Subtracting Word Problems and the Four Seasons

This week in science, we studied DAY AND NIGHT and THE FOUR SEASONS. As a class, we brainstormed things we are able to do during the day vs. things we are able to do during the night. On the black portion of our paper, we drew and wrote activities we do during the night time. On the white portion of our paper, we drew and wrote activities we do during the day time. These are hung outside of the classroom if you want to check them out.

 We had fun learning the four seasons this week. We even learned them with American Sign Language! Ask your child at home to do it for you. We drew the differences of the trees between the seasons and the appropriate clothes we wear for each season. We learned that each season is different from one another in many ways. In our science journals, we wrote about what we also liked to do during each season.

In math, we are working on subtracting with numbers up to 50. We learned how to subtract double digit numbers using “the big kids way” (writing the problem vertically and lining up the ones and tens place value) and using pictures to represent our word problem to help us solve the answer. 

“Linh has 35 balls. She lost 13 balls. How many balls does Linh have left?” 

“Gray has 25 green colored pencils. Gray gave Grayson 20 green colored pencils. How many green colored pencils does Gray have left?” 

*We have 7 more school days until Thanksgiving Break. Please remind your child that the school rules still apply and that we only have 7 more days to try to win the “manners prize” from Mrs. Stogdill.

*As you all may know, that Artic blast has made a visit and will be here for the next week. Please make sure your child comes to school with warm clothes along with their name labeled on their clothing. We don’t want any lost jackets and coats! Since the weather has been so windy and cold the past couple of days, we have been staying inside doing indoor recess. brrrrrrrrr! 

*Thank you for all who turned in money for the first grade fees. There will be many exciting events happening in December including our first field trip to the Zach Theatre.