The second week of homework is done and they all are continuing to do a great job! It was great checking all of their homework and seeing the variety and creativity. I am impressed by the number of students who are challenging themselves and I also loved reading some of the stories they have written!
Just like in reading, in math we are also working on our fluency. We are working on different strategies to use when adding and subtracting (number line, using their fingers, friendly numbers, etc). The more strategies (or tools) that they have in their math tool belt the more comfortable and successful they will be when they get into more advanced math!
The first grade artists worked very hard on their lion portrait art project! They got to use sharpies and oil pastels to create some lions that are really something to roar about - pun intended :)
It was great seeing you all at Back to School Night - thanks so much for coming and for your continued support!
For those of you who weren't able to attend Back to School Night the conference sign up is posted outside my door and I will also post a picture of the sign up this week and you can email me to set up a conference time.
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9/27 -- Picture Day!
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9/27 -- Picture Day!
Thank you for posting the pics :) -Cecily
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ReplyDeleteThank you for the great pics! Looks like they're having fun. What is a friendly number? Have a great week! - Lara (Ingrid's Mom)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment! A "friendly number" is a number that is easier to work with. When adding or subtracting, multiples of 10 are much easier to add on to or to subtract, so if students are working with numbers that are close to a multiple of 10, we encourage them to make the number sentence "more friendly!"
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