Miss Dudgeon's First Grade

Hello everyone!  I hope you are enjoying your week!  It is a short one for us, as we do not have school Friday, Feb. 12 through Tuesday Feb. 16. 

This week we are learning:

• Reading: About a “problem” in a story and how that problem can be or is solved.  While reading, ask us what the problem is and how the character solved it. 
• Math: We continue our investigation of shapes.  We are working on describing what shapes look like with straight edges and vertices. 
• Writing: We have begus our “Letter Writing Unit”.  After a few days of practice we will begin writing letters to our other first grade friends.  We are working on telling a story and asking and answering questions in our letter.
• Science: We continue our investigation and study of our solar system. 
• Word Wall Words: be, give, made, old, said

• ASB Spirit Day: It is Twin/Dress A Like day!

• Mid-Winter Break: Friday, Feb. 12 through Tuesday, Feb. 16

• Book Orders: Due Wed. Feb. 17!

• Our Friendship Party is Thursday, February 11th from 2:30 to 3:15pm.  Please feel free to come join our class! 

Have a wonderful week and mid-winter break!

Miss Dudgeon

Happy February!  Our window is filling up with purple hearts with “Random Acts of Kindness!”  Please continue catching your child doing something nice for someone else.

• This week is a word wall review week.  Please check out the Word Wall Page to practice reading and spelling them!
• Reading: Story elements.  We are focusing on setting (where a story takes place).  While we are reading, ask us where the setting is.  Is it at a character’s house?  It is outdoors?  Remember, we are still working on stating the characters’ names, not just the pronouns. 
• Math: We just finished our unit assessment.  We have now began working on identifying 2D and 3D shapes.  We even learned a new word: vertices!
• Science: This week we will be studying the moon!  We will read books, draw pictures and discuss the different phases of the moon.
• Writing: We are working on adding details between our transition sentences!
• Art: We worked on texture and overlapping with our calendars!  We will also have an art docent lesson this Thursday!

The class list for Valentine cards came home on Monday, as well as a new homework calendar! 

Enjoy your week!

Miss Dudgeon

January has flown by and soon we will be entering February!  Your kiddos have been working very hard finishing up work and working on mid-year assessments.

• Reading: Story Elements: Characters, settings and character’s problems.  While we are working on retelling stories, we are trying to use character names, instead of pronouns.
• Math: We are working on a variety of ways to solve story problems. 
• Science: Last week we finished our KWL Chart about the Sun.  We are learning more about the sun and will begin investigating the Solar System. 
• Writing: We have been finishing up Small Moments and adding details to our writing!
• Word Wall Words: friend, from, jump, kick, us
• No School on Friday for a Teacher Work Day.

Enjoy your week!

Miss Dudgeon

Random Acts of Kindness have begun!  Please make sure you read the information letter to parents about participating in random acts of kindness!  We will be filling up our window with purple hearts to share all the great things we do for others!

This week:

• Reading: We will begin story elements, specifically focusing on characters and special traits of characters.
• Math: We are continuing to work on our number scrolls and playing a fun game called “Five in a Row”.
• Science: We will begin our investigation on the Sun and the Moon and some of the solar system!
• Word Wall Words: Check out the Word Wall Words page for new words this week!
• Hippie Day is Friday, January 22nd, which is also an early release day!

Enjoy your week!

Miss Dudgeon

On the right with the links, there is a new link to “Word Wall Words!”  Check them out to keep up with additional practice at home.

Thanks!