Chan’s Newsletter

1st Grade

Week 09.08.2023

[1st GRADe] This week we focused on...

Daily 5: This week the students started a new series for read alouds that focused on Having Fun with Language: Rhyming Texts. The students also learned how to use Seesaw and were very excited to start using chromebooks. The class also reflected upon a CARES self-assessment on Seesaw.

Math: The 1st Graders started a new calendar and observed various patterns on the September calendar. The class also practiced identifying nickels and pennies and how much they are worth. Throughout the week, the students continued to practice counting using the number rack and a few more workplaces that helped with adding ten and more. Then, they practiced part, part, whole for addition equations.

Writing: The class continued to write their Small Moment stories. The students practiced being a brave speller and used various strategies to help them spell and write down their ideas.

Theme: The students continued to work on their classroom maps. Later, the class discussed how it’s important to have a key and legend and how the symbols help the reader.

EE: This week, the 1st Graders visited their Solo Spots and drew what their spot looked like. Many were working on adding details and labels.

This week’s 1st Grade Math Homework was pages 3-4. This weekend’s Math Homework is pages 5-6.

Upcoming & Announcements

• No School: Monday, September 4th
• 1st/2nd Grade Apple Crisp: Tuesday, September 5th - please send in a small container & spoon to sample
• Farm to Table: Thursday, September 14th - please send in a small container & spoon in a gallon size ziplock to sample
• Comstock Curriculum Night: Thursday, September 14th at 6PM
• Early Release: Friday, September 15th
• Fun Food Friday: Friday, September 22nd - please send in a plate & utensils�

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CONTACT INFORMATION: Please e-mail both of us with any questions, child pick-ups, and any absences throughout the day (appointments/illnesses) at kchan@pccharterschool.org and klindstrom@pccharterschool.org.

Classroom 14 Wish List: If you wish to donate any materials to our classroom, please click here. We appreciate your generosity and donations!

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Sight Words & Practice Activities

• Word of the Day: tape one or two words written on an index card next to the front door, as EVERYONE in the family leaves or enters the house…..ask them to touch the word and yell it out.
• Jump to Read: write the words your child is practicing in chalk outside, spend five to ten minutes a day jumping from word to word and calling them out.
• Eat the Words: write this weeks' sight words in whipped cream or frosting, eat one word treat a day (after reading it of course).
• Spell Them Out: Use alphabet pasta (dry) to spell out each word (glue them onto a piece of cardstock for future practicing).

Sight Words of the Week: �Sight Words Practice Activities�

1. been
2. before
3. four
4. mother
5. where

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Sight Words Practice Activities Continued

• Concentration: Play concentration with matching sets of sight word cards.
• Bath Time: Write words in the bathtub with bath crayons.
• Shaving Cream: Spread shaving cream onto a plastic tray and write the words with your finger
• Tic Tac Toe: Play tic tac toe (using two sight words instead of x and o).
• Magnets: Build sight words each day with letter magnets on the fridge.
• Sight Word Search: Hide two or three sight words around the house (written on a post it). Have your child find them (each day hide them in a new place).

• Note of the Day: Each day write your child a short note (1-3 sentences). Include the words they are practicing. Ask them to circle those words in crayon(bonus points for letting them use their favorite color).
• Use alphabet cookie cutters and playdough to spell out the words.
• Put letters onto a set of legos and BUILD the words.
• Catch: Use a sharpie to write each word from your child's current set on different parts of a beach ball. Toss the ball back and forth, yelling out the words that face up each time.
• Roll the Die: Create a set of die (large size) with a word on each face. Roll and read.
• Memory: create pairs of sight words and play memory.
• Sight Word Detective: look for focus words in your favorite story each night.

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Math Practice Activities

• Practice skip counting by 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s up to 20.
• Use legos, blocks, toys, or popsicle sticks to practice counting.
• Write numbers 0-20. Use pencil, markers, colored pencils, or dry erase markers.
• Bath Time: Write words in the bathtub with bath crayons.
• Shaving Cream: Spread shaving cream onto a plastic tray and write the numbers with your finger
• Practice counting with a ten frame app or the number rack app.�

More Bridges Math Practice Activities

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This week’s snapshots