Friday, September 23, 2016

Another couple of busy weeks for us here at school!  We are having a great time continuing getting to know each other.  We have been working very hard too!

We just finished our first math topic, which was addition.  We worked on making 6,7,8 and 9.  We also learned what the words addend, sum, part and whole mean.  We even learned about the "commutative property of addition".  Ask your kiddo about it and see if they can tell you!!!  We did take some time to play a few addition games.  Math is always more fun when you're playing!!!

We have also been working very hard in reading.  We talked about the different skills good readers use.  One of our very important reading skills is to be able to retell a story.  After reading, "Lily's Purple Plastic Purse," we used a story strip (with pictures from the book) to retell the story.  Retelling is an essential skill for first graders.  See if your child can retell the stories you read at home!

Here we are in our Brodhead attire!  Happy Homecoming!  Go Cardinals!!!!!!!!!