News from Ms. Rau
- Donations for our Polar Express Pajama Party Celebration
- Snow Gear - Please have your student wear boots to school and remember to bring in a pair of shoes to change into. Have them bring a separate bag with their snow pants, hat, and gloves. Please label all gear. If you have two sets of snow pants and wish to have students leave one set of snow pants in their locker they may. Please send in a note or email me. Boots, hats, gloves, coat must come back and forth each day.
- Holiday Lessons - We focus on the theme of family in first grade social studies. So far we have explored how families are alike and different and how families change over time. For the holidays, we are going to learn about different family holiday traditions. We will explore fall and winter holidays from around the world and compare them to how our own families celebrate at this time of the year. All holidays tend to feature gatherings and food, and the use of lights as decorations and in ceremonies is another common thread. My goal is for our students to understand that there are a lot of different ways to celebrate. The social studies state standard address by these activities is “Use components of culture to describe diversity in family life.” With that in mind, please consider sharing with me if your family has unique or interesting traditions that we could learn about in class. With this in mind, we will do projects, crafts, and games from a variety of cultures throughout December. On the morning of December 20th we will get cozy with a movie and pajama party (details to come).
- Wacky Wednesdays-12/4 and 12/11 - Webber Student Council invites all students and staff to wear their holiday attire during Wacky Wednesdays on December 4th and December 11th. Students and staff that donate $1 or more are encouraged to wear holiday sweaters, holiday pajamas, holiday shirts, etc. on these days. All the proceeds will be used to purchase toys for the Detroit Children’s Hospital Snowpile. Thank you for your support!
- Raz Kids - You can access raz-kids through their website or app as another form of reading practice
- Login: drau0
- student password: banana icon
- Scholastic Book Club -
- Class Code: MHGW6
- December/Holiday book order digital flyers
- order due 12/9
Save The Date:
- 12/4 - HOLIDAY wacky wednesday
- 12/11 - HOLIDAY wacky wednesday
- 12/19 - 1st Grade read in - more info to come
- 12/20 - Polar Express Pajama Party
In reading students will...
- review that there is more than one way to solve words
- not let vowels trip them up (learn about vowel teams)
- notice vowel teams that hide in words
- use word detective strategies to solve mystery words
- use parts they know to read new words
In writing students will...
- pick a how-to book to publish
- create a dedication page for their book
- edit their how-to book with a checklist
- fancy up their how-to book
In math students will..
- practice with subtraction stories
- relate addition and subtraction
- solve mixed story problems
- create and illustrate their own story problem
In phonics students will...
- collect new snap words
- solve the case of twin letters
- solve the case of sticky letters (3 letter blends)
- solve the case of contractions
In science and social studies students will...
- review animal body parts and behaviors that help them survive
- notice similarities and differences in adult and baby dogs
- begin to learn about holidays around the world
