Announcements for the Week of November 9th

Literature

We will be discussing the Fable, “The Fox and the Grapes.” I hope you have been enjoying the Fables and the lesson that each of them teach.

No additional items are needed to be purchased for the crafts this week.

Math

This week our math scholars will learn to add by making 10 first. Picture cutouts will be used to demonstrate this method to the students. Number bonds are then used to show the symbolic form of addition and help students transit to adding without visual aids.

Similarly with subtraction, the scholars will first be taught to group objects in ones and tens before performing the act of taking away the desired number of objects during subtraction. They will learn to count the remaining objects to find the answer to the subtraction problem. Number bonds are also used to display the symbolic form of subtraction and show that the “taking away” can take place to the ten or the ones.

Students will also review the useful tool of counting on or counting back when adding or subtracting 1, 2, or 3. Once they are familiar with the number sequences within 20, they should be able to count on or count back with ease. Parents, please continue to work with your first-graders on recalling addition and subtraction facts within 20. Thank you!

 History

    We are continuing with Ancient Egypt. We will be reading Chapters 5 and 6 of our Readers (Gods and Goddesses/Egyptian writing.  The students will get a chance to learn more about ancient civilizations and how writing affected their everyday life. Students will also be able to write their names in hieroglyphics

 

Science

    

    We will start documenting the sunrise and sunset for one whole week. At the end of that week, we will learn how to use that data to graph and show how daylight moves through the hours of the day as the seasons 

change.  

Poetry

    We have started our new poem, 'Thanksgiving Day' by Leanne Guenther! The recitation will happen on Nov. 11th.

Other Announcements

Please remember to send water bottles to school with your students as they need them at recess and throughout the day. Our water fountains are not being used due to Covid-19 restrictions to keep our students as safe as possible.

Sweaters, jackets, water bottles, lunch boxes, and backpacks should all be labeled with child’s name and grade.

This month of November we are working on the virtue of honesty, a virtue we discussed while reading “A Bargain for Frances.” We talk about this important virtue many times throughout the school week. Honesty is the best practice, even when we have to admit to making a poor choice. When we are honest we are taking responsibility for our actions and people are more likely to trust us.