May 13, 2016
From Room 4:
“Owl“ Weekly News
Contact Information
READING WORKSHOP
Email:
During reading workshop we:
Sharon.rane@lz95.org
• Explored words that “pop” in
poetry
Classroom:
540-2869
• Looked at story elements to help
find the main idea in poems that
tell stories
• Used “fix up” strategies to help us
understand confusing parts of
poems
During Literacy Stations we:
Mrs. Rane
1st Grade
Office: 438-5986
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During our math time this week we:
Subtracted multiples of 10 on the decade
Subtracted multiples of 10 off the decade
Used place value and the hundred chart to
subtract two-digit numbers
Took end of the year math assessments
• Listened to Baby Rattlesnake
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• Read a poem with a partner and
wrote about it’s mood and feeling
During our science time we:
• Played the “Oh no Toad!” game
to work on the long /o/ sound
• Watched a video about forests
• Read about deserts and prairies and then
compared and contrasted them using a
venn diagram
• Read books on myON
• Wrote about land and water
habitats
4 R’s
Today we wrapped up our SEL
lessons for the year. Students shared
a favorite memory and something
that they have learned from this
experience.
Writer’s Workshop
Students have finished writing their
first creative writing stories and are
busy illustrating their books.
Junior Achievement
Today we welcomed two Baxter employees to our
classroom. They taught us about wants and needs
and why we need to work and go to school.
Next Week’s ABC Countdown Activities:
Monday: Mouse and the Motorcycle Day
Tuesday: Neckwear Day
Wednesday: Open a book outside
Thursday: Pen Day
Friday: Queen Day*( Early Release @ 12:50 p.m.)
Important dates for your calendar…)
1st Grade Writer’s Expo., May 24th -11:30-12:15 p.m.
Sarah Adams Field Day: May 31st
Brookfield Zoo Field Trip: Wednesday, June 1st*
*Email me if you’d like to chaperone this trip.