Mrs. Christensen's First Grade Class

Hi Parents, I'm moving my blog to Bloomz.  A notice was sent out this week with a code to join our class. Please check for it in your child's papers. Email me if you need help. Thank you, Mrs. Christensen

Dear Parents, The Harvest Festival is tonight from 5-9 pm!  I hope to see you there! Math:  We are in the second half of Module 1 of our Engage New York Math Program and now working with addition AND subtraction equations/word problems. We will learn about double numbers and double numbers +1.  The students will review the "Doubles song" to help them learn double facts.  Please continue to work on math facts to 10.  This will help your child build a strong foundation in addition and subtraction. Grammar:  The students will focus on adding interesting adjectives to their sentences and being able to find the noun, verb and adjective in a sentence. Comprehension:  The focus will be on story structure this week. Word Wall Words:   him         every       once Phonics : We will continue learning phonograms, two or more letters that when written together, make one or more different sounds. This week we will learn the sounds that CH and WH. Reading Workshop : Students are l

Dear First Grade Parents, We have a fun filled month planned!  The students are looking forward to the school-wide Harvest Festival on Friday, October 11th.  We will read books about Halloween, pumpkins, bats.  We will read the book, "Stellaluna", to tie into our Scholastic News magazine. Grammar:  The students will focus on making sure all the sentences they write have a noun and a verb to make it complete. Comprehension:  We will focus on what the problem is in a story and notice how they are solved. Word Wall Words:    about      also    after Phonics : We will start learning phonograms, two or more letters that when written together, make one or more different sounds. This week we will learn the sounds that SH and TH make; ship, mash, this, three. Reading Workshop : In Reading Workshop we have learned how readers improve their reading by using good habit.  Next week, students will learn about how to break bad habits.  They will also use partner reading time to help