Mui’s Newsletter

1st Grade

Week 12.03.2021

This week we focused on...

Math: The students have been full of energy hopping on the number line to practice addition and subtraction. The 1st graders worked with a number line counting by 1s up to 10 then counting by 10s to 120. The class also studied a number line with only a few numbers given to figure out what was missing in the box.

Writing: The 1st graders used their homework from break to write more How To books. The students continued to add more details, drawings, and labels to help their audience understand what they are teaching. The students also shared in small groups to provide feedback and ask questions about the How To books.

Reading: This week’s read aloud series explored different authors who used humor in their stories. The class laughed so hard with many stories throughout the week. The students also continued to build their stamina with writing and reading. The students also continued practiced rhyming words and blending sounds. Lastly, the students brainstormed reasons why they liked certain winter activities.

Theme: The students read Betty Bunny Wants Everything and discussed what choices Betty made in the story. Then, the class discussed a want vs a need, and made a list of what they need to survive and what are items and experiences they want. At the end of the week, the students discussed how their choices affect their needs and wants.

EE: Ms. Naomi taught the class about the predator and prey relationship. The students brainstormed a list of different relationships such as a spider-mosquito or coyote-mouse-seed. The class played Predator/Prey, which everyone got very into their roles. The students were either the coyote or mouse.

Upcoming & Announcements

• Spanish Test on Telling Time: Tuesday, December 7th
• Fun Food Friday: Friday, December 10th
• Winter Sing Recording in Class: Wednesday, December 15th - Dress nicely for the recording.
• Early Release: Friday, December 17th
• December Virtual Natural Leaders’ Assembly: Friday, December 17th
• Winter Party: Friday, December 17th

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CONTACT INFORMATION: Please e-mail me with any questions, child pick-ups, and any absences throughout the day (appointments/illnesses) at kmui@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 of the Week & Practice Activities

1. Put
2. Ran
3. Read
4. Run
5. Sat

• 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 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.
• Use a deck of cards and have child flip over cards and write the number the card flipped over (paper or white board).
• Think and share fun story problems using addition up to 20 (i.e. Kelsey has 7 popsicles. Her mom gave her 5 more. How many popsicles does Kelsey have in total?).
• Measuring with popsicle sticks or unifix cubes. Practice estimating then counting to find the exact amount.�More Bridges Math Practice Activities

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• Counting or adding the dots on both sides of the dominoes. Create addition equations or asking which number is greater than, less than, or equal to.
• Creating fact families with dominoes (one side of the domino plus the other side).
• Identify and count coins: nickel, penny, and dime.
• Counting forwards and backwards by 1s, 5s, and 10s.
• Identifying the hour hand on an analog clock.
• Counting forward and backwards on a number line by 1s, 5s, and 10s up to 120
• Drawing and labeling a blank number line by 1s, 5s, or 10s.

This week’s snapshots