Homework Assignment

Homework:  Please respond to the question below. Read my sticky note and follow the directions.

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Common Core:

Speaking & Listening
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

5. Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.
Corresponding College and Career Readiness (CCR) Anchor Standard

5. Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.
Note on range and c

Matt Tavares visits Steward School

Today author/illustrator Matt Tavares visited Steward.  With over 15 books published, Matt took the kids through the writing process of writing and illustrating children's books.  Thank you TESPTO for making Matt's appearance at Steward possible.  My students loved the presentation.

Matt reading Mudball

Sketching a first grader, Matt shows the kids a quick "how-to" in drawing people.

Speaking & Listening

Comprehension and Collaboration

2. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

Meet the Interns

Miss S is getting her Master's in Reading

Meet our interns, Miss S and Miss A! These two lovely ladies help in the day to day prep work and assist in many activities such as math and story problem solving.  I am so lucky to have the extra support in the classroom.  The students are fortunate to have three teachers eager to help them. The interns have been working with students on addition and subtraction equations, one of our Common Core Standards.

Operations & Algebraic Thinking

Work with addition and subtraction equations.

7. Understand the meaning of the equal sign, and determine if equations involving addition and subtraction are true or false. For example, which of the following equations are true and which are false? 6 = 6, 7 = 8 – 1, 5 + 2 = 2 + 5, 4 + 1 = 5 + 2.

Miss A is studying Early Childhood Education

  

Halloween Parade and Party

October was Spooktacular!  The Halloween party was a huge success!  One of our favorite books that we read several times was There Was An Old Lady Who Not Afraid of Anything.  This term we are learning to retell stories and identify the main characters of fictional stories. Essential Questions to ask your child after listening to the story:

• Who was the main character?
• Where does the setting take place?
• What were some of the items the Old Lady ran into?

Check out the easel in the picture below.  We are consistently sharing the pen and retelling stories.

Yummy fruit treats

An All-Star Football Player

                  I want to thank all the parents for preparing  tricks and  delicious treats!

Magicians, Flappers, Heroes, and Football Players

Look Whoo's Listening

October is here...We're hooting for good listeners! 

In the fall, listening skills are taught multiple times and in multiple ways.  After reading Lacy Walker Non-Stop Talker, the students had a class meeting to discuss the story.  

Our chart of response

After reading the story, the students made owls and wrote ways to be a good listener.  

Student work

I made a RAZ-Kids page!  It's an easy way to access the site!  Check it out!

Daily 5

Rise and Shine!  When the students come in, their morning work folders come out.  At this time, the students are working on the calendar concepts of: date, days of the week, and number recognition.  The kids love using the plastic sleeves and dry-erase markers to highlight what they know.

Student Work

In First Grade, our team uses “The Daily 5” during our Reading Block. The Daily 5 was developed by the 'Two Sisters' - Gail Boushey and Joan Moser.  It encompasses five literacy tasks which students complete daily while the teacher meets with small groups or confers with individuals.  I am proud to say that we are in our second year of implementation of the program.  Last year, we thought initially that The Daily 5 would be a wonderful management system, but we were in awe over the stamina, independence, and love of reading that was naturally occurring in our rooms.  In November, we will be welcoming parents to volunteer during our Reading Blocks to see it in action.  Be sure to ask your child which Daily Five activity he/she enjoys the most.

Listen to Reading

Work on Writing

Word Work

Read to Someone

Poem that we use for Read to Each Other