First Grade Newsletter
March 26th- 30th
Literacy
Reading Street: Unit 4 Week 4
Main selection: A Southern Ranch
Weekly Question: Why do we treasure special places?
Amazing Words: impression, memory, familiar, errand, favorite, stampede
High-Frequency Words: eight, moon, touch, above, laugh
Phonics Target: Vowel digraphs ie, igh (tie; high); Consonant Patterns kn, wr (knot, write)
Amazing Words: impression, memory, familiar, errand, favorite, stampede
High-Frequency Words: eight, moon, touch, above, laugh
Phonics Target: Vowel digraphs ie, igh (tie; high); Consonant Patterns kn, wr (knot, write)
Comprehension skills: Facts and Details
Comprehension strategy: Questioning
Comprehension strategy: Questioning
Genres: Expository Text
Written Expression: Predicate Expander "When" (The sun shines in the afternoon.)
Reading Street Parent Connection:
Written Expression: Predicate Expander "When" (The sun shines in the afternoon.)
Reading Street Parent Connection:
- Unit 3 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 4, Week 4 (fourth column).
Fundations: Unit 11, Week 1
Students will learn about...
- Vowel-consonant-e syllable in one-syllable words
- Long vowel sounds
- Trick Words: friend, other, another, none, nothing
- Unit Story: Jake the Whale
Math in Focus
Chapter 13
Addition and Subtraction to 40
Pre-requisite skills: Adding by making a 10, Adding and subtracting by grouping into 10s/1s, Relate addition and subtraction facts
Thinking Skills
- Analyzing parts and whole
Problem Solving Strategies
- Use a diagram/model
- Work backward
Objectives
- Add a two-digit number and a one-digit number with/without regrouping
- Add 2 two-digit numbers with/without regrouping
Thinking Skills
- Analyzing parts and whole
Problem Solving Strategies
- Use a diagram/model
- Work backward
Objectives
- Add a two-digit number and a one-digit number with/without regrouping
- Add 2 two-digit numbers with/without regrouping
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Science
Backyard Growers Enrichment
Last week our Backyard Growers enrichment program began! This is a great opportunity for the children to learn science content through a local organization with hands-on activities. The first lesson was about the garden ecosystem. Students were able to brainstorm where their food came from, create name tags, and make a class food chain using string based off of the animals on their name tags. This week's lesson will be on composting and vermiculture.
Last week our Backyard Growers enrichment program began! This is a great opportunity for the children to learn science content through a local organization with hands-on activities. The first lesson was about the garden ecosystem. Students were able to brainstorm where their food came from, create name tags, and make a class food chain using string based off of the animals on their name tags. This week's lesson will be on composting and vermiculture.
Social Studies
We are starting our National Symbols Unit this week. We learned about our first American symbol, Statue of Liberty. This week we will learn about American flag and and the White House.Second Steps- This week we will learned about two boys who used the strategies of fair ways to play during indoor recess.
Specialists
MONDAY: Music; Library
TUESDAY: P.E.
WEDNESDAY: Music
THURSDAY: P.E.; Backyard Growers
FRIDAY: Art; Music
Writing Workshop
"When I Grow Up" Class Book
Students did a great job coming up with careers they could have when they grow up! We had ideas from being teachers to being computer programmers to professional sports players. This week we will continue to work on the planning stages of our “When We Grow Up” pieces. The students will finish their three reasons about the careers they chose. The next step in the planning process is to come up with four reasons why they want to have that profession with they grow up.
"When I Grow Up" Class Book
Students did a great job coming up with careers they could have when they grow up! We had ideas from being teachers to being computer programmers to professional sports players. This week we will continue to work on the planning stages of our “When We Grow Up” pieces. The students will finish their three reasons about the careers they chose. The next step in the planning process is to come up with four reasons why they want to have that profession with they grow up.
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. Scholastic book order- A spring catalog will go home this week. Please return orders and money by Monday, April 2nd.
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. Dialogue Journals-Dialogue Journals will be sent home on Tuesday this week due to my absence on Wednesday. Student may turn in their journals any day leading up to Friday once they have finished their letter for the week. Thank you!
6. Report cards were sent home on Friday, March 23rd. Please sign the envelope and return it as soon as possible. Thank you!
7. Class Pictures- If you still want to order class pictures, please send in the money slip as soon as possible.
Have a great week!
Miss Biggar
Homework for the Week
Daily
Reading Words (Phonics/Sight)
Reading Log (with discussion questions)
Number/Letter Formation
Number/Letter Formation
Math Number Sense Games
Coin Games
Coin Games
This week's homework:
Reading Log (due on Friday)
Bunches of Balls & Cube Counting Activities (due on Friday) [Sent home on Monday]
Dialogue Journal (due on Friday) [Sent home on Tuesday]
The Pot of Gold Comprehension (due on Friday) [Sent home on Monday]
The Pot of Gold Comprehension (due on Friday) [Sent home on Monday]
