Curriculum Update: What's Going on in First Grade?

Literacy: Students have begun readers and writers workshop. Our focus during writer's workshop is small moment. Students are practicing sight words and have been introduced spelling. During reading they are currently working on picking just right books so please make sure to read with your child at home.

Math: Students have completed unit one on routines and review of number sense. Students practiced counting, skip counting, and using tally marks.

Science: We will soon begin our unit on Magnets. Students will learn how magnets can attract and repel. They will have opportunities to explore and experiment during a Magnet Fair. In a few more weeks, students will visit our maker space and have the opportunity to build a toy or invention that uses the properties of magnets.

Social Studies: Students are learning about How We Get Along in School? We share, talk, listen, and take turns. Students are also learning how to solve conflicts. They are also learning Why Do We Have Rules and the Eagle Way.

Portuguese: 

Nas últimas aulas, além de conversarmos sobre a Independência do Brasil e a comemoração dos 100 anos do Samba, finalizamos a produção do nosso primeiro livro, chamado "Eu", em que cada aluno falou sobre si e suas preferências. Para publicar o livro, criamos uma editora e escolhemos um nome para ela. Neste processo, falamos sobre como funciona uma editora e o trabalho do autor e do ilustrador.