Hello First Graders,

Happy Tuesday! During this time away from school I have been doing some writing, mostly in my special journal I got for my birthday! Have any of you been doing some writing at home?

During Writer’s Workshop, we started writing All About books. When we write all about books we choose a topic we know A LOT about, then write a book that shares real, true facts about that topic.  For today's activity, follow the steps below, and have fun!!

• Think about something you know a lot about.

•  Ask yourself, “what can I tell others about this topic”, “what would be interesting for others to read about this topic”?

•  Write (or begin) a non-fiction book about your topic and then share it with your family. You could even call friends, relatives that don’t live with you and read it to them over the phone! Remember, you can spread this work out over the whole day (or several days)…maybe make the cover during one session, and then a chapter at a time until you feel your book is done!

Big Hugs,

Mrs. Schwan

Hello First Graders,

I hope you have had some time to check out the daily activity I put up this morning and enjoy a book from Bookflix! I'm getting emails from many of you, and you are doing some great things to stay busy! Check out what some of your friends have been up to.....

Brynlee and her little brother did an egg hunt, inside the eggs where letters and sight words for them to read, run to a whiteboard and write down, what a race!!

Chase and his brothers have been busy getting outside a ton, and doing some great learning activities!

Hello First Graders,

Happy Monday! I have been doing lots of reading this past week and weekend, how about you? Have you read any good books lately?

During reading workshop we’ve been learning how to read non-fiction books and PULL the facts out!! For todays activity, follow the steps below, and have fun!!

1.    Watch the brainpopjr on reading non-fiction https://jr.brainpop.com/readingandwriting/readingskills/readingnonfiction/

2.    Read a non-fiction book from your own collection at home OR go on BookFlix https://bookflix.digital.scholastic.com/?authCtx=U.600079427 and choose a non-fiction book to read/listen to

3.    Try to “pull” a few facts from the book and share them and/or write them down (on post-its, index cards, etc.)

Big Hugs,

Mrs. Schwan

Ps- the username for brainpopjr and bookflix is rosendale, the password for  brainpopjr and bookflix is rosendale!

 Hello Friends,

I love to get emails from you during this time away! Check out what some of your friends from class have been doing.......

Paige and her sisters having been doing some anatomy lessons with their mom! 

 


Scarlett is saying the Rosendale pledge before she starts her day!

Hello First Graders,

This weekend my family and I got to spend lots of time outside enjoying the sunshine. We went to the Saratoga State Park and went for a nature walk and we played a ton outside in our yard! On our walk we saw beautiful steams, lots of people walking their dogs and some really neat fountains. What have you all been doing during this time away from school? I'd love to hear about your adventures and see pictures and even videos, so don't forget to email me!

Big Hugs,
Mrs. Schwan

Hello First Graders and Families,

Oh what fun the publication celebration was!! The kids just loved getting to share their books with their families and we all loved getting to taste the muffins that came in as part of the How To Challenge!! Which muffins were you favorite?!

Happy Friday to all :)

Mrs. Schwan

Dear First Graders,

What a great day we had getting ready for the winter break! From snowman "bump it" in math, to creating beautiful winter scenes, cookie decorating, and winter bingo..... what a day!!! I hope everyone has a wonderful vacation and holiday, I will miss you all!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bear Hugs,
Mrs. Schwan