Friday’s Message:
Bread from Around the World
Jabreel brought pan de sal from the Philippines. His mom, Nicole, told us a little about the history of the bread. Jabreel pointed out where the country is on the map. Before eating the bread, the students estimated how many rolls there were. Encourage your child to tell you what they did/learned.
Asian Pacific Islander Day
On Tuesday, March 9th ,the first grade classes will be participating in games and crafts from many Asian and Pacific Island countries. (Jabreel’s bread is from one of them.) Students will be rotating to the various stations, (similar to our skill group set-up) working with students from the other classes. The day will end with lunch. It’s sure to be a great day. Have your child dress for the occasion. Parents are invited.
Khadra
Get your cameras ready! We will be dancing March 22. There are two performances, the first one is usually about 10:30, then a repeated performance at 11. I’ll try to get the exact times for you by next week.
Website
Did you know you could get the weekly messages and homework on-line (just in case it gets misplaced!) Check us out on the Joaquin Miller website; there are also some photos! Thank you Kirby and Vivian, Julia’s dad and stepmom, for keeping us posted electronically!
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Homework:
READING
Read and record in your Reading Log.
WRITING
We’ve been playing games (mancala, space chase, tens, various “memory” games, just to name a few.) Last week students started designing a game board. This week they wrote the rules to play the game.
Have your child write about a game you play together at home. Name the game and tell how it is played (general directions). Your child can number the rules. Write complete sentences.
MATH
We’ve been using the “greater than” > and “less than” < signs. (Your child is bringing home the “sign” cards they made along with an activity we did). We used these cards with number quilt “pieces” they made and with coins.
Have your child practice making the greater than / less than signs.. Start with 2-digit numerals, They can get the numerals by rolling dice, cutting them from magazines or newspaper, or just writing numerals of their choice. Write the appropriate sign and read it to an adult. Write at least 6 of these equations. Your child can do a couple 3-digit comparisons if they would like. ( They’ve been building 3-digit numerals with a board game in class.)
Next have your child make some money comparisons. Have your child write the initial of the coin or the value of it (see the work sent home). Then make the appropriate sign for the comparison. Do several coins together to reinforce adding. Write at least 6 of the coin equations.
FLOUR and FLOWER
Students have been introduced to homophones, words that sound the same but have a different spellings / meaning (knead/need, I/eye, road/rode)
Bread is just one of the many foods that uses flour. Help your child discover at least 6 other foods that use flour. They can look for the word on packages where ingredients are listed or maybe they know of recipes where you use flour. List foods under the heading “flour is used”. Besides each word have your child draw or cut out a picture of the particular food.
Now do the same activity under the heading “flower.” Go on a nature walk and draw flowers you see or cut out pictures from magazines, newspaper ads, etc., or even use real flowers (but I told students to pick only from their yards). If you know the names of the flowers, have your child write it. Do at least 6 flowers.
Students will be sharing and doing a math lesson with the foods. We’ll also share our garden flowers.