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We have been studying habitats and animals. Last week we focused on the arctic habitat and next week we will “DIVE” into talking about ocean animals. If you could please send in a shoebox, empty food box, or amazon box of some sort with your child for next week they are going to be choosing a habitat of their choice and making a diorama of it and research and write about it! If those boxes could be turned in by Tuesday that would be fabulous! In math next week we are going to be taking the addition and subtraction pre-assessment to conclude our measurement unit and kick off our addition/subtraction unit. The standards we will cover in this new unit are below. Understand addition as putting together and adding to, and understand subtraction as taking apart and taking from. CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.OA.A.1 Represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings1, sounds (e.g., claps), acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations. CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.OA.A.2 Solve addition and subtraction word problems, and add and subtract within 10, e.g., by using objects or drawings to represent the problem. CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.OA.A.3 Decompose numbers less than or equal to 10 into pairs in more than one way, e.g., by using objects or drawings, and record each decomposition by a drawing or equation (e.g., 5 = 2 + 3 and 5 = 4 + 1). CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.OA.A.4 For any number from 1 to 9, find the number that makes 10 when added to the given number, e.g., by using objects or drawings, and record the answer with a drawing or equation. CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.OA.A.5 Fluently add and subtract within 5. The first grade standards for this unit are: Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction. CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.A.1 Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.1 CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.A.2 Solve word problems that call for addition of three whole numbers whose sum is less than or equal to 20, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem. Understand and apply properties of operations and the relationship between addition and subtraction. CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.B.3 Apply properties of operations as strategies to add and subtract.2 Examples: If 8 + 3 = 11 is known, then 3 + 8 = 11 is also known. (Commutative property of addition.) To add 2 + 6 + 4, the second two numbers can be added to make a ten, so 2 + 6 + 4 = 2 + 10 = 12. (Associative property of addition.) CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.B.4 Understand subtraction as an unknown-addend problem. For example, subtract 10 - 8 by finding the number that makes 10 when added to 8. Add and subtract within 20. CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.C.5 Relate counting to addition and subtraction (e.g., by counting on 2 to add 2). CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.C.6 Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10. Use strategies such as counting on; making ten (e.g., 8 + 6 = 8 + 2 + 4 = 10 + 4 = 14); decomposing a number leading to a ten (e.g., 13 - 4 = 13 - 3 - 1 = 10 - 1 = 9); using the relationship between addition and subtraction (e.g., knowing that 8 + 4 = 12, one knows 12 - 8 = 4); and creating equivalent but easier or known sums (e.g., adding 6 + 7 by creating the known equivalent 6 + 6 + 1 = 12 + 1 = 13). Work with addition and subtraction equations. CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.D.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. CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.D.8 Determine the unknown whole number in an addition or subtraction equation relating three whole numbers. For example, determine the unknown number that makes the equation true in each of the equations 8 + ? = 11, 5 = _ - 3, 6 + 6 = _. In Phonics next week we will be learning about the silent e and how it changes a word when it is added to the end then we will put this into practice during writing as we use our decoding skills to decode words within text. Here is an AWESOME parody song teaching about magic e that I wish I had written myself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igcKzHVkirA Exceptional Children’s Week This year students at HFE will celebrate Exceptional Children’s Week the week of March 1st through 5th. This year’s theme is “You have the right to be exceptional!” We are excited to celebrate and know it will be a fun week! Monday, March 1st- Read Across Fulton Day We will celebrate our reading successes across Fulton County. On this day, students are invited to wear the colors red, white, or blue to celebrate reading across Fulton County. Students will participate in reading activities, have virtual guest readers, as well as diversity reader who will focus on one area of diversity through age-appropriate literature. Tuesday, March 2nd- Crazy Apparel Day Express yourself by wearing a crazy hat and or crazy socks! Wednesday, March 3rd- Healthy Choices Day We will focus on making healthy life choices. Healthy options will be available for both breakfast and lunch! Thursday, March 4th-Follow your Dream What career do you dream of having when you grow up? Dress for your future career! Friday, March 5th- Superhero Day Dress like your favorite superhero! Have a fun and fabulous weekend!! Mrs. Adler
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This week we learned about many historical figures! We began the week by learning about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in honor of Presidents day and then when we returned to school we were able to delve into studying about some important African American historical figures for Black History Month.
Our class was assigned to learn about Aretha Franklin for our Black History month influential figure, so we were able to jam out to some “R-E-S-P-E-C-T” Ask your child if they remember any facts about Aretha (hints: queen of soul, sold 75 million records across the globe, first woman in the rock n roll hall of fame, sang at 3 different presidential inaugurations). Then today we were able to take a virtual field trip along with the other kindergarten classes inside Ruby Bridges shoes to learn all about how she was the first African-American child to integrate schools in the South. We had rich conversations about celebrating our differences and the conversations and learning bonded us as a class even further. Next week: We will be concluding our measurement unit in math and refreshing ourselves on tally charts and data before moving on to our addition and subtraction unit. When we discuss tally marks, we will say, “1,2,3,4, shut the door!” We will then talk about creating a tally chart from data (pictures). After creating a tally chart, students will work on graphing their data in a bar graph. Students will work on answering questions like which group had the most, which group had the least, how many more did one group have than another group, how many did group 1 and 2 have altogether. Students will begin having a pre-assessment on our next unit of addition/subtraction on Thursday. In reading, we will study nonfiction books. We will discuss that expert nonfiction readers collect expert words (vocabulary words) about their topics- words that are important to know. They collect these words on a special chart and use them when they teach others. We will also learn that we may come to words that we don’t know. We can find out what these words mean in different ways- using the picture, checking the glossary, re-reading, asking/talking with a partner, etc. We will also review labeling the pictures in our nonfiction books as well as continuing to learn from the pictures and words and putting all of the information together to re-tell what we have read. This reading unit will tie in nicely with our new science unit as we move into learning about animals and habitats and read many nonfiction books about various species! In phonics, we will be working on the following: c saying /c/ and /s/, g saying /g/ and /j/, and r controlled vowels review. In writing, we will continue our "How-To" writing unit. We will review everything we need in our how-to pieces- an introduction page to grab the readers attention by asking a question, use transition words, draw detailed diagrams with labels, number the steps, and use the word “you.” Students will revise their how-to book(s) to think through any warnings, suggestions and tips they may have for their reader. They will think through what will go wrong and write things like, “Don’t forget to…” or “Be sure to… Students will also work on acting out their steps and thinking about something the steps are like, then including that comparison. This might follow the structure, “First, you...just like a…” Students will continue to think of more ideas for how-to books, thinking about things they have spent this school year doing and learning. Today we had so much fun reviewing non-standard measurement for length, height, and weight! The students helped me solve a capacity question using Candy Hearts and different sized containers. Then they finished challenges to reach King Candy's Castle in Measurement Candy Land! They measured length using nonstandard units of measure at Snowflake Lake and Conversation Heart Cave, found their height using lollipops at Lollipop Woods, and used the scale to measure the weight of items using chocolate kisses at Chocolate Kiss Forest. We definitely ended the week on a SWEET note. Tomorrow is no school for students. Enjoy your long weekend!
For superhero day Thursday we did measurement challenges to get infinity stones (an Avengers reference for all you Marvel fans) that’s why the kids might come home today with a hand with gems on it. Just in case they have a hard time explaining. It was a lot of fun! They measured height, weight, and length to help Spiderman, Thor, Black Panther, Iron Man, and Baby Groot!
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April 2021
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