Vimeo link to "Count on Me" lyrics and song:
http://vimeo.com/19151858
Click below to learn the lyrics to our new Morning Meeting song that is all about friendship. As we continue to strengthen our community and stay strong through the end of the year, Willoughby has been focusing on being a good friend. We love "Count on Me" by Bruno Mars to remind us that we can count on each other for support and friendship.
Vimeo link to "Count on Me" lyrics and song: http://vimeo.com/19151858
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In this unit, mathematicians learn the names and values of the penny, nickel, dime, and quarter. They are taught to count the value of different coins by applying the strategies of counting on and skip-counting from the coin of the greatest value by first arranging the coins in order. Children learn that the same amount of money can be represented in different combinations of coins.
In conjunction with the concept of counting money, children go on to using addition and subtraction in real-world situations that involve money. They are taught to interpret, the question, and in turn, form addition and subtraction sentences accordingly, before applying the strategies of mental calculation or place value to derive the answer. With the ability to recognize coins and count money in real-world problems, children are able to make simple purchases and find the amount of change in everyday experiences. Mathematicians learned the basic addition and subtraction facts of numbers to 20 through a variety of strategies such as part-part-whole, counting on, related facts, doubles, and properties. They learned about place value of numbers to 40. With this foundation of addition and subtraction and the knowledge of numbers to 40, children progress in this unit to the standard vertical form for addition and subtraction of numbers to 40.
Students are taught vertical form based on place value that can be used to add or subtract numbers without regrouping. The frequent use of place-value charts in this unit leads children away from a dependence on concrete representations. Students are also taught that addition can be used to check subtraction. Lastly, the learning of addition and subtraction without regrouping is applied to real-world problems. Students may still use manipulatives for assistance, however they should gradually be able to work out the problems without the use of manipulatives. Willoughby has been reading and discussing lots of poetry! This week we have been focusing especially on the mental movies poets give their readers by using sparkly words.
Today Willoughby poets brainstormed topics and ideas, and began writing their own poems! We can't wait to share much more poetry in the upcoming weeks! Ms. White's second grade class visited Willoughby and shared their dinosaur study with us.
Willoughby was an amazing, and captive audience! Great Readers Are Always Thinking! (And recording their thinking in their reading journals.)5/20/2013 Willoughby is continuing their focus of metacognition (being aware of your thinking) during Read-to-Self by reflecting on their thinking in reading journals. Here is a list of all the great CAFE (C) strategies they are using to tap into their thinking about great books: Encourage your child to start a reading journal at home as part of his/her nightly homework.
Spring fever is in full effect! And Willoughby is focusing on maintaining a strong community of friends and learners. On Friday, they brainstormed a list of team habits the class can work on, and wrote their own role plays and showed what these habits look like in action. It would be great to keep this conversation going at home to reinforce how to make a habit of good choices!
Willoughby is working on mastering all of the words on their 1st grade sight word list! We have noticed that many students still make spelling errors when writing on demand. This week we have added new math vocabulary only, which your child can practice if he or she can READ and SPELL all other words on the list. Students can create a personal word wall at home or perhaps keep their own list of words mastered in a journal.
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