Happy Holidays!

This week we "visited" Germany, Holland, Mexico, and Russia.  In Germany, we made nutcrackers.  We tried on wooden shoes and drew what we would like to get in them for Holland.  We made poinsettias which are in bloom in Mexico.  Mrs. Sargent lent us her Babushka collection and then we made our own to represent Russia.

In math, we are continuing to write addition equations to represent our thinking.  We also have been learning that it doesn't matter what order the addends are in, they still make the same sum.  For example, 3 + 2 = 5 and 2 + 3 = 5.

We finished unit 1 in Fundations.  The students should now know how to name the letter, produce the letter sound, and write all lowercase letters.
We have finished learning about our Reading Super Powers.  We will be celebrating next week by dressing like super heroes on Wednesday.

     

   

I can't wait to see you next Thursday at Parent Teacher Conferences.  We can talk about your child's progress and any concerns we have.  A reminder will go home on Monday with your scheduled time.

We have started the topic of addition.  We learned the symbol for addition (+).  We are learning that addition is joining two groups together.  We are representing addition with objects, counters, drawings, number sentences, and equations.

We have started Writers Workshop.  We are writing every day and deciding for ourselves if we our piece is finished or we can add some more details.

In Reading, we are continuing to study patterns because they help us be better readers.

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Books we have read: