Instead of June Gloom, we are blooming into second graders in JUne! We will be working on how to transition from first grade into second grade! I will be planting the seed in so they can blossom next year.
*June 14 is Flag Day!
*Father's Day is June 17!
*No school on June 18 & 19!
*American Stars Assembly on June 29!
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Animal Reports
Our first graders are animal experts. Each students was assigned to an ocean animal such as shark, dolphin, whale, sea otter, sea turtle, and two chose frogs. We learned and wrote about each animal's habitat, prey, and characteristics.
Alberto is learning about river otters.
Maia and Kalib diving with the dolphins.
Alberto is learning about river otters.
Maia and Kalib diving with the dolphins.
Fractions are a piece of COOKIE!
We were introduced to fractions in math. We put on our learning hat and entered the world of Fractionland. First, we thought of ways to share with one other friend, two other friends and so on. Second, we were introduced to the vocabulary such as whole, half, third, fourth, fifth, etc. The following day we used our fraction knowledge to share our cookie with friends and ourselves and learned how to write fractions. We had so much fun eating and sharing our cookies! 
Check it out!
Check it out!
Monday, May 7, 2012
Seek- And- Find
In science, we have been studying different attributes of animals. I gave the students books about different ocean animals. Their job was to find each the attribute words (also or vocabulary words) in the non- fiction text. The students loved reading about the animals and finding their vocabulary words! 
Categories of Animals
Today our objective was to investigate different ocean animals and put them into categories based on their attributes. The students were asked to work as a class to figure out which animals belonged in one group or another. They told me where I put them. Then we put them on a chart to list what they had and named each group. We had so much fun!
Ocean Life Unit
Hello! We have started on our science unit about animals. We choose to focus on animals in the ocean since we live near the ocean! We are keeping an Ocean Life Journal. Here are some pictures of them writing about the different categories of animals. 
Monday, April 30, 2012
Welcome Back!
Hello families,
I hope you all had a wonderful and relaxing spring break! Below are some reminders for May.
Reminders for May:
~May 8 is Picture Day!
~ May 31 is our field trip to Sea World! Please bring in $6 and we NEED chaperones!! So please contact me if you can drive ASAP!
This month we will be reading non-fiction texts and focusing on identifying the main topic and key details and knowing and using different text features to locate key facts. We will be reading about marine animals, which goes with what we will be studying in science. We will be doing a science unit about ocean animals and writing about them in a report. Stay tuned for a Publishing Party at the end of May. Lastly, in math we will be introduced to dollars and fractions.
Do not forget to read for 20 minutes a day and fill out the reading log. It is due every Friday morning!
Friday, March 16, 2012
Announcement!!
March 16, 2012
Dear parents and caregivers,
I have a couple of announcements! First, our class has been chosen to receive a grant from Pet Smart to have a class pet! I am thinking about getting a hamster for the class. Please let me know ASAP if your child has any allergies! Please let me know by Wednesday, March 21.
Second, in history we are learning about long ago and present day America. This means we are looking at when you all were children. Please have conversations with your children about how life has changed, such as technology, education, and transportation. With this unit, we are also looking at time lines. I will be asking each student to complete his or her own time line. We will be working on them in class, but I would like students to bring in pictures from each year of their life. So your child should bring in 5-7 pictures. If you do not have any it is okay, after all we are artist and can make our own! ☺
Third, we will be doing a community service event on Friday, March 30. We will be thanking some of our own heroes! A lot of us know people who are in the military and have served in the war. So first grade is taking time to write letters of thanks and hosting a playtime at the park with them. We will be playing games with some actual service men and women. If you know any service men and women, please invite them. It will be on Friday, March 30 from 2:45 to 4:00 pm.
Lastly, we have a class website! This website has pictures of your students learning and having fun and is also a way to keep updated on the latest news, reminders, and announcements in first grade. The website is afcsfirstgrade.blogpot.com. Thank you!
~ Miss Morales
Dear parents and caregivers,
I have a couple of announcements! First, our class has been chosen to receive a grant from Pet Smart to have a class pet! I am thinking about getting a hamster for the class. Please let me know ASAP if your child has any allergies! Please let me know by Wednesday, March 21.
Second, in history we are learning about long ago and present day America. This means we are looking at when you all were children. Please have conversations with your children about how life has changed, such as technology, education, and transportation. With this unit, we are also looking at time lines. I will be asking each student to complete his or her own time line. We will be working on them in class, but I would like students to bring in pictures from each year of their life. So your child should bring in 5-7 pictures. If you do not have any it is okay, after all we are artist and can make our own! ☺
Third, we will be doing a community service event on Friday, March 30. We will be thanking some of our own heroes! A lot of us know people who are in the military and have served in the war. So first grade is taking time to write letters of thanks and hosting a playtime at the park with them. We will be playing games with some actual service men and women. If you know any service men and women, please invite them. It will be on Friday, March 30 from 2:45 to 4:00 pm.
Lastly, we have a class website! This website has pictures of your students learning and having fun and is also a way to keep updated on the latest news, reminders, and announcements in first grade. The website is afcsfirstgrade.blogpot.com. Thank you!
~ Miss Morales
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
We are 100 days smarter!
We have been on school for 100 days... Which means we are 100 days smarter! We made piggy banks and write what we wanted to be on them! Then we counted 100 pennies which we found out makes $1! :) We had lots of fun!! 
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Home Sick
Hi Parents! I wanted to let you know that I will be home sick today! :( Miss Rabie will be subbing and I am sure they will have a day full of learning! Remember to read and to do the math. We are learning quarters this week and some will get confused!! If you have any questions please let me know!
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
In honor of Dr. Seuss! Happy birthday!!
Happy birthday Dr. Seuss! In honor of your birthday, we read The Lorax and completed an art project. Our art project is our way of helping to save the Truffula Trees and our own trees that are cut down each year. After our art project we watched Cat in the Hat! 
Reading Buddies with Third grade
In honor of Read Across America, our class partnered up with third grade to read to each other! We absolutely loved practicing our reading skills with older students! Thank you third graders for such an awesome day!!
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