Week 9

What’s Up?

• In math students are finishing up their unit on story problems, although we will continue to work on them throughout the entire year.

• We will begin a new module in our reading curriculum. The focus for the next several weeks will be on understanding the moon, sun, and stars. This ties in beautifully with our next science units entitled Sun and Shadows and Moon and Stars.

• Our new skills work this week includes high frequency words some, come, and love. We will focus on reading suffixes -s and -es, and review previously taught patterns such as kn for /n/, /i/ spelled y, and ending blends such as lt, ck, and mp.

Ask Your Firstie

• What do you already know about the sun, moon, and stars?

• any real life story problems you can think of such as: Your sister has 9 stuffed animals. Your brother has 4. How many more does your sister have? 

• Are your headphones working?

• Can you count by 2s, 5s, 10s? 

Week 8

  Week 8

Thank you! Laps for Lincoln was a HUGE success and we are very grateful! 

What’s Up?

• In math, students are working to solve story problems in which the difference is unknown

• Our skills block will focus on reviewing all the spelling patterns we have learned so far this year, especially 3 letter blends such as scr, str, spl, and spr

• In science we are exploring transparent, translucent, and opaque items as well as working with making sounds by creating vibrations

• In social studies we will continue to explore the concepts of producers vs. consumers and goods vs. services

• We will lay the groundwork for writing paragraphs.

Ask Your Firstie

• Can you find examples of objects in our home that begin with blends?

• What are some examples of ending blends?

• Name some words that rhyme with the words send, splash, and west

Week 7

 Week 7

Student-led Conferences

Conferences begin this week! If you have not scheduled yours, please see the attached calendars. 

Mrs. Fiesbeck

Ms. Gould

Laps for Lincoln continues this week. 

Students are working hard to raise money and to be the best version of themselves! Our culminating celebration is Friday evening and we hope to see you there!

Magnificent Things

Please check with your Firstie to see what they plan to make for our classrooms! Please send in any supplies that they might need on Monday.

What’s Up?

• In math students are working to solve put together and take apart story problems. 

• Our skills block will focus on reading and spelling one-syllable words, including words with sk, nd, st, lf, lt, lp blends. High frequency words this week are: saw, draw, walk, and talk

• We will not only create our magnificent things, but we will write about them and the habits of character required to see a project through from start to finish.

• In social studies we are learning about goods and services, consumers and producers

• In science we are learning about sound vibrations

Ask Your Firstie

• What are some examples of goods we can buy?

• What are services provided in our community?

• We are some things we consume? 

• What are you planning to produce for your magnificent thing?