Mrs. Drolet's First Grade Explorers!

Woohoo! Thursday was the 100th day of school! We shared our 100 items and did 100th day centers!

What is your child learning this week?

Math: We are finishing up 10 more and 10 less and starting adding 3 numbers.

Language Arts/Daily 5/Writing: The phonics focus this week is y as a vowel. For writing, we are continuing practicing with opinion writing. For Language Arts, we are comparing and contrasting characters and experiences in stories in reading groups. We are continuing to do Daily 5 rotations.

Science/Social Studies: We are continuing to to learn about landforms this week. Ask your child to try to identify landforms for you to practice. For Science, we are going to the Science Lab on Thursday to learn about animals and their basic needs.

Reminders:
- Penny Wars are still going on until Friday! Have your child bring in pennies to put in the 1st grade jug. We want as many pennies as possible. All other coins or dollar bills can also be brought in and used to sabotage other grade levels!!!

Important Dates:
- January 24: Talent Show tryouts after school (K-3).
- January 24: Chick-fil-a Night! (5-8 pm). Come out and support our school. 👍
- January 25: Talent Show tryouts after school (4 & 5).
- January 25: Father-Daughter Dance! (6-9 pm).