Small Moments Publishing Party

1DS celebrated our first writing unit, Small Moments with a publishing party!  We broke into three groups and divided ourselves amongst the other first grade classrooms to share our fantastic, real life, zoomed in and fancied up stories.  It was so much fun to get a chance to listen to our other first grade friends and have a new audience for our own stories.

Equal Number Bonds, Different Combinations

Using small colored bears as math manipulatives makes finding all the different ways to make 7, 8, 9 and 10 fun!

Pringles!?

Hello Parents!
1DS is in need of these great containers for a class project (number scrolls).  If every child could please bring in one empty can (or more if possible), I would greatly appreciate it :)

How Much Water Do We Use?

As part of our Rights of a Child Unit, we are beginning our conversation about water.  We are learning why water is so important, all the ways in which we use it every day and how some people do not have access to clean water.  I sent home a sheet with your child today that will help us compare our water usage with a child in Kenya.  Please fill out the sheet, tracking the amount of water your family normally uses in one day.  Thanks so much for helping to make our learning in 1DS relevant and meaningful!

Doubles!

1DS practiced recognizing and solving math facts related to doubles as we played the game called "Race to the Top".  Using a die, partners took turns shaking the die, creating a double (for example, if a student rolled a 3, the double was 3+3) and calculating the sum of the double.  For each double shook, a box was crossed off and the race was on.  Which doubles sum would make it to the top!?  Math is fun!

Rescheduled Back to School Night

What:  Our Rescheduled Back to School Night !!

When:  Tuesday, October 13 from 7 until 7:30

Where:  Rm 153

Who:  Parents of 1DS students

I look forward to seeing all of you and sharing information about our year together J

Best,

Ms Denise

The Rights of a Child

We have begun learning about the Rights of a Child.  All children need Food, Water, Protection, Education and Identity to grow up safe, happy and healthy.  Our first topic is food.  We discussed why we need food and also why some children do not have enough food to eat.  Our conversation also included understanding the difference between hungry and starving.