This week in Mrs. Zimmer's Class!

Mrs. Zimmer has an email! You can now email me at Sarah.Murin@pgcps.org.  Do not be confused, HR used my maiden name.

This week in math we are using different strategies to add and determining if addition equations are true.  We will focus on counting on, and then counting on from the greater number as a faster method.

In science we are finishing up our interactive habitat journals.  We have learned about how forests, wetlands, deserts, and oceans are all habitats for different plants and animals.  We will start on a project this week in class where students will pick a specific animal and illustrate their habitat using construction paper and colored pencils.  Students will present their habitat project by the end of this week or into next week depending how the project goes.  Students will be graded using a rubric.

In health we are still talking about the importance of physical activity.  1^st graders should be getting at least 1 hour of physical activity each day! I will be reading a story and students will be acting it out using their bodies.  Then, we will make up our own action story as a class.  This will not only help get the children moving, but also build listening comprehension.  We will review our “Get Moving” poem and try to stay active in the classroom since it looks like we have a week of rain ahead of us!

Enjoy your long weekend! J