September News From Grade One

We are off to a wonderful start!  The students are all so eager

and anxious to learn all about grade one.  We have worked on

classroom and schoolwide rules and expectations. Just a few

reminders…..We do not bring toys to school unless it is for a special

day or a reward.  We can not heat up meals at lunchtime.  

Here is a little bit about what we will be working on this month……..

MATH

We are starting the year with solving addition and subtraction

problems to 10.  Our goal is to represent and solve problems involving addition.

We will be using the vocabulary words add, addend, sum, plus, equation, equals,

part, whole, difference, subtract, minus , more, and fewer.  We will also

be working on correct number formation.  

READING

We have started our Back to School Review Unit.  In this unit we

work with introducing the reading strategies of prediction, retell/summarize,

and question.  We review rhymes, beginning sounds, and other

phonemic awareness skills. Letter formation and recognition is

also a focus.  We will also review high frequency words that were

taught in Kindergarten. The students have started read to self time,

and we are working on increasing our reading stamina. 

We are also working on selecting a “just right” or a “good fit book”.

Doing this will increase reading fluency and accuracy.  

WRITING

Writing Small Moments with Independence is unit one! 

As writers they will be challenged to bring their small

moments to life.  They will make a beginning for their story,

show what happens in order, use details to help the reader

picture the story, and make an ending for their story.  

SCIENCE

Coming up…...we will study the behavior of light.  Students will

observe reflection of light, and which materials allow light to pass

through and which material block light.  

September will be a busy and fun month.  If you have any

questions or concerns please contact me. We are partners in

this adventure called first grade!