Seal Class Newsletter September 28

We are learning about:

• changes that occur in New Hampshire in Autumn
• the sound short a makes in words like can, man, and fantastic            
• the best ways to read with partners at reader's workshop
• adding details to a  finished piece of writing
• working as a team in a cooperative group
• adding numbers to 20
• counting by 2s, 5s and 10s   
• all of the math that we use in our everyday lives                                                            

Some activities we did:

• began a new chapter book Dragons of Blueland
• showed tally marks to 100
• played Bump it in math
• created beautiful watercolor fall designs
• decorated our writing folders
• worked in small groups to solve math problems
• played team building games at PE
• showed 20 in many different ways
• played a game to tell the difference between words and sentences
• became scientists and observed a tree on the playground
• drew details about our tree and did bark rubbings
• practiced writing our phone numbers

Poem of the week:     Autumn Leaves

Upcoming Events:
October 2   First Grade Family Singalong from 6-9 in the SMS cafe
October 3   First Grade Fall Field Day  all volunteers can come to the gym at 12:30 to help set up for
                    Fall fun!
October 9   Field Trip To Coppal Farm   Thank you to everyone who volunteered to join us on this trip.
                   We had such a tremendous response, we pulled names from a hat.  Mrs. Larkin, Mrs.      
                    Caparsso,  Mr. Lord and Mrs. Dean will be joining us as we make our way through the
                    bunny maze!

Reminders:   Reading folders are coming home today.  The books in the folders are books that we have    been practing a lot.  Please send the folders back to school on Thursday so that we can fill them again.
Next week's spelling list is coming home today. 

Seal class tree 

making bark rubbings

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scientist at work

scientists have to be observant