Morning work involved creating a triangular prism. Most students did better with folding today. The Question of the Day was Do you like any foods that are round? When we discussed our responses during the morning meeting, we discovered that some of us interpreted round as being two-dimensional like a circle and some us interpreted round as being three-dimensional like a sphere. Ask your child to share his/her thoughts!
The week's handwriting lesson on a review of a and d before the introduction/practice of o and g. All of these letters are made with one stroke. None start at the baseline. Parents, observe how your child writes these letters to see if he/she needs redirection about where they start. Practice makes progress!
We read The City Mouse and the Country Mouse during Junior Great Books. The students followed along in their books as I read the story aloud. They joined in when cued to do so. As we read, we stop to clarify any confusion about the meaning of words. At the end of the session, the students shared wonderings about the story. They wrote their questions, many of which began with the word why, in their Junior Great Books. We will discuss some of the questions in greater depth during our next reading session.
Specials classes of the day were Financial Literacy and P.E. During the former, the students identified examples of different kinds of needs and learned a song about wants. During the latter, the students added to the sweat and dirt already on their bodies from lunch recess.
Today's math lesson continued our exploration of two-dimensional shapes. The first graders were introduced to the concept of angles and learned what a right angle looks like. They used their rulers as straightedges to draw shapes. Many of us still need to practice holding the ruler and drawing a line with our pencils at the same time.
During science, we noticed that the pumpkin plants were noticeably taller than they were yesterday. We observed that they were all leaning in one direction and discussed why this might we. Ask your child about it! After this, the first graders began working on three-dimensional models of the life cycle of a plant. Most are still in progress, plus it was raining at the end of the day, so look for these projects to make their way home tomorrow.
We will continue our study of urban, suburban, and rural communities tomorrow. Keep your fingers crossed that we don't have rain tomorrow morning so we can walk, walk, walk to raise money for Bell School! I hope you can join us 10:15!
The week's handwriting lesson on a review of a and d before the introduction/practice of o and g. All of these letters are made with one stroke. None start at the baseline. Parents, observe how your child writes these letters to see if he/she needs redirection about where they start. Practice makes progress!
We read The City Mouse and the Country Mouse during Junior Great Books. The students followed along in their books as I read the story aloud. They joined in when cued to do so. As we read, we stop to clarify any confusion about the meaning of words. At the end of the session, the students shared wonderings about the story. They wrote their questions, many of which began with the word why, in their Junior Great Books. We will discuss some of the questions in greater depth during our next reading session.
Specials classes of the day were Financial Literacy and P.E. During the former, the students identified examples of different kinds of needs and learned a song about wants. During the latter, the students added to the sweat and dirt already on their bodies from lunch recess.
Today's math lesson continued our exploration of two-dimensional shapes. The first graders were introduced to the concept of angles and learned what a right angle looks like. They used their rulers as straightedges to draw shapes. Many of us still need to practice holding the ruler and drawing a line with our pencils at the same time.
During science, we noticed that the pumpkin plants were noticeably taller than they were yesterday. We observed that they were all leaning in one direction and discussed why this might we. Ask your child about it! After this, the first graders began working on three-dimensional models of the life cycle of a plant. Most are still in progress, plus it was raining at the end of the day, so look for these projects to make their way home tomorrow.
We will continue our study of urban, suburban, and rural communities tomorrow. Keep your fingers crossed that we don't have rain tomorrow morning so we can walk, walk, walk to raise money for Bell School! I hope you can join us 10:15!