Can you
believe it’s already October? As we move into October, the students continue to
practice the rules and routines of Grade 1 while learning to build their
stamina for reading, writing, and math.
This week, we have been working on printing during our Language periods. We have been discussing the importance of
detail, creating a picture in your head, and taking time with work. As for Language concepts, we are focusing on
uppercase and lowercase letters during our morning meeting and poetry periods,
as well as, making sure to use punctuation at the end of sentences. We also can't forget about those finger spaces! In Math, the students have been surveying
their friends, collecting data, and recording the data into graphs. Ask your child some of the graphs they have completed
in our class book and what they learned from these particular graphs. This will be the focus in math for
October. We have also been working on
the seasons for Science.
Don’t
forget that students can utilize IXL to reinforce math skills and Raz-Kids for
reading. I have assigned A.1 and A.2 on
IXL and students should be reading every night (Snuggle Up or Raz Kids). Please ask your child to retell the story as
this is the most important part to reading and understanding stories. Reading is thinking!
