Newsletter 3-9-18

Our Weekly Learning  3-9-18
News and Information Spring Parent Teacher Conferences are coming up!  This year we are doing things a little different.  All families are invited to attend the 1st grade “SHOWCASE OF LEARNING” on Thursday, March 22.  You are welcome to come to our classroom anytime from 4:00-7:30 p.m. Your child will take you on a tour of our classroom and show you what we’ve been doing.  Individual conferences will be held Tuesday, March 20-- this will be on an “as needed” basis. I will contact you if I feel an individual conference is necessary- or you may contact me or the office if you want to set up a time to meet to discuss your child’s progress. Next week is Spring Break and the time change (spring forward). Have fun and enjoy the spring weather with your kids.
Language Workshop Our focus this week was still maps. We read an article about maps and we have done a lot of practice using maps. This week they were also able to create their own maps. We continued practicing suffixes.	Math Workshop This week we continued Math Module 4- Place Value, Comparison, Addition and Subtraction to 40. We also tested over Topic A which was grouping together tens and ones.
Writing Workshop This week we continued our opinion writing. Students are using the writing process to publish pieces that include their opinion and give reasons or examples to back it up.	Next Week Spring Break!. However when we come back we will be starting a new unit on American Symbols. Students will learn all about the Statue of Liberty, the U.S. Capitol Building, the bald eagle, and the Liberty Bell.
Important Dates 3/12-3/16- Spring Break 3/20- Individual Parent/Teacher Conferences 3/22- SHOWCASE OF LEARNING 3/30 - No School (Good Friday)