Today we learned about the artist, Vincent Van Gogh and his beautiful sunflowers. We created our own sunflowers by mixing colors and using short think brush-strokes with our paintbrushes.
I want to mention again how happy we are to WELCOME our new student, J.D., to the class. He has been such a great addition to our classroom and has made many new friends already! He is also our class Busy Bee this week!
Math: Today, your child has taken home a practice test. They are to work on this tonight so that they can be ready for the assessment Mrs. Morissey will be giving them on Tuesday.
Read Across America
We have been having lots of fun celebrating Dr. Seuss' Birthday. Building wide, we do a Stop Drop and Read and then participate in a building wide bingo game with book titles. We also get a chance to guess what story Ms Caddock reads aloud on the intercom.
In class, we have a reading goal of 10 Dr. Seuss books per child this week which will equal 200 books read in our class in one week! We made some very cute "thing 1 and thing 2" characters which will display our favorite book read.
Science: We are learning all about matter. Ask your child to tell you about what they know about solids, liquids, and gasses.
Update on Jacob: We think about our classmate Jacob all the time and hope for his speedy return to class. Here is the link you can visit to leave comments and let Jacob's family know you are thinking of them. http://www.jacobschaub.com/
This week, Mrs. Morissey will get a chance to visit another classroom in the district to see how they run their reading program. Mrs. Morissey and I are excited to get even more ideas to help all our first grade readers grow in their reading skills and in their love of reading. While Mrs. Morissey is visiting that classroom on Thursay, the 8th, I will be teaching our class.
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