It was a great week in first grade as we got to celebrate Mardi Gras and the birthday of one of our favorite authors, Dr. Seuss!
We kicked off the week reading his very first book, And to think that I saw it on Mulberry Street. We also made a flip book with facts we learned about him. On Tuesday, it was Mardi Gras time and we all enjoyed the pancakes and sausage. Special thanks to the SMAV volunteers who helped things run so smoothly and handed out the fun beads! Then it was back to Dr. Seuss and we read The Cat in the Hat, The Sneetches, and the The Cat in the Hat comes back! We did a fun assignment where we gave each other clues about something we put in an imaginary box (it’s harder than it sounds to give just the right clues where we might guess it, but it’s not too easy! 🙂 We also wrote about what might happen if the Cat in the Hat came to our house, and also did some opinion writing on whether we would rather be a Star-Belly or Plain-Belly Sneetch.
In Math, we are working on double digit addition with regrouping, addition/subtraction facts with missing addends (ie: We had 12 puppies and some were adopted. Now we have 4. How many were adopted.) We are also continuing our work in Mountain Math which includes a review of all of the math skills for 1st grade. These kiddos are doing great and getting lots of practice with story problems as well.
Next week, we’ll be reading even more Dr. Seuss books and enjoying Love of Reading week with our visiting authors and furry friends. It’s going to be a great week! Enjoy your weekend!
Dates to remember: 3/7-3/11-Love of Reading Week; 3/16-Half Day Teacher In-Service; 3/17-St. Patrick’s Day; 4/8-Easter Egg Hunt; 4/11-4/15-Spring Break.