Hello, First Grade Families,
Last week, we had our first main lesson outside and it was wonderful! The children were at home in their outdoor classroom, and the rhythm of our day seemed to fall quickly into place. In the future, we will utilize both our indoor and outdoor classrooms, however, we will primarily use our outdoor classroom in the mornings while the weather is still nice.
We explored the letters C and R, and we reviewed the letters B and M. We played games by matching the sounds to words, drew pictures of words that began with C and R, crawled like cats, cobras, and caterpillars, practiced our writing using sand, created the letters with our hands, feet, and whole bodies. We even went on nature hunts for words that begin with C and R. The children may have already mentioned at home that they helped compose a song, Cool, Crumbling, Cracking, Clay, utilizing the letter C as frequently as possible. It is now a staple in our circle time. Our letter explorations were accompanied by the stories Rapunzel and The Raven and the Golden Cavern.
This week, we have moved into our third block, which begins our number study. We will hear a continuous story where we meet the numbers one by one. This story will span over the next several weeks. We will explore the qualities of numbers and practice writing the numbers using Roman numerals, dots, pictures, and Arabic numerals. This block will build the foundation of our grades studies in mathematics. Our circle time will be utilized frequently in teaching our numbers. As we begin circle time promptly at 8:35, please have your child arrive at school on time.
Announcements and Reminders:
Please wear red or gold for this Friday’s Day of Courage festival.
This Friday is also a half-day.
Next week is Fall Break, enjoy!
Upcoming Events:
9/22 Half Day - Day of Courage
9/25 - 29 Fall Break (No School)
10/2 Teacher In-Service (No School)
10/12 Half Day - Parent Conferences
10/13 No School - Parent Conferences
10/21 Community Work Day 10 am - 1 pm
10/21 Kingdom of Halloween
Warm regards,
Ki Meredith
