First Grade News

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Posted by Alissa | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on November 18, 2016

Have you heard about our dance parties?  Sometimes I forget to highlight the fun parts of first grade.  Several times a days a dance song goes on and the kids know it’s time to clean the room and dance to the rug before the song is over.  It’s a lot of fun.  We’ve collected some pretty fun dance songs over the year.  Ask your child about a favorite one.  Here are some pics of the kids dancing along to a yoga song about greeting the sun with a sun salutation.

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The votes have been counted.  We are now proudly being called “The First Grade Lightning Bolts”.

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We also learned about partner reading today.  “Elbow to elbow, knee to knee, I read to you, you read to me….”  Pairs joined up to choose books to read to each other.

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We have started our next unit on mapping.  This week we read an excellent book called “Me On The Map”. We worked together to make a map of our school and put it up on our bulletin board in the hallway.  Then children made a book about where in the world they lived.  We looked at and studied maps of our town, state, country, continent and world.  Those beautiful books went home yesterday.  Make sure to have your child read it to you.  Next week, your child will bring home family homework to talk about places in the world that are important to you.

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Coming up next Tuesday:  Pajama Day!  This is a favorite day for all of us.  Cozy pajamas, favorite stuffed animals and blankets, slippers and books are all encouraged to come to school with your child on Tuesday.  It is our all school read-a-thon day.

Have a great weekend!

 

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