Measuring In Math!

This week we began our new Math Unit - Measurement and Data Collection!  Today we discovered some important rules around measuring with centimeter cubes... Ask your child to share what she or he has learned so far!

Spelling Practice at Home

Here are some sentences you can dictate to your child so that she or he can practice spelling. Say the sentence aloud twice. Then, have your child write the sentence using her or his best spelling - remind your child to remember capitalization and punctuation. Then, go through the sentence together and fix any mistakes.

My belt is on the shelf.
Did Beth step on that frog?
This clock is the best gift!
Bill fell in the sand.
Stan must dump in the sand.
Come to the pond and swim.
Could mom mend the rip in this dress?
I wish that Kim would not brag.
Could Tim get the cloth on the shelf?

Math Fluency Practice at Home

Set a timer for 60 seconds and see how many questions you can accurately answer!

Upcoming Important Dates

March 13th - Poetry Slam
March 18th - Evening Parent Teacher Conferences
March 19th - Half Day for Students & Afternoon Parent Teacher Conferences
March 26th - Queens County Farm Trip
April 3rd - April 12th - Spring Break *School resumes April 13th
April 24th - Farmers Market Share

From Farm to Table

Today the first graders began their next Social Studies Unit, "From Farm to Table." This unit is a drama-based unit that focuses on the big question, "Where does our food come from?" Students will explore the journey of food from the farm to plate, learning about parts of a farm, organic versus industrial farming, and animal and farm worker rights. We'll learn how a farm works – in particular, the animals that live there, what they provide to people, and how farmers take care of the crops and the animals.

Starting in two weeks in writing workshop, students will write non-fiction information books covering all sorts of farm topics. The first graders will learn how to write different kinds of facts, how to organize information, and how to elaborate in their writing. Some first graders will also use research to add details to their books.

We'll also visit the Queens County Farm and the Union Square Farmers Market.

All of our work will culminate in a "Farmers Market Share" on Friday, April 24th.  Stay tuned for updates on this exciting project!

*** Updated Family Share Schedule ***

Please note the new schedule for our family shares!

Friday, February 13th - Post Office Opening

Friday, March 13th - Poetry Slam

Friday, April 24th - Farmers Market Share

Friday, May 29th - Opinion Writing Celebration

May/June TBA - Drama share with Kevin

June TBA - End of Year Celebration

This Week in School 2/2

- Join us tomorrow (2/2) for a School Wide Morning Meeting! We'll meet in the auditorium around 8:45.

- Tuesday is our class trip to the Transit Museum! Remember to pack your child a school lunch if he or she needs one! Thanks to all who have volunteered to join the class, we are so excited!

- This week you will receive a permission slip for our next field trip - it's coming up soon!  Next Tuesday 2/10 we'll be going to the Children's Museum of Art.   The CMA is one of our favorite places!