Important
Dates/Events:
·
Tuesday, September 15-Thursday, September 17th-
Scholastic Book Fair (1A goes Tuesday)
·
Thursday, September 17th- Back to
School Night at 7:00
·
Friday, September 25th—Casual Day
·
Friday, October 2nd-- School mass at
10:00
Math: We are
continuing work in our first unit, Understanding Addition. This week we worked on spatial patterns and
making the numbers 6-9. We began
introducing addition expressions and number sentences today. Students have been working with counters as
manipulatives to support understanding of these concepts. Next week we will move to stories about
joining numbers, adding numbers in any order, and representing and solving
story problems with addition. Our unit
one assessment will be next Friday. See
the blog for addition and subtraction math games! (http://mrsleary1a.blogspot.com/p/math-resources-and-games.html)
Phonics: In
phonics we are continuing work in the first unit, which focuses on
letter-keyword recognition for consonants and short vowels, letter formation
for all lower-case letters, alphabetical order, and sound recognition for
consonants and short vowels. We have
introduced 14 letters and will introduce the remaining letters next week. We will have an assessment next Friday on
this material.
Religion: In religion this week students have been
exploring God’s creation. Each student
focused on one day of creation. Students
illustrated the days and they are on display in the classroom. Next week we will focus on caring for God’s
creation.
Benchmark Reading
Assessments: This week I began to individually assess student reading
levels using the Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment. These assessments will tell me each student’s
approximate reading level in terms of grade, comprehension, fluency, and
decoding ability. These assessments take
a bit of time. I anticipate having them
done by the first week in October. The
information I gather from these assessments will help me place students in Guided
Reading groups. To find out more click
here: http://mrsleary1a.blogspot.com/p/benchmark-reading-assessments.html
See you next week!
Alison
