June 4th-8th Newsletter

First Grade Newsletter

June 4th-June 8th

Literacy

Reading Street: Unit 5 Week 6 & Review

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 phonics & sight words (see white sheet sent home Friday) for Unit 5 (Column 1-5). 

Fundations: Unit 14, Week 1

Students will learn about...

• Review all concepts taught (baseword/suffix including -s, -es, -ing, -ed; digraphs, blends, glued sounds, silent -e words)
• Trick Words: water, called

Math in Focus

Chapter 17: Addition and Subtraction within 100
**Chapter 17 Test on Tuesday, June 5th**
Prerequisite Skills: Making tens and ones, adding tens and ones with regrouping, subtracting tens and ones

Thinking Skills
- Deduction
- Identifying patterns and relationships

Problem Solving Strategies  
                                            - Simplify the problem
                                            - Guess and check

           Objectives
- Add a 2-digit number and a 1-digit number without regrouping.
- Add two 2-digit numbers without regrouping.
- Subtract a 1-digit number from a 2-digit number without regrouping.
- Subtract two 2-digit numbers without regrouping.

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Science

This week the students will take some time to teach the class about their animal they researched and that we will see at the Stone Zoo next week! I can't wait to learn some new, interesting facts!
     

Social Studies

Quality & Traits Unit
     The students did a great job identifying and explaining qualities and traits of the famous Americans as well as in folktales and legends.
Second Steps 
Review all of the strategies learned throughout the year. 

 Specialists

MONDAY: Music

TUESDAY: P.E.

WEDNESDAY: Field Day!

THURSDAY: P.E. (Make-up Field Day)

FRIDAY: Art; Music

Writing Workshop

     Last week the students started their persuasive letter to an incoming Kindergarten student about how great first grade is. They came up with some great reasons! They will write a final copy this week!
     Later in the week, they will begin writing an informative letter to introduce himself or herself to their new second grade teacher.

     

                   Parent Reminders

1. All library books are due back this week.
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!
4. End of the Year Assessments- We will administer the End of the Year Reading Street test this week. It assesses all reading skills taught this year. 
5. Field Day- On Wednesday, June 6th we have field day! Please have your child wear purple. If field day is postponed due to weather, the make up date is Thursday, June 7th.
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. If you have sent supplies in with your child, thank you for donating!
8. Scholastic Book Club June catalogs went home on Monday, June 4th. Orders are due by Friday, June 8th so books come in before summer break. (Online order code- P9JVK)
9. End of the Year Luau- To celebrate all that we have accomplished this year, we're going to have a First Grade Luau on the last day of school, Tuesday June 19th. I will be sending out a list of things we need. Please write your name next to the items you can donate and I will send you a confirmation. Stay tuned! 
10. Stone Zoo field trip is next Thursday, June 14th. Please turn in permission slips no later than Friday, June 8th.
11. Animal Project- If your child has not turned in their animal project, please turn it in as soon as possible. Our first animal project share is tomorrow. 
12. **Homework Changes**- We will begin to eliminate homework some homework assignments as the school year winds down. Last week was our last week for reading comprehension work. This week will be our last week for reading passages and journal writing. For Math homework, I have sent home a recording sheet for the Zero the Hero game. 

Have a wonderful week! 

Miss Biggar

Homework for the Week

 Daily

Reading Words (Phonics/Sight)

Reading Log (with discussion questions)
Number/Letter Formation

Math Number Sense Games
Coin Games

This week's homework:

 Reading Log (due on Friday)
Zero the Hero Math Game Recording Sheet (due on Friday) [Sent home on Tuesday]

 Dialogue Journal (due on Friday) [Sent home on Wednesday]