'I want to begin by apologizing for not capturing more of the cuteness that was character dress up day. We were so busy learning that I didn't have time to pull my phone out of my pocket.
Today we worked more with counting money. I am amazed at how well our little ones are able to switch from counting by 10s, to 5s, to 1s, while carrying a total in their head. It really is impressive. We learned how to represent money using the cents sign (¢) and the dollars sign ($), with decimal places. (ex. $0.45). You can practice this skill at home even without American coins by using the letters d for dimes, n for nickels, and p for pennies. We use these abbreviations at school to help with your tutelage at home. We continued to learn about questions today. Today, I provided students with a number of answers, and they were prompted to write questions (using question marks as ending punctuation) that made sense to go with the answer. We discussed how it was important to use the question words we learned yesterday. In ELL time, we learned about a 'Did You Know?' section, and what the word 'facts' means. This is a place for students to write additional facts on their bee reports that they will be starting tomorrow! We also had Mrs. Yvonne come visit us to learn about all the amazing things we are doing during our Daily 5 time. She was SO impressed by how independent our little ones are when it comes to being responsible for their literacy and staying on task. Our grade ones have set the bar for what great learning looks like, and I am always proud when someone comes in to watch and learn from our learning. Parents: If you have not yet emailed me about arranging at time to discuss your child's report card and set quarter 2 goals, please send me an email with some times that you are available to meet (next week if possible.) Constant communication is my priority, in order to for us to work as a team to help your child succeed. :)
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ASA First GradersWe are caring, balanced , reflective, openminded, risk-taking, knowledgeable, principled, thinkers, communicators, inquirers, explorers and learners. Mr. Mason McCormickI am: a husband, teacher, friend, researcher, grad student, mulitliteracies specialist, designer, social media fanatic, lover of all things tech, creative, and progressive. I am an energetic, life-loving, no-nonsense person; passionate about respectful, rigorous, and relevant teaching and learning in the 21st century.
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