February 2-6

Its hard to believe another week has flown by as we welcomed February in first grade!

This week we had lots of new learning, check out all the happenings here at Barretts...

Reading

We continued reviewing the important story elements in fiction books by taking a closer look at...

• problem & solution in a story
• changes in problem & solutions
• the narrators role (1st and 3rd person perspective)
• retelling events in sequence

Question:  What was one book you read this week?  Retell the story from the 1st person perspective (as if you were the character).

Writing

In writing we continued to work through our non-fiction story books.  We reviewed...

• introductions
• closings
• glossary
• conventions (capitals, periods, commas, and spacing)

Question:  What was one thing you added to your book this week?  How will that help your reader better understand your topic?

Math

A focus in math continues to be on addition and subtraction problems with an equation and representation to show work.  To help the students expand these skills sets we continue to work on ...

• addition games (5 in a row)
• subtraction games (roll and record, 5 in a row)
• strategies for adding

Question:  What is one strategy for subtraction or addition you learned this week? 

(number line, hundreds chart, pictures, whole number)

Social Studies

We began a new unit in social studies called "This is Our Country" and we began by...

• learning "what is a symbol?"
• discussing symbols in our environment
• exploring the statue of liberty
• exploring the white house

Question:  What is a symbol?  What are some symbols of the United States of America?

Upcoming events

• 2/11-Sugrue, Lemonds, Lowry out for Teachers' Academy
• 2/12 Valentine's dance party 2:40-3:40
• 2/13 No School-Records Day
• 2/16 No School-Presidents Day
• 2/26 Report cards come home