Day in the Life of a First Grader- Day 16

IMPORTANT: Please mark your calendars for our First Grade Literacy Night which is on Wednesday, September 20 from 6:00-7:00pm in the Captain library. First grade students and their parents are encouraged to attend. As this night is especially beneficial, I am hoping for 100 percent participation. If you are unable to attend, please let me know and we can set up a different time to meet.

Calm Classroom

Beginning our day by centering ourselves and preparing our mind and bodies for learning

Counseling Lesson with Mrs. Taylor
What is the role of a counselor? 

Shared Reading: Enjoying a poem and then building knowledge of reading strategies through the book Ollie by Olivier Stomper

Reading mini-lesson: How to drop bad reading habits and pick up the good

Private Reading

This week many students have gone "book shopping" with me in a one on one conference. Books that students pick for their book boxes are books that they can read independently, with out the support of the teacher. Students will be given books at an instructional level through small group work and additional one one conferences throughout the year. 

Partner Reading

Recess

A personal favorite in first grade. The Lightning Jeweled Golden Eagles are working hard to solve conflicts peacefully with kindness, patience, and respect while on the playground.

Lunch

A great time of day to build relationships with friends, work on appropriate manners, and relax.

Writing

We are on the second day of our writing unit, Small Moment. Today we practiced planning for writing by touching and telling, sketching and then writing.

Author's share- Sharing our small moment personal narratives as a writer

Math

We had our unit two assessment today. The students worked hard to show what they have learned about number bonds, how numbers are decomposed, and composed. Assessments will be graded and returned within the next few day. 

......Fire Drill- Oh no! 

Science

Unfortunately we did not have time do get to our meal worms. We will get them tomorrow. :)

Art

First grade ROCKS! Each day our children work hard as the grow as a learner and a friend. It is my pleasure to foster each child's potential.