May 1st- 5th Newsletter

First Grade Newsletter

May 1st-5th

Literacy

Reading Street: Unit 5 Week 2

Main selection: Mole and the Baby Bird

Weekly Question:  How can we look at things in a different way?
Amazing Words: freedom, miserable, selfish, shrug, ignore, fond, proper, scarcely
High-Frequency Words: loved, wood, should, door
Phonics Target: Vowel Patterns: ow, ou  (show, out); Syllables C/CV, VC/V (baker, second)

Comprehension skills: Draw Conclusions
Comprehension strategy: Background Knowledge

Genres: Animal Fantasy
Written Expression: Predicate Expander "How" (The kids play loudly on the playground.)
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 Friday) for Unit 5, Week 2 (second column). 

Fundations: Unit 12, Week 2 

Students will learn about...

• Reading two syllable words with V_E syllables
• Trick Words: been, little, own, want
• Unit Story: Jackson

Math in Focus

Chapter 15: Calendar and Time
**Chapter 5 Test on Monday, May 1st**
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

Science will be on hold until the class is finished with the Quality & Traits Unit. We will continue to review science topics that have already been taught as we continue throughout the year.
     

Social Studies

Quality & Traits Unit
This week students will begin to learn about what a quality and trait is, a list of different qualities and traits that specific people have, and what qualities & traits each student holds.

 Specialists

MONDAY: Music; Library

TUESDAY: P.E.

WEDNESDAY: Music

THURSDAY: P.E.

FRIDAY: Art; Music

Writing Workshop
How-To Writing
     This week students will be publishing their final drafts of their how-to writing with a final copy of their steps and detailed illustrations. The how-to writing pieces will be completed with a colorful cover.

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Writing Project
     Last week students have picked an animal and object they would give to their particular animal. This week students will work on what the animal would ask for or need if they gave them that object and what it would do with it.

     

                   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. "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. Wish List: paper towels, wet wipes, and tissues. 
8. May Newsletter- News! News! News! On Tuesday, May 2nd a newsletter will be sent home outlining and explaining the important things that will be happening in the last two months of school for first grade. 

Have a great week! 

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)