Week of September 8th

We finished our first full week of school.  We are continuing to get to know each other and learning the expectations in the classroom.

This week we finished our "All About Me" butterflies and our excited for our families to see them at Curriculum night.  They are hanging around our classroom.  They are beautiful and colorful.  We have also been sharing our "Me"museums at share time to get to know each other.

In math we are learning about number sense and looking for structure on ten frames and double ten frames to identify numbers and addition facts.

In writing we have been working on a project to help us come up with ideas that we will be able to write stories about through the year.  We are also continuing to learn about routines for writer's workshop.

In reader's workshop we are also learning about routines and choosing "Just Right" books.  Hopefully we will be able to begin using our book boxes next week and choosing books from the library instead of the pre-chosen books in the baskets.

Next week we are beginning our first Science units.  Students in this class will be divided into 3 groups and mixed in with the rest of the Firefly Team.  Each teacher will be teaching a science topic and children will rotate through the 3 classrooms throughout the school year.

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend,
Nancy