Dear Parents of the Marsen Team,
The first full week of school was an exciting one here in Room 13! The energy from the children was high and their brains are truly warmed up!
This week, we continued our work in Reading Workshop. We learned how to have a class conversation and share our thoughts and feelings with the class in a warm and safe environment. We also read the story Sheila Rae the Brave. We practiced making connections to the text and demonstrated an understanding of what we’re reading. Our independent reading time continues to build in the classroom! We are now reading 10 minutes and know we will continue to work towards our class goal of 30 minutes!
Math has been so much fun this week! We learned how to write a number in three forms (expanded, standard, and word) by working in three different stations. The children did great. We also learned how to compare numbers by using the symbols <,>, =! The children again worked in stations to practice creating number sentences. One station was a human number sentence where children physically used their bodies to create correct number sentences!
This week in Fundations we continued to review concepts learned in first grade. We now know the difference between a digraph and a blend and how to mark them up correctly. We also learned when to use a “w” and when to use a “wh” by playing a fun movement game. Ask your child to play with you!
We want to thank all the families that were able to join us for Meet the Teacher Night. We truly appreciated all the positive energy and support! Keep it coming! We hope everyone has a wonderful long weekend and a Happy New Year to all celebrating this weekend!
Sincerely,
The Marsen Team
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