Spring Has Sprung: A Time of Celestial Wonders and Growing Readers

 

Spring is finally here! The season of renewal, growth, and change has arrived with the Spring Equinox, where day and night share equal time. This marks a moment of balance in the year, signaling the shift toward longer, sunnier days ahead. Yahoo! The signs of spring are beginning to pop up, like the "conk-la-ree" song of the Red Winged Black Bird! Have you heard it?

This week’s weather has truly captured how unpredictable spring can be. We’ve had it all—rain, snow, wind, warm days, and chilly ones too. There have been some pretty neat celestial events happening in the sky. Between the Spring Equinox and the recent eclipse, it’s been an exciting time to tie in these cosmic happenings with our space unit in class. We’ve been exploring the vast (our W.O.W) solar system. The students have had a blast learning about the Sun, and the patterns we observe with its movement across the sky. They’ve also been studying the Moon and its phases.

In our writing, we’ve been diving into the world of opinions. Students have been learning how to express their personal thoughts and ideas in writing, which is much different than the teaching books we have been working on.

In Reading, students did some book shopping. Students picked out fresh, new books at their own reading levels, and it’s been such a joy to watch them get lost in stories they’re truly enjoying. They are all beginning to recognize themselves as readers!👏

In First grade math, students are continuing to work on missing addend word problems. In addition to that work, students also created flashcards of basic addition facts. These flashcards came home this week with a letter about the importance of fact automaticity and fun ways to practice those facts.

In K. math, students continue to examine word problems, deciding what it is asking "Do I subtract or add?" and using numbers, pictures, and words to solve the equations. 

Happy Spring! 🌸📚🌞