Week 37

Crazy to think this was our last full week...here are some highlights!

We had our final Art Literacy lesson on Tuesday. The first graders learned about famous artist, Grant Wood and then used oil pastels to create their own farm landscapes. This came naturally to them, as they just completed their farm math unit!

In math we started exploring fractions. We read the "Cookie Fiasco" and then the first graders did an amazing job dividing up their whole cookie into equal parts. Next time you have sandwiches, pizza or cake with your kids ask them how you can cut it so that each person will get the same amount!

Our mealworms are growing! The entomologists are excited to watch the metamorphosis of their mealworm larvae! 

I had the opportunity on Thursday to read with each student while Ms.Mcgrady was subbing. She did some beautiful entomologist art with the kiddos, while I got to be blown away by all of their amazing growth as readers!

Word Scramble: We have been building our vocabulary all year long, here is an activity you can do at home to continue building vocab!

What You Need: A sheet of white paper, Marker, Dictionary 
What You Do: 1. Ask your kid to use the market to divide the paper into six even squares. 
2. Take over duties and think up six words (for example, pillow, television, table, shoe, kitchen, and plate). Look up the definition of each term in the dictionary. 
3. Then, with the marker, write one definition in each of the six boxes on the paper. DO NOT WRITE THE TERMS. The definitions will serve as hints. 
4. Then, below each definition, write a scrambled version of the word matching the definition. 
For example, if you were to use the word pillow, the square might look like this. 
A cushion support for the head or other parts of the body, usually used while sleeping. lwoipl 
5. When you're finished, pass the marker and paper to your child. 6. To win the game, they must correctly figure out the scrambled word in each square.

For an extra challenge,  you can switch roles!

Reminders:

6/10 -- Field Day @ 12:30pm

6/11 -- Summer Birthday Celebration (if your first grader has a summer birthday you can send them to school with a birthday book to share with the class!)

6/11 -- Desk clean out (please send your first grader to school with an extra bag)