Monday, June 1, 2020

Happy Monday, families!

Today's Leader is...Rusty the Red Panda!  Red pandas are amazing animals!  Here's a story about a red panda who wants to write a story: Amy the Red Panda is Writing the Best Story in the World
Today is June 1, 2020.

Rusty and Darla are learning some new words in Spanish:

red panda: panda rojo (PAHN-da RO-ho)
June: Junio (HOO-nee-oh)

Try these!  This week, we will review all the things we have been practicing this year with sentences, upper/lower case, and punctuation.  How would you fix and write these sentences?

1. red pandas live in trees they are endangered animals

2. whistles  baby   The   mom.   its   to

3. Red pandas     climbs       climb      very well.

4. Red pandas live in Nepal China and Myanmar.

5. did you see the red panda he asked

Today's Math Challenge!  This week, we'll review some of the math learning we've done this year!

There were 5 red pandas in the tree.  6 more red pandas joined them.  Then 2 red pandas went away.  How many red pandas were left in the tree?

STEM Connection!  Print or Color Online Red Panda and a Nat Geo video: Red Panda facts


I love, love, love red pandas!  Here's one I saw at the Virginia Zoo:


This is our last full week of first grade!  We will be reviewing lots of the things we have learned this year.  I hope you like the animals we'll be discovering on the blog, too!  Starting on June 6, the blog will feature some special guest stars each day...stay tuned!
Love,
Mrs. Cole