March 2nd- March 6th

Reminder: 
Please send your child in with a water bottle. We want to be extra careful with our community germs and are trying not to use our cups. However, we also want to be environmentally mindful and not use paper cups. So please help us and send your child in with a water bottle every day. Thank you!

Bird-Sitting: We are in need of volunteers to 'birdsit' during spring break. Please let us know if you are interested.

We have been very diligent about washing our hands between transitions, especially when returning from out time. Please encourage this good habit of washing hands at home as well.

Adler Eagle: If you need to, please do not hesitate to send us pictures to print and paste into the journal. We would be more than happy to do so! Just leave a space for us to put it in and it will be done before your child shares! Thank you again for hosting Adler!

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Dear Families,
We had a busy and fun-filled week here in 1S!

In math, we spent time observing Tens Frames and shared our observations. We also practiced subitizing by looking at tens frames and and using what we learned to quickly figure out what the number was. We noticed that counting by 5s is a very useful skill to have as we can recognize it quickly!



We also learned a new strategy called, 'Take and Make'. Please ask your child to show or share this strategy with you!

 


Durning bird work time, we continued our conversations and explorations of Threatened and Endangered birds. We learned about many of these birds and the cause of their decline. We will be each choosing a bird to advocate for in order to raise more awareness.

We had a winner in the house! Vera won one of the raffles for the Used Book Fair.  Not was it only a a true joy to see the shock on Vera's face when her name was called (we were coming in from a very long out time) but it was even a more beautiful sight to see her classmates shout and cheer for her and share the moment. We did have to have a few conversations with some, who had a hard time accepting they did not win.... Nevertheless, we have no doubt that they were still happy for Vera. Congratulations, Vera!

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Recycle!!! We are asking for families to send in your used batteries as our second graders are collecting them.



Adler Eagle has been loving his visits to our families in 1S! This week, he visited Eva and Sophia's house. He has been sharing his amazing adventures in his journals which we have been sharing every time Adler returns to 1S!







We hope everyone has a restful, calm and wonderful weekend.

Best,
MY and Amanda
                                                       

February 24th-28th

** Quick Note: We had many children sharing that they were tired and that they went to bed VERY late the previous night. We know, firsthand, that the children's perspectives can be very subjective :) and that evenings can also get busy. However, we thought it would be a nice reminder to please help your child get a good night's sleep so they are comfortable and able to participate in school to the fullest! Thank you in advance!
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Dear Families,
Happy Friday. We had a great FULL week in 1S that we are excited to share with you!

In Math, we continued our adding doubles practice that was introduced last week by learning a new game, Doubles Fact Family Bingo! You can print and play at home here. Later in the week we learned the mental math strategy of 'Doubles Plus/Minus One'. We may be very excited to share our new strategy, "I know 6+6 =12 SO 6+7=13!"

In Ethics, we had a conversation about feelings and the words we use to describe them. As part of this discussion we viewed pictures with various expressions and sorted them into feeling categories with a partner. We loved this activity and will continue working on this project next week. 

 In bird work, we launched our unit on Threatened, Endangered and Extinct birds. We read, 'She has a a Dead Bird on Her Head' and learned much about how two women started this great movement of making change to save birds. We will be learning more about birds that need (or needed) conservation efforts in the following weeks. 

 

Last but not least, Adler Eagle visited 1S! The children were delighted to meet him and are more than excited to bring him home and to share their own experiences with him. If you have not yet done so please click here to sign up for Adler to visit your home. 

In Spanish we have been learning the names of table place settings and words to use at restaurants.  Here are some of the words if you'd like to practice at home!

 

Thank you so much for all your wonderful children. Have a wonderful weekend! 

Best, 

MY and Amanda