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 concluded our fiction unit and worked on applying what we learned to books about friendship, growth mindset and problem solving.

• we focused on answering questions--characters, setting, problem and solution about fiction stories.
• we read stories about kindness and described the characters.
• we read Wonder and discussed how we can apply the central message to our own lives.

Sight words introduced this week--want, able, bad, give, today
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

Math:
Module 2 is about making 10 to add. 

• making 10 with 3 addend problems ex 6 + 4 + 3
• making 10 with pictures and number bonds when one addend is 9 ( 9 + 5 = 9 + 1 + 4)
• making 10 with pictures and number bonds when one addend is 8 (8 + 6 = 8 + 2 + 4)

We took our mid-module assessment this week.  When we come back from back we will focus on taking from 10.

Phonics:
This week we worked on long o--bone, choke, robe, etc. We worked on dropping the e before adding ing and also adding d to show past tense.

Writing:
The students have been publishing their narrative stories by adding color to their typed books, talking bubbles, and an about the author page.

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.

Social Studies:
We continued learning about communities.  We talked about leaders and citizens in our community.  We read Sofia Valdez Future Prez and discussed why Sofia makes a good citizen using evidence from the text.

 

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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.