Gingerbread Cookie Decorating!

Week: December 12th

The holiday break begins next week! There will be no school December 22nd through January 2^nd. We will see students back in school on Tuesday, January 3^rd.

Concert: The first graders did a wonderful job at the concert this past Wednesday night. Thank you for bringing your student and your support!

Reading: Students are practicing having thoughts as they read-reacting to and talking back to the text, instead of just reading through the words. Students are learning to make connections between their texts and their own lives and are making inferences and predictions about the story.

We are nearing the end of Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne for our class read-aloud.

Writing: We have been focusing on handwriting work this week. We are also getting in the holiday spirit by reading holiday-related texts, and responding to them with writing or a craft. Books we have read include The Polar Express, The Mitten, and The Night Before Christmas. 

Spelling: Patterns –ig, -it, and -ill sounds and word identification

Math: Introduction to the dime, dollars and cents notation, and exchanging pennies, nickels and dimes

Math you can practice at home: Telling time to the half-hour, counting coins

Science: Continuation of where food comes from/growing our food 

Keep up that reading over the break!

Have a wonderful holiday!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Craft

Week: December 5, 2011

Tis the season to both give and receive. The Hartland Elementary School is involved in various charitable projects, and your help is always welcome. First of all, we have a coin drive to benefit David’s House. This is an organization that supports families whose children are seriously ill and are patients at Dartmouth-Hitchcock.  We will be collecting both spare change and metal can tabs (which we will exchange for money) until Christmas.

It is also the final week of the Hartland Christmas Project. We are collecting gently used clothing, games and also non-perishable goods.

Thank you for your generosity!

Note: The holiday concert is Wednesday, Dec. 14^th. The students will meet in our classroom at 6:15pm and should be picked up from the classroom following the concert. See you there!

Reading: We are finishing up our Eric Carle author study. This week we read Pancakes, Pancakes! and The Grouchy Ladybug. 

Students have been reading in partnerships and are learning to retell stories to one another using details such as character, setting, and plot.

We are reading a classic, Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne as our class read-aloud.

Writing: Students are continuing written responses (book reports) for each Eric Carle book that we read.

We are also focusing on handwriting work. *Please emphasize neat handwriting on the homework. We notice that some students are not working to their potential with regards to handwriting on homework.

 Spelling: Patterns –ot, -op, -og sounds and word identification

Math: Telling time to the half-hour and frames and arrows problems

Math you can practice at home: Telling time to the half-hour

Science: We are learning about where our food comes from: farm to table.  This week we learned about agriculture, and more specifically, the origin of peanut butter and bread.

Keep up that reading at home! 

Week: November 28th

It is hard to believe December has already arrived. We have a lot to look forward to this month. This Friday is our field trip to the HOP. We will be getting in the holiday spirit in our classroom through books, crafts and activities. We will have a holiday celebration with our Reading Buddies in Mrs. Ziegler’s class. On December 14^th, at 6:30pm, we have our holiday concert (more details to come).

These are just some of the festivities we have to look forward to during this festive time.

Enjoy!

Reading: We have been doing an author study on Eric Carle. Books we have read so far include, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Greedy Python, Mister Seahorse, and “Slowly. Slowly, Slowly,” said the Sloth.

We are reading Magic Treehouse #7, Sunset of the Sabertooth, and discussing the Ice Age.

Writing: Students are writing written responses (book reports) for each Eric Carle book that we read. We are discussing character, setting, and plot.

Spelling: Patterns –at, -an, -ad sounds and word identification

Math: Even and odd numbers, and adding and subtracting on the number line

Math you can practice at home: Review of even and odd numbers and problem solving (ex. “Lucy has 7 pennies. She lost 3 pennies. How many pennies does Lucy have left?”)

Science: We are learning about where our food comes from: farm to table.

Homework:

Keep up the good work, and keep up that reading at home!

Word of the week: “we”                 

                                 

Sincerely,

Mrs. Craft