R-Controlled Vowels

This week in phonics and spelling, we are introducing r-controlled vowels, or “bossy r.” Today, students learned that er, ir, and ur all make the same sound. For our weekly spelling lists, students brainstormed and selected 15 er words. As the er spelling is the most common, students will be encouraged to use this pattern as the first choice when making an educated guess of how to spelling a word.

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Dickerson Park Zoo Field Trip!

This week, the fifth and first graders went to the Dickerson Park Zoo! We had a fantastic day visiting the zoo, seeing animals and learning

Grandfriends Day and Spring Concert

We had such an eventful day on Tuesday! We started the morning with many family members visiting our classroom for Grandfriends Day. Students started our

Linear Measurement

This week in math, first graders have been working with both nonstandard and standard units as we are learning about linear measurements. Working with nonstandard