Mrs. Scholfields First Grade Classroom Newsletter January 17, 2 1!

<ates to ;emem"er 2hursday, January 2*th 7nd of 2nd =uarter S$ellin# 2est Friday, January 2!th :alf day students dismissed at 1212 $m >oo& orders due 8o$corn 2uesday, Fe"ruary !th Jum$ ;o$e for :eart Fundraiser "e#ins Friday, Fe"ruary 7th 8ur$le 8ride ?ssem"ly 2$m /hat we are 0earnin# /ritin#1 /e are continuin# to wor& on our informational writin#. 2his wee& we focused on minilessons that tal&ed a"out how we as writers should thin& a"out our reader and what ty$es of 3uestions they would want to as& of us as we are writin#. /e also loo&ed at illustrations in nonfiction te.t to see how the $ictures also #i4e the reader information. /e are #oin# to try and start addin# this into our own writin#. Scholastic News1 2his wee& we tal&ed a"out $en#uins. /e learned how scientists are creatin# 5$en#uin cams6 that are hidden or dis#uised as $en#uins to learn more a"out the "eha4ior of $en#uins. /e also learned that the 7m$eror 8en#uin is the tallest $en#uin followed "y the 9in#, the :um"oldt and finally the ;oc&ho$$er.

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Ne.t wee& Monday we "e#in our /inter M?8S testin#. Dur class will "e testin# for lan#ua#e arts on Monday, January 2 th and then a#ain for math on Monday, January 27th. /e discussed the im$ortance of ta&in# our time and tryin# our "est. 2his is our second time testin# in the com$uter la". A thin& the children are e.cited to do the testin# a#ain.

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<aily B1 ;ead to Someone is u$ and runnin# and le4eled "enchmar& testin# is finally com$lete. A a$olo#iCe that durin# this time it is 4ery difficult for me to assess students and meet with readin# #rou$s. /e will "e "ac& u$ and runnin# ne.t wee&, $lease loo& for readin# #rou$ "oo&s and li"rary "oo&s to start comin# home a#ain. 2han&s for your $atience and understandin#. /e ha4e "een studyin# the strate#y 3uestionin# this wee&. /e learned a"out #oin# into the "oo& and as&in# 3uestions while we are readin#. /e now see how these #o to#ether with our writin# also.

S$ellin# /ords for ne.t wee&1 5c&66 s$ellin# $attern could see "een duc& truc& more than time snac& "ac&$ac&

Math1 /e are almost finished with unit !. A ha4e $laced a 4ideo out on the "lo# for you to watch in case you are in need of some direction for studyin# for this unit. /e will "e ta&in# the test ne.t wee& 2hursday or Friday, de$endin# on how we do with the story $ro"lem conce$ts ne.t wee&. /ord Sorts1 /e will continue wor&in# on our word sorts ne.t wee& A will ma&e sure there are assi#ned days for your student to wor& on the s$ellin# $attern they are wor&in# on. 2han&s for your hel$ at home while we learnin# more a"out s$ellin# $atterns.