Our Philosophy: We strive to educate our students academically, while also focusing on social and emotional development. This goal is achieved by implementing structures and routines that foster independence as well as encourage a willingness to explore new ideas. We provide our students with the support they need to grow and develop, and recognize the need to let students make discoveries independently. As we grow and develop as a class, we seek to instill an understanding of the importance of respecting the rights and opinions of others. Each year we look forward to learning from our students and growing as teachers.

Our Goals: We would like the students to read with fluency and confidence. Build strong comprehension skills and inspire a love of learning.

First Grade News for January 2009

Wow! We cannot believe that the school year is half way over. Time sure does fly when your having fun.

We would like to thank all of our wonderful parents for their constant support the past two months. We have asked for many donations to help those who were in need over the holidays. We would not have been able to do any of this without your generous and warm hearts. We are truly blessed.

In Language Arts we will be finishing up our second reading book and review linking verbs, irregular verbs, plural nouns and proper nouns. Please continue to read with your child every night.

In Math will be learning place value to 100, how to estimate quantities, read and write numbers in expanded form, recognize even and odd numbers, count by 2’s and 5’s and continue to study simple problem solving.

In Science we will be learning about the food pyramid and how to make smart choices to keep our bodies healthy and strong. We will also learn about penguins and their habitat.

In art we will be making snowmen and winter scenes with colored sand. Through Hands On Art we will have the opportunity to create our own Cézanne masterpiece.