What's My Rule?

This week in SWR our red word is could .  This is the longest red word we've had yet and is proving to be very tricky for the first graders.  We also have THREE word families this week all with short "u"-___up, ____ug and ___un.  We generated many words that fit in these families.  Our favorite one, by far, was UNnecessary!  (The first graders *love* when I have to write long words!)  Our WOW word this week is vanished- disappearing quickly.   

In math we continued our work with the Function Machine and tried to figure out what the rule of the machine was based on the numbers on the in/out chart.  We are getting very good at this!  Tomorrow we will review for our  Unit 5 test on Wednesday. 

During reading, each group started a new book.  They include:
Cam Jansen
Bingo and the Ducks
Speedy Bee's Dance and
Flowers for Grandma

We worked on vowel combinations and stopped while we read to ask questions and record what we were thinking. 

We all chose new poems for this week's Poetry Cafe as well.  It is very important that your first grader practice their poem EVERY NIGHT at home. 

 Examples of solid, liquid and gas in our bodies!

 Summer and Hannah tap out their red words

Thank goodness Ryan remembered Grandma on the back!

We continued learning about solids and liquids in science with an exploration of liquids day.  We learned about the properties of liquids and tried to match the liquid in our bottles to the property.  The properties of liquids are: colored, translucent, bubbly, foamy, viscous, and transparent.  Try to help your first grader notice different liquids at home and think about how they would categorize them.  You can find liquids EVERYWHERE- dish soap, laundry detergent, milk, water, gatorade, cooking oil, olive oil, hand soap, shampoo, conditioner, etc! 

Parent/Teacher conferences are scheduled for Monday, March 4 (12-4) and Tuesday, March 5 (11am-7pm). This is the Monday and Tuesday directly following February vacation.  Please be thinking of possible times that would work for your conference.  Thanks!