1st Grade

Science with Ms. Bakalac: : First graders are approaching the end of their first unit of study, Structures and Behaviors in Living Things. They will take an assessment and begin the next unit of study, Light, Sound, and Waves. In this unit students will learn about the relationship between sound and vibrating materials.  To support your child at home, talk about different objects that make sounds. 

Art with Mr. Hanratty:  First graders will be continuing to build on their knowledge of color.  After learning about primary colors, secondary colors, and tints, they will be learning about warm colors and cool colors. They will be creating warm color/cool color paper weavings

Art with Ms. Brill:  We will create seasonal themed art including projects based on nature and winter activities.  The children will learn about winter and holiday traditions around the world. 

Gym with Mr. Meehan and Ms. Gursoy:  This month students will practice their manipulative skills.  We will focus on hand and eye coordination by throwing and catching objects.  We will practice throwing underhand, overhand, rolling, and sliding objects through a variety of group games!  The activities will also enhance their locomotor skills we practiced from September! 

Music & Movement with Mrs. Fitzgerald:  Students will continue to learn to sing and dance through a story.  We will be reading stories about winter time and winter holidays.  The students will be creative in their movements and begin to choreograph.  They will continue to build their vocabulary and use directional words. 

Music with Mr. Schorr: First graders will conclude their study of dynamics in music by learning how music can get gradually louder or gradually softer (the technical terms for this is crescendo and decrescendo). We will also be learning about instrument families and how these categories are determined by appearance and method of making sound.  In rhythm we will be adding tiki tiki to our repertoire of ta, teedle, rest.