It's hard to believe we just finished our 4th week of school. The Fox Kits are really remembering our routines and becoming a supportive learning community.
This week we read many books about growth mindset and goals. We read: Happy Dreamer,; Ricky, the Rock Who Couldn't Roll; Drawing Lessons from a Bear; Bunny Cakes; and The Big Orange Splot. This tied into our own writing about our hopes and dreams. We each wrote an academic (learning) goal and a social (friendship) goal. I also sent home a sheet for you to complete for any hopes and dreams you have for your child this year. Thanks to those of you who returned these already. If you haven't yet send it back as soon as you can!
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| We are building our classroom word wall to help us spell words we use a lot when we write! |
We also sent home invitations to join us next week for a closing circle. This is a daily routine where we reflect on our day and do a game or activity when we have time. If you come for dismissal a few minutes early next Wednesday please join us so you can see what closing circle looks like in first grade. Our closing circle is 2:45-2:55 and then we'll be dismissing as usual at 3:00.
We filled our heart jar again and this time really got to do our slime celebration. Mr. Fox came in as our slime expert to make tons of gooey goodness with the class.
In math we practiced being more accurate and organized in our counting and representations. We noticed how having clear, organized representations helps us know what number is being represented easily. This week we did a lot of work with tens frames to build this organization.
We added onto our reading habits this week. We practiced showing HEART while doing read to myself and read to someone. We learned about picking good fit books that are not too easy and not too hard. Just right books help our brains stretch and grow in their reading skills!
Dates to Remember:
- September 25 - Family Closing Circle 2:45-3:00 pm in room 25
- September 27 - All School Morning Meeting 8:15-8:45
- October 2 - Walk to School Day. Meet at the Rite Aid to participate in this schoolwide event.
- October 8 - No School
- October 24 - Picture Retake Day
Have a great weekend!
❤ Mrs. Fox
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