Here are some highlights from the week...
On Wednesday, we got to meet our 4th grade buddies in Mr.Graham's class! The first and fourth graders interviewed each other and filled out a sheet with information about their buddy. We are excited to work, play and learn with our 4th grade buddies this year :)
In reading this week we introduced our next Daily 5 job - Listen to Reading! We have six IPads in the classroom that the students have been using to listen to different stories to continue their exposure to different texts and build their fluency and comprehension. They absolutely love the new Daily 5 job and have been very understanding that it is a job that they might not get to do everyday.
Just like in reading, in math we are also working on our fluency. The students took their first timed addition check-in. It is more for the students to assess their own understanding and for them to be able to see their growth in a couple of weeks. We will be doing these throughout the year to build their math fluency and to make sure they are "basic math fact masters" - try to say that 3 times fast :).
We are also working on different strategies to use when adding and subtracting (number line, using their fingers, friendly numbers, etc). The more strategies (or tools) that they have in their tool belt the more comfortable and successful they will be when they get into more advanced math!
Picture day was on Friday and wow do these first graders clean up good! They all looked so adorable and I can't wait to see their big smiles!
It was great seeing you all at Back to School Night - thanks so much for coming!
For those of you who weren't able to attend Back to School Night the conference sign up is posted outside my door and I will also post a picture of the sign up this week and you can email me to set up a conference time.
Here are some photos from the week...
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