Monday, April 24, 2017

April 24th-28th Newsletter



First Grade Newsletter
April 24th-28th

Literacy
Reading Street: Unit 5 Week 1
Main selection: Tippy-Toe Chick, Go!
Weekly Question:  When does a problem need a clever solution?
Amazing Words: predicament, furious, grumpy, clever, intend, exhausted, batter, griddle
High-Frequency Words: along, behind, eyes, never, pulling, toward
Phonics Target: Dipthong ow, ou (town, loud); final syllable -le (able)
Comprehension skills: Character, setting, plot 
Comprehension strategy: Monitor and Clarify
Genres: Animal Fantasy, Folk Tale
Written Expression: Predicate Expander "How" (Dogs excitedly bark.)
Reading Street Parent Connection:
  • Unit 5 Family talk letter for concept conversation starters and 6-week overview of the unit. (Sent home March 6th)
  • Practice reading words (see white sheet sent home Monday, April 24th) for Unit 5, Week 1 (first column). 
Fundations: Unit 12, Week 1

Students will learn about...
  • Multi-syllabic words (cactus)
  • Trick Words: people, month
Math in Focus


Chapter 15: Calendar and Time
Prerequisite Skills: Use ordinal numbers and positions

Thinking Skills
- Identifying patterns and relationships
- Analyzing parts and a whole

Problem Solving Strategies  
- Deduction
                                            - Act It Out
                                            - Use a diagram

           Objectives
- Use the term "o'clock" to tell time to the hour.
- Use the term "half past".
- Read and show time to the hour and half hour on an analog and digital clock.
- Relate time to daily activities.

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Science
Weather & the Seasons
     The students brought home a weather study guide before vacation. Use this to study. The Weather Unit test will be this week.
     
Social Studies

Second Steps- The week before break we learned how to handle name calling using our calming down strategy as well as the steps to problem solving. This week we will be reviewing everything we have learned in our Second Steps program. 

 Specialists


MONDAY: Music; Library
TUESDAY: P.E.
WEDNESDAY: Music
THURSDAY: P.E.
FRIDAY: Art; Music


Writing Workshop
     This week students will continue to work on their how-to books that we had to put on hold for a couple of weeks. Most students are completing their rough drafts and conferencing with me on their sentences. Each student's writing continues to improve as the weeks go on. Keep up the great work first graders!




     
                   Parent Reminders

1. Our library time is Mondays at 1 p.m. Please have books brought back to school by the Friday before or Monday morning.
2. Reading passages are due on Thursday. Reading Street Word Lists are due on Friday. 
3. Dialogue Journals will be handed out on Tuesday, April 11 and due back on Thursday, April 13th. 
4. "Reading is thinking!" The most important part of your child's reading blog is the discussion they have with you about the books. Please mark down which questions you  discuss. Thanks!
5. Before School help- Thursday at 8 a.m.
6. Each student needs to bring in a snack everyday to school. If this is not possible for you, please let me know and we can work something out.Thank you!
7. "Poem in Your Pocket Day" is Friday, April 28th. It is also alliteration day so dress up like something that begins with the same letter as your name. Students will be choosing a poem to keep in their special  pocket that we'll be making in class. They'll get to share it with anyone who asks them. It should be a really fun literacy day!
8. Anyone ready to be checked in for Math Facts? Just send in a note and I'll check in with your child. Thanks!
9. Wish List: paper towels, wet wipes, and tissues. 
10. Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Next week, the first grade team will be sending home a newsletter about some exciting things we'll be doing to wrap up the school year. Stay tuned!
12. Weather Unit Test- A study guide for our Weather unit was sent home on Thursday, April 13th. Please have your child review the packet.  The unit test will be this week.

Enjoy the last week of April

Miss Biggar


Homework for the Week
 Daily
Reading Words (Phonics/Sight)
Reading Log (with discussion questions)
Number/Letter Formation
Math Facts (Addition and Subtraction)

Monday:  Reading Log (due on Friday)
Tuesday: Math (due Friday)
Wednesday: Dialogue Journal (due on Friday)
Thursday: Comprehension (due on Friday)

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