Math Games

Click on the links to play math games!

Jet Ski Addition: http://www.mathplayground.com/ASB_JetSkiAddition.html

Base 10: http://www.fuelthebrain.com/games/number-flash/

Find the Bone (100s chart):http://www.primarygames.co.uk/pg2/dogbone/gamebone.html

Money Games

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/matching/memoryMath_coins_level1.htm

http://www.abcya.com/counting_money.htm

Math Playground: http://www.mathplayground.com/grade_1_games.html

First Grade Math Games: https://www.education.com/games/first-grade/math/

Math Quiz: 

https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-1

Upcoming Events for February 27th- March 2nd

Learning Objectives

• Reading: The students will identify the main idea of the text they read. Students will also describe the supporting details. 
• Writing: Students will engage in opinion writing. They will write about which animal makes the best pet. Students will give reasons and examples to support their opinion.   We will continue to work on writing sentences with capital letters, spaces between words, and ending marks. We are also working on writing "juicy" sentences with adjectives, metaphors, and quotation marks. 
• Math: We will discuss how to transfer information presented in a graph to a table. We will also learn how to solve story problems using comparison. Then, we will move into measurement with inches. 
• Social Studies: We will begin a unit on Virginia symbols. 

• Character:  Zones of Regulation (The Zones of Regulation is a program designed to help students gain skills in consciously regulating their emotions and actions.) We will hold class meetings and work on finding positive and logical solutions to common classroom problems.

1.) Math workbook pages 170-176

2.) Practice sight words

3.) Leveled Reading books (read and return each day!)

Classroom News

• 1st and 2nd grade Music Program, Thursday, March 8th Students should arrive at 6:15 PM and report to the music room. The performance will begin at 6:30 PM. 

AES News

• Early Release, March 6th (car rider bell 1:05, buses load at 1:15 PM)

• Sign up for MCPS weather alerts to be informed about delayed starts and/or cancelled school days.
• www.mcps.org/snow

Math Games

Click on the links to play math games!

Jet Ski Addition: http://www.mathplayground.com/ASB_JetSkiAddition.html

Base 10: http://www.fuelthebrain.com/games/number-flash/

Find the Bone (100s chart):http://www.primarygames.co.uk/pg2/dogbone/gamebone.html

Money Games

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/matching/memoryMath_coins_level1.htm

http://www.abcya.com/counting_money.htm

Math Playground: http://www.mathplayground.com/grade_1_games.html

First Grade Math Games: https://www.education.com/games/first-grade/math/

Math Quiz: 

https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-1

Upcoming Events for February 20th-23rd

• Reading: The students will practice making predictions before and during the reading. They will give evidence to support their predictions. Students will evaluate their predictions to see if they were right or wrong.
• Writing: Students will engage in opinion writing. They will write about which school lunch would be the best. Students will give reasons and examples to support their opinion.   We will continue to work on writing sentences with capital letters, spaces between words, and ending marks. We are also working on writing "juicy" sentences with adjectives, metaphors, and quotation marks. 
• Math: Students will create and use graphs to compare data. Students will be able to explain which has the most, the least, and how many in all. Students will compare how many more or fewer a certain item has compared to another. 
• Social Studies: We will learn about President's Day and why we honor this day in February. We will move into a Geography unit later in the week. We will discuss how where you live affects the clothes you war, the animals you see, and the land around you. We will focus on farmland, polar regions, rain forests, islands, and deserts. 

• Character:  Zones of Regulation (The Zones of Regulation is a program designed to help students gain skills in consciously regulating their emotions and actions.) 

1.) Math workbook pages 160-170

2.) Practice sight words

3.) Leveled Reading books (read and return each day!)

OPTIONAL: Word Study Menu

Learning Websites:

Classroom News

• 1st Grade Music Performance, March 8th at 6:30 AM

AES News

• Presidents' Day (No School), Monday, February 19th
• Early Release, March 6th

• Sign up for MCPS weather alerts to be informed about delayed starts and/or cancelled school days.
• www.mcps.org/snow

Upcoming Events for February 12th-16th

• Reading: The students will practice retelling what happens in the beginning, middle, and end of a fictional story.
• Writing: Students will engage in various Valentine's Day themed writing activities including Conversation Hearts Writing, Valentine Letter writing, and Designing and Marketing a new candy.  We will continue to work on writing sentences with capital letters, spaces between words, and ending marks. We are also working on writing "juicy" sentences with adjectives and metaphors. 
• Math: We will begin Unit 6 which focuses on graphing and measurement. Students will learn how to construct and interpret picture graphs. We will also review comparing numbers. 
• Social Studies: We will learn about famous inventors like Benjamin Franklin and George Washington Carver. 

• Character:  Zones of Regulation (The Zones of Regulation is a program designed to help students gain skills in consciously regulating their emotions and actions.) 

1.) Math workbook pages 159-162

2.) Practice sight words

3.) Leveled Reading books (read and return each day!)

OPTIONAL: Word Study Menu

Classroom News

Valentine’s Day Party

On Wednesday, February 14th, we will be having a Valentine’s Day Celebration from 1:30-2:30 PM. A class list will be sent home in students' Daily Folders. I would like for the students to “address” their Valentine’s themselves.  (Students will be making a Valentine’s carrying bag at school.  You do not need to prepare a Valentine’s Day box.)

• 1st and 2nd grade Music Program, March 8th

AES News

• Valentine's Day Celebration, February 14th (Students only)
• Presidents' Day (No School), February 20th

• Sign up for MCPS weather alerts to be informed about delayed starts and/or cancelled school days.
• www.mcps.org/snow

Upcoming Events for February 5th-9th

Learning Objectives

• Reading: The students will practice answering the following questions during and after the reading: "Who?", "What?", "Where?", "When?", "Why?", and "How?"
• Writing: We will write about our favorite place. Students will be taught to use adjectives to make their writing more descriptive.  We will continue to work on writing sentences with capital letters, spaces between words, and ending marks. We are also working on writing "juicy" sentences with adjectives and metaphors. 
• Math: We will week in math we will be finishing up our money and story problem unit. We will take our Unit 5 assessment
• Science: This week we will continue our on weather. 

• Character:  Zones of Regulation (The Zones of Regulation is a program designed to help students gain skills in consciously regulating their emotions and actions.) 

1.) Math workbook pages: Any remaining in Unit 5

2.)Practice 3rd Nine Weeks sight words

3.) Leveled Reading books (read and return each day!)

OPTIONAL: Word Study Menu

Classroom News

Valentine’s Day Party

On Wednesday, February 14th, we will be having a Valentine’s Day Celebration from 1:30-2:30 PM. A class list will be sent home in students' Daily Folders. I would like for the students to “address” their Valentine’s themselves.  (Students will be making a Valentine’s carrying bag at school.  You do not need to prepare a Valentine’s Day box.)

• 1st and 2nd grade Music Program, March 8th

AES News

• Early Release, February 7th (Car riders 1:05, buses 1:15)
• 3rd Quarter Interims Go Home, February 12th
• Valentine's Day Celebration, February 14th
• Presidents' Day (No School), February 19th

• Sign up for MCPS weather alerts to be informed about delayed starts and/or cancelled school days.
• www.mcps.org/snow