Hi everyone! Happy last Monday in October! Here is what's happening in first grade this week:
In Reading Workshop this week we will spend time talking about tackling tricky words as well as thinking about what makes as we read. We will talk about the importance of thinking about what the book will be about, looking at the pictures and thinking about who is in the story, and the importance of retelling to check for understanding.
In Writing Workshop this week we will continue to focus on making our stories come to life. The students will learn to include their character's thoughts and feelings. They will learn to use the words they do know how to spell to help them spell new, more challenging words. The students will look to author's they know and love to see what special things these authors do that they could try in their own writing.
This week in math we will continue working on subtraction. The students will write subtraction sentences to represent different kinds of subtraction stories. They will find the missing part when one part and the whole are given, and write and identify different subtraction sentences that are true for the same model.
A Few Reminders:
-please send book baggies in daily so that students can swap out the books they are reading at home daily.
-have your child read every night-whether it be the book bag books or Raz-Kids, or a combination of both.
-send in an old sock to be used as a white board eraser.
-practice addition and subtraction facts to 10.
Have a wonderful week!!
Kelly Mocarsky
Monday, October 27, 2014
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Hi everyone! Here is what's happening in first grade this week:
In Reading Workshop this week we will spend time talking about working cooperatively with partners. We will discuss how partners should sit, how to plan ways to read together, how to take turns and make decisions together, and how to solve problems together.
In Writing Workshop this week we will focus on making our stories come to life. The students will learn how to to unfreeze their characters. They will learn techniques to help their characters move and speak. They will learn how to make it clear to their readers who is talking in their stories.
This week in math we will continue working on subtraction. The students will tell and act out stories about taking away, comparing, and finding the missing part. They will also learn to write subtraction sentences to represent different types of subtraction stories.
A Few Reminders:
-please send book baggies in daily so that students can swap out the books they are reading at home daily.
-have your child read every night-whether it be the book baggie books or Raz-Kids, or a combination of both.
-send in an old sock to be used as a white board eraser.
-practice addition and subtraction facts to 10.
Have a wonderful week!!
Kelly Mocarsky
In Reading Workshop this week we will spend time talking about working cooperatively with partners. We will discuss how partners should sit, how to plan ways to read together, how to take turns and make decisions together, and how to solve problems together.
In Writing Workshop this week we will focus on making our stories come to life. The students will learn how to to unfreeze their characters. They will learn techniques to help their characters move and speak. They will learn how to make it clear to their readers who is talking in their stories.
This week in math we will continue working on subtraction. The students will tell and act out stories about taking away, comparing, and finding the missing part. They will also learn to write subtraction sentences to represent different types of subtraction stories.
A Few Reminders:
-please send book baggies in daily so that students can swap out the books they are reading at home daily.
-have your child read every night-whether it be the book baggie books or Raz-Kids, or a combination of both.
-send in an old sock to be used as a white board eraser.
-practice addition and subtraction facts to 10.
Have a wonderful week!!
Kelly Mocarsky
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Week of 10/14/14
Happy Tuesday!!! I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend! Here is what's happening in first grade this week:
In Reading Workshop this week we will talk about how good readers read the story by looking at the pictures, recognizing patterns, and getting a sense of what the story is about. We will also discuss why good readers act out their stories, notice details or new things when they reread, and how they can be reminded of things as they read.
In Writing Workshop this week we will discuss the importance of staying in our small moments even as we write the ending, we will begin working with partners to talk about our writing with other writers and storytelling their ideas out loud. We will learn to utilize our partners to help us become better writers.
This week in math we will continue working on subtraction. The students will learn to find the missing part of 8 and 9 when 1 part is known, and they will write and solve subtraction sentences.
A Few Reminders:
-please send book baggies in daily so that students can swap out the books they are reading at home daily.
-have your child read every night-whether it be the book baggie books or Raz-Kids, or a combination of both.
-send in an old sock to be used as a white board eraser.
-practice addition and subtraction facts to 10.
Have a wonderful week!!
Kelly Mocarsky
In Reading Workshop this week we will talk about how good readers read the story by looking at the pictures, recognizing patterns, and getting a sense of what the story is about. We will also discuss why good readers act out their stories, notice details or new things when they reread, and how they can be reminded of things as they read.
In Writing Workshop this week we will discuss the importance of staying in our small moments even as we write the ending, we will begin working with partners to talk about our writing with other writers and storytelling their ideas out loud. We will learn to utilize our partners to help us become better writers.
This week in math we will continue working on subtraction. The students will learn to find the missing part of 8 and 9 when 1 part is known, and they will write and solve subtraction sentences.
A Few Reminders:
-please send book baggies in daily so that students can swap out the books they are reading at home daily.
-have your child read every night-whether it be the book baggie books or Raz-Kids, or a combination of both.
-send in an old sock to be used as a white board eraser.
-practice addition and subtraction facts to 10.
Have a wonderful week!!
Kelly Mocarsky
Monday, October 6, 2014
What's the News in Room 10? Week of 10/6/14
Happy Monday Families!!!
I hope everyone had a restful weekend!! Here is what's happening in first grade this week:
This week in Reader's Workshop we will talk about why it is important for readers to focus on their own reading without disrupting or distracting other readers, how to make smooth transitions from one reading activity to another (such as moving from private reading to partner reading, or from partner reading to independent reading on the computer using Raz-Kids). We will also discuss how to be a strong reader by not only reading the words but searching the illustrations for context clues as well.
In Writer's Workshop this week the students will learn to use the word wall to write words and check spelling, how to zoom in on one small moment (a small part of an event or experience) and write with detail rather than telling about an entire event or experience. We will also talk about the importance of staying in the moment as they add detail about the event or experience they are describing.
This week in Math we will wrap up our unit on addition and move on to subtraction. The students will learn to find the missing part of 8 & 9 when one part is known. We will continue our daily practice of math facts to 10. Please continue to practice these at home as well. Please be on the look out for log-in info for a website called Xtra Math which is another tool students can use (and will use at school) to strengthen fact recall.
-Please read with your child each night and fill in the books read on the reading log form located in their green folders which should be kept in their reading bags.
-Please make sure their reading bags are returned to school each day because they should be reading a variety of books throughout the week and they will also read the books they take home during their private (independent) reading time at school.
-All lunch money baggies or envelopes should be labeled with your child's first and last name written clearly.
-Birthdays and holidays can no longer be celebrated with food-related items. If your child would like to bring something in for one of those occasions, I recommend pencils, erasers, stickers, etc.
-Please email me (mocarskyk@plainvilleschools.org) if you would prefer to continue to get a print out each week of What's the News in Room 10.
I hope everyone had a restful weekend!! Here is what's happening in first grade this week:
This week in Reader's Workshop we will talk about why it is important for readers to focus on their own reading without disrupting or distracting other readers, how to make smooth transitions from one reading activity to another (such as moving from private reading to partner reading, or from partner reading to independent reading on the computer using Raz-Kids). We will also discuss how to be a strong reader by not only reading the words but searching the illustrations for context clues as well.
In Writer's Workshop this week the students will learn to use the word wall to write words and check spelling, how to zoom in on one small moment (a small part of an event or experience) and write with detail rather than telling about an entire event or experience. We will also talk about the importance of staying in the moment as they add detail about the event or experience they are describing.
This week in Math we will wrap up our unit on addition and move on to subtraction. The students will learn to find the missing part of 8 & 9 when one part is known. We will continue our daily practice of math facts to 10. Please continue to practice these at home as well. Please be on the look out for log-in info for a website called Xtra Math which is another tool students can use (and will use at school) to strengthen fact recall.
***A few reminders:
-Please read with your child each night and fill in the books read on the reading log form located in their green folders which should be kept in their reading bags.
-Please make sure their reading bags are returned to school each day because they should be reading a variety of books throughout the week and they will also read the books they take home during their private (independent) reading time at school.
-All lunch money baggies or envelopes should be labeled with your child's first and last name written clearly.
-Birthdays and holidays can no longer be celebrated with food-related items. If your child would like to bring something in for one of those occasions, I recommend pencils, erasers, stickers, etc.
-Please email me (mocarskyk@plainvilleschools.org) if you would prefer to continue to get a print out each week of What's the News in Room 10.
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