As we approach spring break, many of you may be making travel plans. If your child will miss any days of school, please contact me and Miss Pragya in advance so we can make arrangements for his/her absence before you leave. On Tuesday we took our Art/Nepali Studies field...
In reading this week, each student recorded an audiobook to share with the P1 students. We practiced using all our tools to solve tricky parts quickly and reading with fluency and expression. We look forward to sharing our audiobooks with P1 on Monday! Parents can...
This week in reading, students learned more strategies for understanding their reading. We practiced making movies in our minds, keeping track of who is speaking, and what to do if you don't understand a word. In writing, students worked to revise sentences in his/her book review...
This week in reading, students focused on rereading to be sure to understand what is happening in the book and practiced talking to a partner about what might happen next. Over the mini-break, ask your student to teach you the "This Just In" game! In writing, we wrapped...
We really enjoyed welcoming the SAISA football (soccer) teams yesterday at the Opening Ceremony! G1 cheered on the KAS Knights and the ISOI Cobras again! [envira-gallery id="771"] This week in reading, students added more strategies to his/her reading "toolbox." We learned to think about what kind of...
This week in reading, students learned more about working with a partner to improve his/her reading. In pairs, students practiced working together to solve problems and retell the story in order. See photos below. Students began writing reviews of things and places this week, like games,...
We had a great day celebrating the 100th Day of School today! In Grade 1, we made 100th Day hats; rolled dice to count to 100; drew 100 things; counted by 1s, 5s, and 10s to 100; sang a 100th Day song; and read 100th...
In reading this week, we held a "book talk" on the book Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel. We analyzed the characters-- thinking about their actions and feelings-- and looked for a message about friendship from the author. In writing, students continued to work on adding strong reasons to support...
We spent time reviewing all of our classroom rules, routines, and good habits to start off the New Year. Students also set goals for themselves to work on to make 2018 even better than 2017! The class finished our latest read-aloud book, Pippi Longstocking. Students voted...
In reading and writing, we shared some nonfiction read-alouds and our newly published nonfiction chapter books with P1 & G5, teaching the other students about topics on which G1 students are experts. When we return from break we'll be focusing on reading for comprehension and fluency...
