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Take a look at our fantastic Feast! Take a look at our Field Trip to Fontenelle
Forest! (click here) Photos
from our fabulous Halloween Party! Watermelon Wednesday Activities Pictures of Students
Learning! Classroom set-up. Our Classroom
Creatures-click here and take a look at our animals! Spelling Word & High Frequency Word
Practice! Please take a look at this web page for ideas regarding spelling words so your child can continue to review and be successful! |
January Reading: The Fox & the Stork, A Bed Full of Cats, Me on
the Map, and At Home Around the World will be the stories we work
with in January. There are realistic fiction, nonfiction and fiction
concepts within the texts. Other skills that will be developed are
Alphabetizing, Retelling, and the review if Sequencing. Writing: The students will enjoy with writing strategies from our
Step Up to Writing program. They will work with first, next and last
along with stories and a friendly letter. Spelling: The long
"e" being made by blending "ea", "ee"
"y" and with a single "e" will be explored and practiced
along with "ed" and "ing" inflections. We will also
work on contractions and word families once again. Math: Place Value, reviewing Fact Families, Skip Counting,
Telling Time and Money will all be worked on throughout the next few weeks. Social Studies: The wonderful contribution of equality initiated by Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. will be our main focus throughout the month. We
will also talk about Rosa Parks and other Famous Americans and their
contributions. Science: Solids & Liquids, the properties of each and the
changes that can be made to objects will be the focus for the 3rd
quarter. The students will have several opportunities to explore
various liquids, observe and conduct simple experiments and record results. Health: Germs, what they are, how they spread and healthy ways to
avoid contact and contamination will be taught throughout January. Art:
We will
exercise lessons on recycling and reusing during art this month.
The students will enjoy creating toilet paper tube snowmen and paper towel
tube snowmen. |
February Writing: Writing about feelings (which corresponds to the health unit we had in Nov. and is a good review), responding to a story, creating an alternate ending & writing a "How-To" Paragraph will be our writing lessons. Spelling: Long "i" with a magic "e", "s" with the "c" sound, and "ou" words will be our focus. We will also work on contractions once again. Math: We have been working with Money all year but our math time will focus on recognizing the coins, their value, adding amounts together, buying items and receiving change. Telling Time, along with Calendar and Graphing review will also be worked on. Social Studies: President's Day (Focusing on George Washington & Abraham Lincoln) along with learning more about our Government, & the White House will be our main topics. We will also review Famous Americans and their contributions. Science: We will continue with our unit on Solids and Liquids for a few more weeks. Health: Dental Health will be the focus for this month. Brushing, visiting the Dentist, cavities and a review of healthy eating will all be included Art: The students will weave a giant mitten that will hold all the animals from the story The Mitten by Jan Brett. We will also enjoy creating Valentine holders and Valentine Creatures! |
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Essential
Objectives for Click here and take a look at what 1st graders need to know! |
Student Artwork! |
Classroom Learning-Internet Sites that correspond to learning going on in the classroom. Take a look! www.kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/ www.bellevuepublicschools.org/bps/bellcia/ students/webactivities/k-6.cfm |
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