Happy New Year!

We are off to a great start. It seems that your children have come back from break adjusted to our change and are ready to go! They are soaking up information and taking off in reading, writing, and math!

In writing, we have spent some time looking at mentor authors like Kevin Henkes. We have recognized and discussed qualities of their work and tried to use some of their strategies in our own writing. Ask your child to tell you about some of the strategies Kevin Henkes uses in some of his stories like Sheila Rae's Peppermint Stick, Kitten's First Full Moon, and Chester's Way.

In reading, we are continuing to discuss what readers do to make them successful such as making predictions, and thinking about the meaning in a story when we come to tricky words. We think, "What would make sense here?"

We enjoyed learning all about our student of the week! Here is a fabulous picture of her sharing one of her many talents with us!

Have a wonderful weekend and thank you for sharing your first graders with me - I truly enjoy each and every one of them!