First and second grade are on a roll with learning all things reading and math! This week in first grade we are talking all things pumpkins! We will be reading the nonfiction story, From Seed to Plant by Wendy Pferrer. We will also be reading additional stories about pumpkins throughout the week. We will be discussing main idea and details, as well as sequence of events (in this case the life cycle of a pumpkin). We will work on reading and writing sentences on how a pumpkin grows. We are about to wrap up short vowel sounds and move on to long vowel sounds. We will also be working on when to use question marks and exclamation points in our writing. In math we are working on identifying and counting numbers 20-29, writing number sentences and identifying shapes. Please continue reading as much as you can at home. It helps learn their sight words as well as fluency. In second grade we will read the story Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox. We will talk about making inferences as we read. In grammar we will go over verbs and continue learning about adjectives. Next week, we will start cursive in handwriting! The students have been excited to start this. In math we will work on writing and solving addition facts (adding up to 9). We will also be identifying geometric shapes. - Mrs. Thomas