SALSA DANCING
EATING:
THE MOST ADORABLE PICTURES EVER:
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Fiesta
The FIESTA was so awesome. I had so many giving parents willing to support our class by sending in yummy authentic treats for the class. It was so great to see my innocent students willing to try new things, and be open minded to different cultures. I absolutely loved the FIESTA with these wonderful firsties. We shared our favorite masterpiece that we created during Hispanic Heritage Month, we ate yummy food, and we also did a salsa dance with a partner. Enjoy the many photos! -Mrs. Ramirez
Classroom Newsletter Week of 10/14
What a week we had last week. We learned SO much, and had so much fun! There is going to be a TON of photos, so beware! By the way, you can click on a picture, it will open in a new screen and then you can save it so you have all the photos of your child's adventure in 1st grade.
In Reading:
In reading, we learned all about the /th/ sound, and practiced tricky words like "was" and "said"
In Math:
In math we learned about different strategies for mastering Subtraction
In Social Studies/Science:
We closed our unit on Hispanic Heritage with a Fiesta.
We also SKYPED a classroom from Cananda (SO COOL!)
In Writing:
WOW! We had our Publishing Party, and let me tell you- your children are masters at SMALL MOMENTS! They did phenomenal. I was so impressed at how proud they were of their work. They had a truly great ability to share their work, with confidence and assurance.
Announcements:
-Thursday, October 20th= PICTURE DAY
-Open Media on Monday's (Come in to the OPEN LAB, or Come take an AR test in the library!)
-Thank you SO much to all of my wonderful parents for sending in goodies for the Fiesta, and for sending your children dressed to impress!
In Reading:
In reading, we learned all about the /th/ sound, and practiced tricky words like "was" and "said"
In Math:
In math we learned about different strategies for mastering Subtraction
In Social Studies/Science:
We closed our unit on Hispanic Heritage with a Fiesta.
We also SKYPED a classroom from Cananda (SO COOL!)
In Writing:
WOW! We had our Publishing Party, and let me tell you- your children are masters at SMALL MOMENTS! They did phenomenal. I was so impressed at how proud they were of their work. They had a truly great ability to share their work, with confidence and assurance.
Announcements:
-Thursday, October 20th= PICTURE DAY
-Open Media on Monday's (Come in to the OPEN LAB, or Come take an AR test in the library!)
-Thank you SO much to all of my wonderful parents for sending in goodies for the Fiesta, and for sending your children dressed to impress!
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Oh, Drama!
We read a story of the week, and I split the kids up into 2 different groups. It was their responsibility to dictate and delegate parts of the story. I thought this was a fun way to retell our story of the week, "Beth's Job." Beth, is a girl who doesn't like her class job of watering the plants, she'd much rather hold the flag, be the line leader, or even feed the bunny...until her plant blooms! We split it up into 2 parts so that everyone could be a part of it! Enjoy!
Friday, October 7, 2011
Hispanic Heritage Flags
We picked 16 Spanish-speaking countries, decorated flags, and put them all together for a Hispanic Multi-Cultural flag display! Boy, did it turn out "fabuloso!"
Classroom Newsletter Week of 10/7
Reading:
We love poetry!
Every week I make sure the kids can appreciate rhythm in a poem. We are still learning, but having SO much fun with it. I also let the students be the leaders by the end of the week, while I assist. They think it's the coolest thing, ever to get to lead the lessons. We practiced short /e/ sounds this week, and reviewed 6 high frequency words.
Math:
We FINALLY finished Chapter 3! Wahoo! Now we are on to Chapter 4, where we will learn all about subtraction strategies. (New homework packet being sent home, today!)
Writing:
We practiced Small Moments more, and zoomed in on the most special part of our stories, to add more details or "sprinkles" of information.
Science/Social Studies:
We have been celebrating Hispanic Heritage all month long, so this week we learned all about CUBA. We learned about the island, folklore, and even different cultural traditions such as "salsa" dancing. Your child can do the basic step, ask them to show you!
Extra, Extra, Read All About It!-If you ever have ANY questions or concerns, and would ever like a phone or face to face conference, please let me know...I really value communication and making sure all of my parents are well informed
-Picture Day Thursday,October 20th
-Field trip Monday, November 7th to Chili's--send permission slips back
We love poetry!
Every week I make sure the kids can appreciate rhythm in a poem. We are still learning, but having SO much fun with it. I also let the students be the leaders by the end of the week, while I assist. They think it's the coolest thing, ever to get to lead the lessons. We practiced short /e/ sounds this week, and reviewed 6 high frequency words.
We FINALLY finished Chapter 3! Wahoo! Now we are on to Chapter 4, where we will learn all about subtraction strategies. (New homework packet being sent home, today!)
Writing:
We practiced Small Moments more, and zoomed in on the most special part of our stories, to add more details or "sprinkles" of information.
Science/Social Studies:
We have been celebrating Hispanic Heritage all month long, so this week we learned all about CUBA. We learned about the island, folklore, and even different cultural traditions such as "salsa" dancing. Your child can do the basic step, ask them to show you!
Extra, Extra, Read All About It!-If you ever have ANY questions or concerns, and would ever like a phone or face to face conference, please let me know...I really value communication and making sure all of my parents are well informed
-Picture Day Thursday,October 20th
-Field trip Monday, November 7th to Chili's--send permission slips back
Monday, October 3, 2011
Monday Fun-Day
Nothing makes a Monday morning do-able like being showered with sweetness from your 1st graders. Or, how about standing back and watching the students using their tools, like the Word Wall, ALL ON THEIR OWN during Writer's Workshop!? My Monday has been pretty fabulous; probably because of my AWESOME kiddoes.
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