Curriculum News:
In reading, we are working on the sounds of ch, sh, tch, wh, and th. We are really enjoying our Superkids stories on the SmartBoard! In class we are also able to work on our workbook pages on it as well. We are also working on learning sight words, oral comprehension, ordering events, as well as cause and effect. In addition to Superkids, we are also working with poetry and adding poems to our poetry journals. We have been learning about writing journal entries each Monday that report about the weekend. In addition we are enjoying lots of great stories about friends and lots more. Our spelling words are important as well. Each day we day we complete "word work" to help with our mastery. The kids enjoy this very much. We are also very excited to have met our new grade three Reading Buddies in Mrs. Rodriques' class!
In math, we are working on skip counting by 2, 5, 10 and even hundreds! We are reviewing the value of coins, calendar skills, and graphing during morning meeting time. We are also comparing numbers, following directions, and skills which will prepare us for computation. We have been enjoying hands on games with dominoes, creating geometric shapes, dice games, as well as reading number words.
In science, our first unit is all about the study of how people grow. The children have enjoyed being "Developmental Scientists" when they are highlighting key words, reading text, and learning about the stages of growth. We are learning about characteristics of infants, toddlers, children, adolescents, adults, and older adults. When we complete the unit in the coming weeks the children will be bringing home their very awesome science journals!
In social studies we are beginning to learn about needs vs. wants. We are learning about classifying basic needs: food, clothing, and shelter. In the coming weeks we will be learning all about maps and communities. We will be learning about how communities grow and change over time. On Sept. 26 we will be celebrating a famous Massachusetts native, Johnny Appleseed! We will be visiting Mrs. Gough's and Ms. Gorczynski's classes for projects and fun. As mentioned in my last posting we will also be sampling 3 colors of apples and graphing our results.
In religion we have enjoyed learning and reading our big religion books. We are learning about being followers of Jesus, the Church is a community, sign of the cross, as well as ways to pray. We are learning that prayer is listening and talking to God. We can pray when we are thankful, sad, scared, or even excited. We can pray when we need God's help and His blessing. We can also give Praise to God in our prayers.
Our class will be attending morning Mass on Friday mornings at 8:30. Feel free to join us if you wish!
Have a wonderful week! Until next time...Mrs. Dufault
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Help Wanted!
Hello 1C Families!
On Monday, 9/26 we will be celebrating
Johnny Appleseed's birthday. A part of our fun will
be sampling green, yellow, and red apples. I'd love
to have 3 parents help slice our apples that morning.
If you are available from about 8-8:20 that morning
please email me asap!
Please be sure to send in one green apple for this Friday, 9/23!
The first and second grades will be going on an apple picking
field trip to Honey Pot Hill Orchard in Stow on Wednesday, October 5th!
We are in need of 3 parent chaperons. We will be
leaving first thing in the morning.
If you would like to chaperon please email me
asap. Please keep in mind that all volunteers
must have completed a Cori check as well as the
Safe Environment Training through our school.
On Monday, 9/26 we will be celebrating
Johnny Appleseed's birthday. A part of our fun will
be sampling green, yellow, and red apples. I'd love
to have 3 parents help slice our apples that morning.
If you are available from about 8-8:20 that morning
please email me asap!
Please be sure to send in one green apple for this Friday, 9/23!
The first and second grades will be going on an apple picking
field trip to Honey Pot Hill Orchard in Stow on Wednesday, October 5th!
We are in need of 3 parent chaperons. We will be
leaving first thing in the morning.
If you would like to chaperon please email me
asap. Please keep in mind that all volunteers
must have completed a Cori check as well as the
Safe Environment Training through our school.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Back to School Night 2011-2012
Hello 1C Families,
Welcome to our class blog. I hope that you visit often and will bookmark this site. It is my primary means of conveying class information.
It is important that you are informed of upcoming events and news from our class. Please bookmark and visit our class blog on a weekly basis. The web address is http://1cbusybees.blogspot.com
The blog will have spelling words, schedules, news, and information pertinent to the coming weeks.
Homework:
Your first grader will have math homework almost every day. These assignments are on the reverse of our daily lesson page. It is important that these pages are returned to school via your child's Homework Folder. The Homework Folders must be returned to school each day. Corrected work and notices will be sent home in this one folder. Please be sure to empty your child's folder each evening.
Please feel free to place notes to me in this folder as well as papers for the school office.
Spelling words are given to the class on the first school day each week. We will be practicing these words in class during the week. Please be sure to practice them at home with your child. This will help your child to feel more confident for our weekly spelling quizzes on Fridays.
Children are expected to read for 10 to 15 minutes daily independently and with a grownup. Children at this age still benefit from being read to. This models fluency, pacing, expression, and exposes your child to vocabulary that they may miss out on if they only read independently.
Classroom Expectations:
As learners we all need to be able to work together this school year. We all learn from one another, both teachers and students. We have established class rules to help us be the best students that we can be. They are as follows:
In 1C We Are
1. Kind
2. Helpful
3. Honest
4. Great Listeners
5. Safe
6. Responsible
7. Trying Our BEST!
We will be using the "traffic light" color system to encourage good choices. Each child will have a chance to earn praise and small awards based on their effort and choices. We also work together as a class to earn special class rewards such as game breaks, and extra recess, special crafts, Popsicle parties, and lots more!
Communication:
Education is a partnership between the home and school. I value parent involvement and encourage you to partner with me. In order for this partnership to be effective, we need to be able to communicate. I am available to schedule conferences to discuss your child's growth or concern that you may have with your child.
Please feel free to email me, send a note, or leave a message for me at the school office during school hours. I have a flexible schedule and can be available to meet with you with notice. Please note that phone calls are generally returned after school hours.
I understand that nothing is more important to parents than our children. I am here to help your child succeed and be happy in first grade.
Contact information:
email: g1c@stb-school.org (There is also a link to email me on the class blog.)
telephone: 508- 351- 9905
Welcome to our class blog. I hope that you visit often and will bookmark this site. It is my primary means of conveying class information.
It is important that you are informed of upcoming events and news from our class. Please bookmark and visit our class blog on a weekly basis. The web address is http://1cbusybees.blogspot.com
The blog will have spelling words, schedules, news, and information pertinent to the coming weeks.
Homework:
Your first grader will have math homework almost every day. These assignments are on the reverse of our daily lesson page. It is important that these pages are returned to school via your child's Homework Folder. The Homework Folders must be returned to school each day. Corrected work and notices will be sent home in this one folder. Please be sure to empty your child's folder each evening.
Please feel free to place notes to me in this folder as well as papers for the school office.
Spelling words are given to the class on the first school day each week. We will be practicing these words in class during the week. Please be sure to practice them at home with your child. This will help your child to feel more confident for our weekly spelling quizzes on Fridays.
Children are expected to read for 10 to 15 minutes daily independently and with a grownup. Children at this age still benefit from being read to. This models fluency, pacing, expression, and exposes your child to vocabulary that they may miss out on if they only read independently.
Classroom Expectations:
As learners we all need to be able to work together this school year. We all learn from one another, both teachers and students. We have established class rules to help us be the best students that we can be. They are as follows:
In 1C We Are
1. Kind
2. Helpful
3. Honest
4. Great Listeners
5. Safe
6. Responsible
7. Trying Our BEST!
We will be using the "traffic light" color system to encourage good choices. Each child will have a chance to earn praise and small awards based on their effort and choices. We also work together as a class to earn special class rewards such as game breaks, and extra recess, special crafts, Popsicle parties, and lots more!
Communication:
Education is a partnership between the home and school. I value parent involvement and encourage you to partner with me. In order for this partnership to be effective, we need to be able to communicate. I am available to schedule conferences to discuss your child's growth or concern that you may have with your child.
Please feel free to email me, send a note, or leave a message for me at the school office during school hours. I have a flexible schedule and can be available to meet with you with notice. Please note that phone calls are generally returned after school hours.
I understand that nothing is more important to parents than our children. I am here to help your child succeed and be happy in first grade.
Contact information:
email: g1c@stb-school.org (There is also a link to email me on the class blog.)
telephone: 508- 351- 9905
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