Marvelous Monday

* A special thank you to our student photographer, Livie, who took the lead on taking many of these pictures today. 👏

Homework packets came home today. Please return by Friday.

Questions for the dinner table:
Order these numbers from greatest to least: 17, 13, 18, 11
How are you "the boss of" your own reading?
What is your job in reading?

What type of questions should you ask yourself while you a writing (who, what where, when, why)?
Is your plant growing? Why or why not?

Day in the Life: November in First Grade

Class Meeting: Using class meetings as way to connect as a class family. This is crucial element of our day as we learn about each other, build community, and problem solve within our classroom.


Discovery: Focusing on grappling, collaboration, and problem solving.
Class Jobs: Students independently complete jobs that they have chosen based on the needs of our classroom. 

Reading Mini-Lesson: Beginning a new unit: Readers takes charge of their reading, they stop at the first sign of trouble and then try something to solve the problem

Private Reading: Practicing "Being the Boss" of our own reading

Reading Groups: Groups are based on different strategies that the students are working on
 
Reading with Mrs. McCallister: Conferencing to focus on individual strengths and areas of need


Partner Reading: Utilizing our friends as teachers and coaches to support our reading
 
Word Work: Focusing on digraphs (th, wh, sh, ph, ch)
 
Writing: Thinking about what are readers would want to know. Asking "wh" questions

Special 1
Special 2

Math- Calendar- Addressing money, patterns, fluency within addition and subtraction, and measurement

Math- Fluency Practice- Practicing addition facts with flexibility and automaticity 

Math- Small Group - Addressing individual strengths and misconceptions

Math- Mini-Lesson Comparing quantities within the "teen" numbers
Math- Work Time- Comparing quantities within the "teen" numbers

Science- Recording our observations on plant growth


Book Shopping- Students sign up to go shopping for new books when their books are too easy, too hard, too boring, etc.

Miles Reading- Free choice books...do not have to be a "good fit." Used to promote interest and conversation.


Dismissal- We had a wonderful day together! Although my Thanksgiving break was wonderful, spending my day with this amazing, talented, thoughtful, and kind group of kiddos is a gift that I am honored to hold. 💖