October Calendar
10/4 - 8:30 AM Blessing of Animals
10/11 - "Down on the Farm", Parents 7:55-8:15 AM
10/11 - 🎶NOTE: No Singing Today!
10/14 - Fall Holiday - No Classes
10/14-18 Safety Week
10/14-18 Safety Week
10/19 - Walk for Uganda
10/23 - Field Trip
10/24 - Unity Day: Choose Kindness & Inclusion - Wear Orange!
10/25 - K-4 Feast of Mater at Friday Singing/Regular Uniform with Pink Accents
10/28 - Golden Shoe "Free Dress" for September's Win!
10/31 - Halloween Parade, 1:30 PM
10/4 - 8:30 AM Blessing of Animals
10/11 - "Down on the Farm", Parents 7:55-8:15 AM
10/11 - 🎶NOTE: No Singing Today!
10/11 - "Down on the Farm", Parents 7:55-8:15 AM
10/11 - 🎶NOTE: No Singing Today!
10/14 - Fall Holiday - No Classes
10/14-18 Safety Week
10/14-18 Safety Week
10/19 - Walk for Uganda
10/23 - Field Trip
10/24 - Unity Day: Choose Kindness & Inclusion - Wear Orange!
10/25 - K-4 Feast of Mater at Friday Singing/Regular Uniform with Pink Accents
10/28 - Golden Shoe "Free Dress" for September's Win!
10/23 - Field Trip
10/24 - Unity Day: Choose Kindness & Inclusion - Wear Orange!
10/25 - K-4 Feast of Mater at Friday Singing/Regular Uniform with Pink Accents
10/28 - Golden Shoe "Free Dress" for September's Win!
10/31 - Halloween Parade, 1:30 PM
LANGUAGE ARTS
Word study skills continue with reinforcing digraphs and introducing welded sounds.
•Digraphs: sh, ch, th, wh, and _ck (at the end).
•Welded Sounds: _all, _am, and _an.
Our next unit opens with story posters, big book selection, Three Billy Goats Gruff, and concludes with a Reader's Theatre, Old Mother Hubbard's Hungry Family.
Comprehension skills include learning to:
•Welded Sounds: _all, _am, and _an.
Our next unit opens with story posters, big book selection, Three Billy Goats Gruff, and concludes with a Reader's Theatre, Old Mother Hubbard's Hungry Family.
Comprehension skills include learning to:
• Analyze characters through their actions, words, thoughts, and feelings
• Visualize to deepen understanding of characters
• Look for clues and evidence to find answers
• Visualize to deepen understanding of characters
• Look for clues and evidence to find answers
| Old MacDonald's Noisy Farm Friday, 9/27 Reader's Theatre  |
Performing in Ms. Hill's 3rd Grade Ms. Nicole's SHB Kindergarten  Ms. Andrea's Kindergarten |
WRITING WORKSHOP
First graders have continued writing small seed stories from personal experiences. Mini lessons are covering techniques that writers use to plan their stories. Writing skills being taught for strategies in spelling words, include:• Say it, slide it, hear it and write it
• Use trick words
• Listen for little words inside (fall, winter)
• Write it part by part
Girls are learning to construct complete sentences with attention to capital letters at the beginning and punctuation at the end.
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Small Moments: Writing Partners  |
SCIENCE
First graders are continuing their study of plants with growing wheat seeds. Girls will also begin an investigation about what plants and animals need to thrive in a terrarium habitat. Girls are engaging in science practices:• Making a model (terrarium)
• Observing animals (movement, eating habits)
• Communicating information orally, in writing, and through drawings
• Analyzing findings and constructing explanations (needs of plants, animals)
| Lima Beans Update Planted on September 17, 2019 |
9/25 - Seeds are Sprouting
  9/27 AM - Leaves - 1-in. & 2-in.!  October: Replanting Beans Outdoors! |
SEL
SEL lessons are focusing on emotions and feelings. Girls are learning helpful communication strategies for expressing feelings through using I-Statements and Win-Win. After reading The Playground Problem, first graders will share responses about resolving problems through I-Statements. Girls will also role-play various scenarios using: win-win, win-lose or lose-lose. 
Feelings & Emotions Read Aloud Selection  |
Talking About a Feelings Card Sharing Feelings Card  Role-Playing an Emotion |
SOCIAL STUDIES
The farm is a busy place! First graders are learning about the important contributions made by farmers. Throughout the fall months, girls are building an understanding of where our food comes from and how it gets from the farm to our plates. The farm theme is extended through related language arts, science, math, and design thinking challenges. Girls have been collaborating on designing a farm in small groups. Please join us for a "Down on the Farm Visit" on Friday, 10/11, 7:55-8:15 AM at morning drop off.Design & Engineering Notebooks |
Sharing Farm Maps
Small Groups: Designing Farm Maps
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MATH
First graders have been introduced to number bonds. Strategies introduced with number bonds will be revisited during this week's introduction to Chapter 3: Addition Facts to 10.
First graders have been introduced to number bonds. Strategies introduced with number bonds will be revisited during this week's introduction to Chapter 3: Addition Facts to 10. | Number Bond Practice |
  Hands On Practice Finding Solutions That Equal 10  Number Bonds with Cubes: 9 and 1 Make 10  Number Bonds with Cubes: 3 and 7 Make 10 |
