Happy holidays! Here's what's happening in Room 24...
Last week, we read many versions of the Gingerbread Man. We compared the characters, setting and major events in the story. I think the children really enjoyed The Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett. We have continued reading more of these versions this week.
In reading groups, we have been "reading closely" using non-fiction text. The children all read a book and put a sticky note on a page where they learned an interesting fact. Then they shared their fact with the group and drew a picture and wrote their fact. These are hanging on our bulletin board in the hallway. If you are in the building, check them out!
In Fundations, we have started discussing basewords and the suffix "s". We have talked about how "s" can either have the "s" sound or the "z" sound such as in the word cats and bugs. We have also discussed sigular vs. plural (cat/cats).
In math, we have begun Topic 5. In this unit, we will learn about missing addends, true and false equations and adding 3 addends.
In Writer's workshop, we are finishing up our narrative unit and when we return from winter break we will start learning about non-fiction writing.
In science we have begun learning about solids and liquids with Mrs. Elrick's and Mrs. Pollock's class. We will be looking for volunteers to runs some science centers when we return from break. More to come on this..
Exciting news... all the first grade classrooms just received 6 new iPad minis as well as new headphones!!! This past week we have used the ipads for Raz-kids and also during math.
Lastly, I wanted to thank all the families for donating for Brooke's presents. We raised so much money that we were able to put the extra toward a 12 year old little boy named Ryan's presents!!! THANK YOU AGAIN! I think it was a great lesson to teach the children what the holidays are really about, so thank you again for your generosity! Here are some pictures of the gifts that were purchased.
Thank you for all your support and if you have any questions or concerns, you can email me at hherring@email.medfield.net
I hope all your families have a wonderful holiday and a relaxing break so you can spend some quality time together!!!
Heather
