Class Picture Day Correction

Hello! In my September newsletter I had let you know that our class was getting pictures taken on Thursday the 13th. However, our day is Wednesday the 12th instead. You should have received a notice today in the OWL Binders. It is still first thing in the morning, which is a good thing! Having first graders get pictures taken after lunch or even snack time is usually not the best idea. :)

In Reading Workshop we are in a new unit: Readers Use Strategies to Figure Out Words. We learned that readers, just like athletes, must warm up before reading. We can get our minds ready to read by focusing on the details on the cover page to think about what the book could be about. I modeled this in class and then the kiddos were off and running to practice this with partners. They had to read the title and think about it while focusing on the pictures. A simple task, yet very important! Today we worked on another way to get our minds ready to read - picture walks. Again, I modeled this and then they were sent off to practice. I am impressed!


In Science we continued to work on our apple tree activities and began learning about living and nonliving things.





This week we will also learn about adjectives and do a fun scarecrow art/writing project for our hallways. Happy October!