Hello Owl Families!
Here are a couple updates for the Owl Room.
Homework notebooks are becoming very full. As an effort to lower our paper usage and to save you a little time and money, I will be sending home the 4 questions and the spelling homework on one page. Please have the first graders write down the answers in the appropriate box.
May/June book orders are coming home today. This is the LAST book order of first grade. Books are a great investment in your child's summer! I will extend the due date into late May, but in time for you to receive them before the end of the year!
Our field trip to FMG is fast approaching! There will be more notes coming home on what to expect starting next week!
ELA:
Our current comprehension strategy we are working on for the month of April is Questioning.
Here are some tips and ideas about Questioning with your child:
*Questions help a reader clarify ideas and deepen understanding.
*If you ask questions as you read, you are awake and thinking.
*Diving in with questions--even those that are unanswerable-- enriches the reading experience.
*In their quest to make sense of their world, the bombard those around them--young children are master questioners. Why are there clouds? Do fish sleep? Why is the sky blue? These types of sometimes endless questions show a child's brilliance. As a parent, encourage your child to ask the real questions, those that really puzzle them, even if you can't answer them!
*Wonder keeps the imagination alive and curiosity well-tuned.
*Questions lead you to new perspectives and additional questions.
*Some questions don't have easy answers. But all questions inspire thinking, generate discussion or lead you to another source.
*There's no doubt about it: kids love to generate their own questions! Questioning makes reading fun. But to know how to question, your child needs to hear your questions first! This is not about asking your child questions. Instead, it is about modeling what it means to be curious by sharing the questions you have while you read. Don't rush the answers right away. Pose several questions and then let your child take a turn asking questions that come to his/her mind. You're showing your child how to be an active player in the world of reading!
Math:
We are continuing our 7th unit of time, 2-D and 3-D shapes. The kids are loving this unit!
Science:
We have started our third and final unit of science--an animal's life! We received our caterpillars and are eagerly watching them grow! This is a fun unit, and I'm excited for the first graders!
Social Studies:
The first graders have started to study and review history, past, present and future with Mrs. Jo.
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