The Week of January 13-17 in First Grade

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January 17, 2020

This week was full of learning in first grade! 

Language Arts: We continued working with base words and the suffix "-s". We also did lots of reading from our book bags and recreated the steps of how to build an igloo in mini-book form. More about this below. We also started a "book chain". 
Ask your first grader: What information do they need to include on the chain links? 

Jewish Studies: Our weekly parsha introduced the class to the second book of the Torah, Shemot. We began discussing Moses and the events of his life. We learned about the details of his upbringing, and wrote journal entries about the ways that our families take care of us. We also read about the miracle of the burning bush. Students will continue work with this fascinating story in the coming weeks. 

Social Studies: During social studies this week, the class learned about two more types of shelters, lighthouses and igloos. We read the books Keep the Lights Burning Abbie by Peter and Connie Roop and Building an Igloo by Ulli Steltzer. 
Ask your child: Was Abbie a hero? Why? and What is the first step to building an igloo? 

Additionally, Maya and Yahav came to the first grade classrooms this week and got the class thinking about heroes. The first graders brainstormed a list of qualities that super heroes have and drew their own. Maya and Yahav then introduced the class to several Israeli heroes, both historical and current. 

The first graders spent some time this week learning about Ruby Bridges. In the 1950's, Ruby was a first grader living in the south. We had conversations about why Ruby is considered a hero in her time because she stood tall and fought for what she believed, which was the right to attend school to get the best education possible. We also watched a clip from Kid President and thought about the difference between kind words and unkind words and the power they can have. Check out more Kid President videos on You Tube! 


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Many thanks for joining us this week for our Family Program centered on The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson. Look for our welcoming fence in the sukkat shalom! 

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