially, we took care of the Earth.
Sunday, April 3, 2016
April Happenings
Happy Spring!
We have been super busy working in our classroom. Here's a little update as to what we've been working on....
In Reading, Unit 7 :"I Think I Can" speaks of perseverance. It talks about what it means to persevere. It means trying again after you fail and especially when you feel like giving up. It also covers why it is important to always try your best. We will discuss that if you do not try your best and continue to try, you will never know how good you can be. We will read the following selections that cover this theme: Franklin Rides A Bike, The Kite, The Little Engine That Could, Riddles, The Itsy Bitsy Spider, The Tortoise and the Hare, and Winners Never Quit.
Unit 7 also introduces the following sounds and spellings /ow/ spelled ow, /n/ spelled kn, /aw/ spelled au_ , aw, /aw/ spelled augh, ough, /oi/ spelled oi, _oy, /r/ spelled wr_, /f/ spelled ph, /er/ spelled ear, long /e/ spelled _ey .
Unit 7 Sight Words: are, brown, how, about, around, long, know, want, by, into, before, yellow, old, any, from, water, come- students are rocking these works along with all other sight words introduced. If your student isn't automatic and fluent with sight words, please practice at home. 3-5 minutes a night should help.
In Writing, we will begin writing Personal Journey stories. Please start brainstorming with your child about trips you have taken. It can be Maine, Cape Cod, Great Wolf Lodge, Camping, Lake trips, Beach trips, etc... They will need to include things that they did while on their journey, who was with them, and when they went. We will begin these stories soon. We will also be working on conducting interviews. Your child will be conducting an interview at home soon for homework.
In Math, we just completed Unit 12- Numbers to 40. In Chapter 13 we will be focusing on addition and subtraction to 40. We will cover addition and subtraction with and without regrouping. We will also cover adding three numbers. Lastly, we will cover real world word problems.
Other:
*Expo Night- April 21. Students will have work on display. It gives the students the opportunity to bring their families to school to show off some work that they have completed.
*We are currently working on a research project on Trees! The students have been working with the Library Media Specialist (Karen Landsman) who introduced them to the Independent Investigative Method (IIM). This is a detailed process of completing research on a topic following specific steps. Our final product will be shared at a whole school assembly later in the month. Once completed, we will be inviting families in to see our project as well. As soon as we are ready, I will send a date/time for us to share our whole experience.
* Spring Vacation April 25-29
Thank you for being such an important part of your child's first grade year!
Smiles,
Mrs. Salcito :)
We have been super busy working in our classroom. Here's a little update as to what we've been working on....
In Reading, Unit 7 :"I Think I Can" speaks of perseverance. It talks about what it means to persevere. It means trying again after you fail and especially when you feel like giving up. It also covers why it is important to always try your best. We will discuss that if you do not try your best and continue to try, you will never know how good you can be. We will read the following selections that cover this theme: Franklin Rides A Bike, The Kite, The Little Engine That Could, Riddles, The Itsy Bitsy Spider, The Tortoise and the Hare, and Winners Never Quit.
Unit 7 also introduces the following sounds and spellings /ow/ spelled ow, /n/ spelled kn, /aw/ spelled au_ , aw, /aw/ spelled augh, ough, /oi/ spelled oi, _oy, /r/ spelled wr_, /f/ spelled ph, /er/ spelled ear, long /e/ spelled _ey .
Unit 7 Sight Words: are, brown, how, about, around, long, know, want, by, into, before, yellow, old, any, from, water, come- students are rocking these works along with all other sight words introduced. If your student isn't automatic and fluent with sight words, please practice at home. 3-5 minutes a night should help.
In Writing, we will begin writing Personal Journey stories. Please start brainstorming with your child about trips you have taken. It can be Maine, Cape Cod, Great Wolf Lodge, Camping, Lake trips, Beach trips, etc... They will need to include things that they did while on their journey, who was with them, and when they went. We will begin these stories soon. We will also be working on conducting interviews. Your child will be conducting an interview at home soon for homework.
In Math, we just completed Unit 12- Numbers to 40. In Chapter 13 we will be focusing on addition and subtraction to 40. We will cover addition and subtraction with and without regrouping. We will also cover adding three numbers. Lastly, we will cover real world word problems.
Other:
*Expo Night- April 21. Students will have work on display. It gives the students the opportunity to bring their families to school to show off some work that they have completed.
*We are currently working on a research project on Trees! The students have been working with the Library Media Specialist (Karen Landsman) who introduced them to the Independent Investigative Method (IIM). This is a detailed process of completing research on a topic following specific steps. Our final product will be shared at a whole school assembly later in the month. Once completed, we will be inviting families in to see our project as well. As soon as we are ready, I will send a date/time for us to share our whole experience.
* Spring Vacation April 25-29
Thank you for being such an important part of your child's first grade year!
Smiles,
Mrs. Salcito :)
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Tying Shoes Just Got Easier!
Last night I came across this great video for another way to teach the skill of tying shoes. I have shared it here in hope that it will help at least one child!
https://www.facebook.com/150655804948334/videos/697942126888192
https://www.facebook.com/150655804948334/videos/697942126888192
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Monday, February 29, 2016
Dr. Seuss is in the building...
Work on Chromebooks Has Begun
Today, the Salcito Dorito's were introduced to the Chromebook Cart that is new to Underhill this year. We were very excited to learn that the cart will be visiting our room on Monday afternoons from 1:00 - 2:00. We will be practicing signing on to the Chromebooks using our usernames and passwords. These unique usernames and passwords have been assigned by the district technology department and will remain the same from now through Grade 8. Ideally, each student will build an electronic portfolio of work in Google. They will be able to access this anywhere as it will be stored in the cloud. As your child grows and enters higher grades they will use more applications like Google Classroom. It all begins now. We will be working with two different apps for the month of March. They are SplashMath and Moby Max. Please feel free to ask your student about them. Here is a picture of the Chromebook cart and your children exploring the Chromebooks.
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