Story Problems with 2-Digit Numbers
The Grade 1s and 2s have practiced writing story problems that match a number sentence. This helps them recognize key words they can look for, such as altogether, left, more, and less.
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January 2013 Newsletter
I hope all of our students and families have enjoyed a restful holiday season. Thanks to all parents who came to the Christmas Concert. The students worked very hard to prepare the show for...
The Christmas Story
Grade 1s and 2s retell the story of the First Christmas.
December News
In Science, we are investigating the needs and characteristics of living things. Grade 1 Big Ideas Living things grow, take in food to create energy, make waste, and reproduce. Plants and animals, including people,...
Social Studies Projects
Grade One Project: There are new students in your school. To help them learn about the school community, you will fill out a chart naming the buildings in your school community and tell what...
Happy Halloween!
Today we carved a pumpkin and counted the seeds. Before we started, the highest estimate was 100. After we started making a few piles, we changed our estimates. We counted 636 seeds! I’m glad...
November 2012 Newsletter
Homework In spelling, students are working on the Week 8 list of words. They should also be reading each night and keeping track of how many minutes they read in their agendas. Halloween Students...
Classroom News: October 20th
Homework:This weekend, students are asked to complete two assignments: “I Wonder” and a Story Retell. To complete the story retell, students should read any book from home and write about what happened in the...
We Are Number Builders!
There are so many ways to build numbers. Here are a few of the ways we’ve been talking about in Grade 1/2. Draw a picture. Count money. Write a number sentence. Skip count. Draw...
