First Grade Newsletter
April 30th- May 4th
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)
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
Comprehension strategy: Background Knowledge
Genres: Animal Fantasy
Written Expression: Predicate Expander "How" (The kids play loudly on the playground.)
Reading Street Parent Connection:
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 15 Test on Friday, May 4th**
Prerequisite Skills: Use ordinal numbers and positions
**Chapter 15 Test on Friday, May 4th**
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
Backyard Growers Enrichment
Last week students learned about the life cycle of a plant and seeds. This week students will learn about the five things plants need in order to grow through a scavenger hunt and by planting their own seeds.
Last week students learned about the life cycle of a plant and seeds. This week students will learn about the five things plants need in order to grow through a scavenger hunt and by planting their own seeds.
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. Students will also be learning about Ruby Bridges and discussing what qualities and traits she had as well as why she had those specific traits.
Specialists
MONDAY: Music; Library
TUESDAY: P.E.
WEDNESDAY: Music
THURSDAY: P.E.; Backyard Growers
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.
Pen Pal letters
This week we will be sending our second letters to our Gloucester pen pals. The students' letters are packed full of interesting questions. They are very excited to receive a letter back!
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.
Pen Pal letters
This week we will be sending our second letters to our Gloucester pen pals. The students' letters are packed full of interesting questions. They are very excited to receive a letter back!
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. Scholastic Book Order-May catalogs will be sent home this week. Please return or make orders by Friday, May 18th.
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!! Thank you so much for your donations!
8. May Newsletter- News! News! News! This week 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.
9. Moon Log- A May calendar with the description of this observation log will go home on Tuesday, May 1st. Please return the completed log back on Friday, June 1st.
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
Moon Log
Coin Games
Moon Log
This week's homework:
Reading Log (due on Friday)
President's Day Activity (due on Friday) [Sent home on Tuesday]
Dialogue Journal (due on Friday) [Sent home on Wednesday]
Moon Log (due on Friday, June 1st) [Sent home on Tuesday, May 1st]
Moon Log (due on Friday, June 1st) [Sent home on Tuesday, May 1st]
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