Mrs. Perrone

aperrone@elmhurst205.org
Phone
630-834-4541         Attendance Times:  8:07--3:00       Late Start:  9:37-3:00
                                  Lunch 11:25-12:25

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First Grade Learning

Reading: 
We are continuing in our non-fiction unit.  This week we

• worked on retelling non-fiction and fiction texts.
• answered questions based on the text we read.
• came up with questions after reading a text.

Sight words introduced this week--time, both, sky, fun, door

Previous words--because, who, when, them, from, away, came, been, big, you, than, back, I'm, after, about, have, into, there, any, just, where, very, could, were, mother, over, ride, don't, said, that, one, with, five, their, what, but, here, our, going, three, want, able, bad, give, today, something, cat, world, tell, across, behind, because, home, down, end, fish, why, car, books, good, write, room, top, help, city, know, fast, hill, under, use, sleep, place, love, much, stay

Math:
We finished our measurement unit this week.  We took our assessment on our measuring rules and use measurement tools.  We started our unit on data.  We looking at collecting, organizing, sorting and analyzing data.

Phonics:
This week we worked on the vowel combination--ai and ay.

Writing:
The kids have been researching an animal of their choosing.  They've used multiple resources to learn about what it looks like, eats, where it lives and any other cool facts.  The kids have been organizing their research on their own.  

When their research is finished they are planning out their non-fiction book using the facts they've learned.  It is really cool to see the kids take independence with all these steps and show off their amazing author skills!

During our weekend writing time we explicitly work on using appropriate punctuation and capitalization.  We worked on identifying when to put a period.  As the kids write more sentences and details it can be difficult to determine when to put a period.  We've been working with text that is missing periods and capitals and the kids are working on determining where the periods should be.  We are also working on editing our work because we might have missed something.

Science:
We've been studying the reptile animal family.  We've discussed the characteristics of reptiles and read about different reptiles.

Social Studies
The students have been researching Abraham Lincoln and George Washington in honor of President's Day.  Look for the fun way the kids are going to share their facts on Seesaw next week!

 

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Tuesdays 12:35-12:55

In our class...
1.  We listen when our teacher and classmates are talking.

2.  We follow directions quickly.

3.  We respect others, respect ourselves, respect our school.

4.  We raise our hand to share and ask for help.

5.  We are safe, kind and honest.

6.  We try our best and don't give up on challenges.