week 13

Last week, we had a great time at the holiday party.  Thank you to everyone that helped with centers, food, etc.  

This week, we will continue with the seed unit.  We will be making bean soup on Wednesday and exploring the parts of a seed.  Students will be asked to make a simple speech on any subject.  It is to give students in opportunity to speak in front of a group.  I will be looking for staying on topic, clearness for others to understand, and loud enough for others to hear.  The subjects are very cute.  Sometimes, students like to teach us how to build something.  These speeches are do by next Wednesday.  But, they can do it this Wednesday to be done early.  We will continue learning about contractions.  In math, we started our addition and subtraction timed math.  Please review problems missed and practice facts at home.  We have timed math facts because second grade teachers ask us to have first graders know their single digit addition and subtraction problems in order for them to excel in adding and subtracting two or more digits, etc.