In Writing today, we learned about the imperative voice, where the subject of the sentence is implied, which we will be using to write our "how-to." We then decided which imperatives will be beginning each of our steps.
Math Workshop problem:
There are 5 blue birds and 9 red birds in a tree. How many birds are in the tree?
The 1st grade team has decided we will wear dark bottoms and a red top for our filmed performance for the the winter program. We have not set a date for filming, however.
In Writing today, we selected a topic for our informational "how-to."
In Math, we reviewed adding to 9. We took our classwork home with us. We have a sheet of homework.
We started our Earth Science unit. We generated questions just as a scientist would before beginning a study.
In Writing today, we began the informational sub-genre of "How-to's." Our first step was to brainstorm a list of things we would be able to teach another person how to do.
Math Workshop application problem:
Michael planted 9 flowers in the morning. He planted 4 more flowers in the afternoon. How many flowers had he planted by the end of the day?
In Writing today, we talked, planned and drafted an additional fact for our topic bringing our total now to 3. That meant we also needed to add another transition.
Math Workshop application problem:
Tom’s mother gave him 4 pennies. His father gave him 9 pennies. His sister gave him enough pennies so that he now has a total of 14. How many pennies did his sister give to him?
In Writing today, we added transitions to our informational text.
Students will bring home a Parent Conference form for parents to complete and return to school.
Today in Writing, we drafted sentences for each (2) idea of our informational piece.
You should have received a notice for next week's dismissal times for shortened days due to parent conference week.
You will receive a notice next week to note your preferred time for a parents conferences. Please choose some times and dates and return the notice to school with your child.
In Writing today, we planned (quick-sketched) our ideas (2) for our informational pieces.
In Writing today, we examined anchor texts for required elements. We then added to our braianstorm list.
In Math, we made a booklet of all of our Math Workshop papers. Those who were finished, took theirs home to share. The pages of the booklet represent all of our graded classwork used to inform our grades in Schoology. Parents can find corresponding grades in Schoology by referencing either the date of the work or the title of the report.
