Happy New Year to our students and families! I am excited to welcome 2012 and all the exciting and new things we will learn and experience this year! It's hard to believe that we are half way through our school year.
The 100th day of school is fast approaching. I will keep you posted on the exciting things we will doing in our classroom to celebrate 100 days of learning.
As we come back to school on Monday, January 9th, your child will review counting by 2's, 5's and 10's. We will take our Topic 10 Math Test on Monday after review of this concept. No fear - all of our kiddos are doing great with this skill - this was a skill that we began in Kindergarten, so it has carried over well into 1st grade! After we complete our test, we will be introduced to double digit numbers as tens and some ones.. For example:
34 is 3 groups of ten and 4 more
56 is 5 groups of ten and 6 more
This is not a new concept for us, just one that we want to develop a little deeper. Our kids will love this unit!
In literacy, we are continuing to develop our reading fluency (speed + accuracy) so that when our children read, they are able to read at a pace that doesn't hinder their understanding. Our goal is for each student to be reading at a level H by the end of 1st grade. I can happily report that 3 of our students have met this goal already!!
Your child's report card will come home the first week of January when they come back from Winter Break. Be on the lookout for your child's reading level to be listed for you in the report card, as well their progress in math and other subjects.
Welcome Back!
Mrs. Duggins
The 100th day of school is fast approaching. I will keep you posted on the exciting things we will doing in our classroom to celebrate 100 days of learning.
As we come back to school on Monday, January 9th, your child will review counting by 2's, 5's and 10's. We will take our Topic 10 Math Test on Monday after review of this concept. No fear - all of our kiddos are doing great with this skill - this was a skill that we began in Kindergarten, so it has carried over well into 1st grade! After we complete our test, we will be introduced to double digit numbers as tens and some ones.. For example:
34 is 3 groups of ten and 4 more
56 is 5 groups of ten and 6 more
This is not a new concept for us, just one that we want to develop a little deeper. Our kids will love this unit!
In literacy, we are continuing to develop our reading fluency (speed + accuracy) so that when our children read, they are able to read at a pace that doesn't hinder their understanding. Our goal is for each student to be reading at a level H by the end of 1st grade. I can happily report that 3 of our students have met this goal already!!
Your child's report card will come home the first week of January when they come back from Winter Break. Be on the lookout for your child's reading level to be listed for you in the report card, as well their progress in math and other subjects.
Welcome Back!
Mrs. Duggins
