Field Trip...Friends of the Rappahannock

Here are a few memories from today's trip....

Here is a video describing the parts of a tree and their functions!

This Week...

Well, we are winding down our time together and each time I think about it, I get sad!  Sad to see my babies leave me but soooo PROUD of how far they have come since we got together 2 years ago!

I hope you all enjoyed the beautiful weekend and now for another weekly update:

This week we will continue to read, read, read!  I will also be doing more reading assessments as the county is moving towards Fontas & Pinnell for reading levels.  Means nothing to you but for us it will give us a more accurate reading level for each child and also give their second grade teacher a solid place to start with them as soon as the walk through the door in second.  We will continue with the reading series this week and I will be squeezing in reading groups whenever possible.

We will write about how we have "bloomed" from kindergarten to the end of first grade.  It will be interesting to see if they see how much they have changed!  We will continue to use the four square writing model.

In math, we will be reviewing place value and counting of all kinds.  We will do this in many different ways and may even get the chance to show off our knowledge by opening "the wall" and learning with another class on Friday afternoon.

We will continue to learn about economics with the focus on goods and services, consumers and producers.  We are making a flip book that highlights these terms and their definitions.

Upcoming events:
Please continue to send in a snack daily!
No School on Monday- Memorial Day
Tuesday - May 27 First Grade Field Trip

Have a great week!
Mrs. Beltz

This Week

We have already finished PALS testing.  They did an awesome job.  I so proud of all my soon to be second graders!

We will continue to read in whole group and in small reading groups.  This week we will work on story sequencing and words that end with es and ies.  We will be taking the county writing prompt which I will encourage them to use the 4 square model to complete.

In math, we will continue with fractions of a set.  This concept is somewhat harder to grasps than just fractions.  We will continue to learn this with some fun lessons.  We will then move on to reviewing counting mixed coins, measuring and telling time.

We will finish learning about plants in Science.  We will then take our assessment on this SOL and move on to our last SOL of the year, Economics.  We will learn about needs/wants, saving, and producers/consumers.  This unit will take 2 weeks to complete.

Please contact me if you would like to know how your child performed on PALS.

Things to remember:
Please continue to send in a snack daily.
No school on Memorial day
Field Trip is coming up....details to follow

Have a great week!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Beltz