Mr. Stare
It is crazy to think that we are days away from the end of the school year. We have just wrapped up or last unit in our Wonders lessons. 1st grade has learned about classifications, things in the sky, great inventions, sounds all around, and how things are built. The second graders have been hard at work as well, they have learned about being a good citizen, the benefits of cooperation, our heroes, preserving our earth, and rights and rules. Our last class writing assignment was a really fun one, we researched Pennsylvania! The students worked with partners to conduct research and then the groups created a graphic organizer and illustrated a picture with some of our state symbols.
Both 1st and 2nd grade have won the battle with addition and subtraction. We were so excited to move on to new math activities in the class after we achieved proficiency. We have been learning how to read analog clocks by looking at the hour and minute hands. We have also begun using data tables to organize information as well as using that information to create graphs. The 2nd graders have begun to use bar graphs and picture graphs to show data. Both 1st and 2nd grade has also just finished up our unit on money. It was interesting to see all of the different coin combinations we can have, to make the same amount of money. We also learned that we need to have a certain amount of money to buy things that we need. The last new 1st grade math lesson that we have started learning about is geometry. We learned that geometry is all about shapes and what makes a shape a shape. 2nd grades last math lesson is on arrays and the use of repeated addition, the first step towards multiplication!
With our school year ending we have to unfortunately say goodbye to one another for a couple of months. What’s a better way to say goodbye than with some fun end of the year activities! We will be having our field day in the morning on Wednesday, May 30, 2018.
I want to take this time, families, to thank you for letting your child come hang out with me every day this past school year. Each and every student in room 10 has learned something new about themselves this year and have become a lover of learning, even if they don’t want to admit it. I am going to miss everyone over the summer but I look forward to seeing you all again in August. To my 1st graders that are moving to 2nd grade, I look forward to getting to work with you all next year again. We are going to have a blast together! To my 2nd grade students that are moving on to 3rd grade, I will miss having you in room 10 every day. You have made the last two years an adventure that I would never want to change!
Mr. Stare & Mrs. Moore
Both 1st and 2nd grade have won the battle with addition and subtraction. We were so excited to move on to new math activities in the class after we achieved proficiency. We have been learning how to read analog clocks by looking at the hour and minute hands. We have also begun using data tables to organize information as well as using that information to create graphs. The 2nd graders have begun to use bar graphs and picture graphs to show data. Both 1st and 2nd grade has also just finished up our unit on money. It was interesting to see all of the different coin combinations we can have, to make the same amount of money. We also learned that we need to have a certain amount of money to buy things that we need. The last new 1st grade math lesson that we have started learning about is geometry. We learned that geometry is all about shapes and what makes a shape a shape. 2nd grades last math lesson is on arrays and the use of repeated addition, the first step towards multiplication!
With our school year ending we have to unfortunately say goodbye to one another for a couple of months. What’s a better way to say goodbye than with some fun end of the year activities! We will be having our field day in the morning on Wednesday, May 30, 2018.
I want to take this time, families, to thank you for letting your child come hang out with me every day this past school year. Each and every student in room 10 has learned something new about themselves this year and have become a lover of learning, even if they don’t want to admit it. I am going to miss everyone over the summer but I look forward to seeing you all again in August. To my 1st graders that are moving to 2nd grade, I look forward to getting to work with you all next year again. We are going to have a blast together! To my 2nd grade students that are moving on to 3rd grade, I will miss having you in room 10 every day. You have made the last two years an adventure that I would never want to change!
Mr. Stare & Mrs. Moore
