May 29th-June 2nd Newsletter

First Grade Newsletter

May 29th-June 2nd

Literacy

Reading Street: Unit 5 Week 6

Main selection: The Stone Garden

Weekly Question:  What can happen when someone has a new idea?
Amazing Words: accomplish, doubt, original, glider, (un)manned, soar, exclaim
High-Frequency Words: answered, carried, different, poor
Phonics Target: Prefixes: un-, re-  (undo, remove); long o & i (gold; wild)

Comprehension skills: Theme
Comprehension strategy: Inferring

Genres: Realistic Fiction
Written Expression: Predicate Expander "What/Whom" (She brushes my hair.)
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 6 (sixth column). 

Fundations: Unit 13, Week 2 & 3

Students will learn about...

• Adding -es ending to words with digraphs and blends (i.e. lunches, brushes)
• Trick Words: look, good, new

Math in Focus

Chapter 19: Money
Prerequisite Skills: Know penny, nickel, dime and quarter, Use pennies to buy things

Thinking Skills
- Comparing
- Analyzing parts and whole

                        Problem Solving Strategies  
                                            - Make a systematic list
                                            - Make suppositions

           Objectives
- Recognize and name penny, nickel, dime and quarter.
- Understand the symbol for cents.
- Skip-count to find the value for a set of coins of equal value.
- Choose the correct value of coins when buying items.
- Count money up to $1 using the counting on strategy. 

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Science

Invention Unit
     We will reread the book about the Wright Brothers and look at bird feathers up close to see how they help a bird fly.
     

Social Studies

Quality & Traits Unit
     Students will be finishing the traits and illustrations in their packets for each of the famous Americans we read and discussed.

 Specialists

MONDAY: No School!

TUESDAY: P.E.

WEDNESDAY: Music; Talent Show

THURSDAY: P.E.

FRIDAY: Art; Music

Writing Workshop

     Students continue to draft, revise, and publish their cause and effect writing project. Our next writing piece will be a persuasive piece. The students will be writing a letter to an incoming Kindergartener telling them how great first grade is and all of the reasons why!

     

                   Parent Reminders

1. Our last library day was Monday, May 22nd. Please make sure that your child's books are returned no later than Monday, June 5th.
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: Clorox wipes. If you have sent supplies in with your child, thank you for donating!
8. Scholastic Book Club June catalogs will go home tomorrow. Orders are due by Tuesday, June 6th so books come in before summer break. (Online order code- P9JVK)
9. End of the Year Assessments- We will administer the GRADE (tests reading comprehension) this week. Our End of the Year Reading Street test will be given next week. It assesses all reading skills taught this school year. 
10. Stone Zoo field trip is on Wednesday, June 14th. Chaperones a letter with more information will be going home this week.
11. Animal Project- Due on Friday, June 2nd.
12. Our Patriotic Presentation was a HUGE success! The students did a wonderful job showing off everything they have learned about our National Symbols. I am so proud of them and all of their hard work! Thank you to everyone who attended and helped make it special!

Have a wonderful 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 Facts
Wednesday: Dialogue Journal (due on Friday)

Thursday: Animal Project (due on Friday, June 2nd)