First Grade Newsletter
December 10th-14th
Literacy
Reading Street: Unit 2 Week 3
Main selection: Who Works Here!
Weekly Question: Who works to make our community a nice place?
Amazing Words: citizen, community, law, leader, branch, headquarters, earn, patrol
High-Frequency Words: people, live, work, who, out
Phonics Target: Long i: i_e; Digraphs- wh, ch, tch, ph
Comprehension skills: Author's purpose
Comprehension strategy: Important ideas
Genres: Expository Text
Written Expression: Predicate Expander "Where" (The sunflower blooms under the blazing sun.)
Reading Street Parent Connection:
- Unit 2 Family talk letter for concept conversation starters and 6-week overview of the unit. (Sent home November 16th)
- Practice reading words (see white sheet sent home Wednesday) for Unit 2, Week 3 (third column).
Fundations: Unit 6, Week 1
Students will learn about...
Students will learn about...
- Base word and suffix with the suffix -s
- Pluralization
- Narrative fiction vs. informational books
- Reading with accuracy
- Sight Words: are, were
- Reading Selection: Jack's Bags
Math in Focus
Chapter 7
Numbers to 20
Prerequisite Skills: Count & compare to 10 , Make patterns (counting on/back)
Thinking Skills
- Analyzing patterns & relationships
Problem Solving Strategies
- Look for patterns
Objectives
Prerequisite Skills: Count & compare to 10 , Make patterns (counting on/back)
Thinking Skills
- Analyzing patterns & relationships
Problem Solving Strategies
- Look for patterns
Objectives
- Count on from 10-20
- Read and write 11-20 in numbers and words.
- Use a place value chart to show numbers to 20.
- Show objects up to 20 as tens and ones.
- Read and write 11-20 in numbers and words.
- Use a place value chart to show numbers to 20.
- Show objects up to 20 as tens and ones.
*
Science
Light and Sound Waves
Last week students learned about the law of reflection by watching a demonstration using a ball. Students recorded what they saw with a scientific drawing and a small explanation in their science journals. This week students will carry out two different experiments using mirrors, a flashlight and target in order to test the law of reflection.
Last week students learned about the law of reflection by watching a demonstration using a ball. Students recorded what they saw with a scientific drawing and a small explanation in their science journals. This week students will carry out two different experiments using mirrors, a flashlight and target in order to test the law of reflection.
Social Studies
Jan Brett Author Study Gingerbread Baby
This week students will be read Gingerbread Baby, The Gingerbread Man, and The Gingerbread Girl. The students will have state which character they liked best and explain why they liked that character.
Second Steps—This week we are continuing our
Empathy Unit by learning about how our feelings can chan
Specialists
MONDAY: Music; Library
TUESDAY: P.E.
WEDNESDAY: Music
THURSDAY: P.E.
FRIDAY: Art; Music
Writing Workshop
Jan Brett Author Study~ Mitten Riddle
This week students will be writing their animal riddle clues and draw a realistic picture of their animal.
Framing Your Thoughts~ Predicate Expander of Where
This week students will begin to write their winter- and holiday-themed sentences uses a step-by-step organizer that slowly builds to their sentences beginning with the subject and ending with a predicate expander of where. We will continue to slowly work on the next couple of weeks leading up to winter break and finalize our sentences before winter break.
This week’s mini-lessons will include…
- What an individual conference is and includes
- Using complete thoughts
- Punctuation
- Uppercase at the beginning of a sentence and lowercase at the end
Six Traits of Writing~ Ideas
This week students will conference with me about their Tom the Turkey stories and begin writing their final drafts. Framing Your Thoughts~ Predicate Expander of Where
This week students will begin to write their winter- and holiday-themed sentences uses a step-by-step organizer that slowly builds to their sentences beginning with the subject and ending with a predicate expander of where. We will continue to slowly work on the next couple of weeks leading up to winter break and finalize our sentences before winter break.
This week’s mini-lessons will include…
- What an individual conference is and includes
- Using complete thoughts
- Punctuation
- Uppercase at the beginning of a sentence and lowercase at the end
Parent Reminders
1. Our class went to the library today. Please remind your child to bring back their library book by next Monday, December 17th.
2. Please make sure to pack a snack and water for your child each day.
3. Jan Brett Celebration- Katharine Worth will be contacting families to donate supplies for our celebration. One item the whole grade will need are 64 mitten shaped sugar cookies. If you are willing to help or make these cookies, please contact me directly. If you have signed up to donate supplies for our celebration, please send in your supplies any time between today and Tuesday, December 18th. The supplies are due on Tuesday, December 18th at the latest. Thank you for your support!
4. Pajama Party- On Friday, December 21st, there will be a pajama party for our class to celebrate our hard work over the past four months. Your child should have a clean pair of pajamas on and are allowed to bring their slippers to wear around school. Please do not bring in any valuable stuffed animals or blankets from home. Each student should have another pair of shoes to wear for outside.
This week's homework:
1. Our class went to the library today. Please remind your child to bring back their library book by next Monday, December 17th.
2. Please make sure to pack a snack and water for your child each day.
3. Jan Brett Celebration- Katharine Worth will be contacting families to donate supplies for our celebration. One item the whole grade will need are 64 mitten shaped sugar cookies. If you are willing to help or make these cookies, please contact me directly. If you have signed up to donate supplies for our celebration, please send in your supplies any time between today and Tuesday, December 18th. The supplies are due on Tuesday, December 18th at the latest. Thank you for your support!
4. Pajama Party- On Friday, December 21st, there will be a pajama party for our class to celebrate our hard work over the past four months. Your child should have a clean pair of pajamas on and are allowed to bring their slippers to wear around school. Please do not bring in any valuable stuffed animals or blankets from home. Each student should have another pair of shoes to wear for outside.
Have a wonderful week!
Miss Biggar
Homework for the Week
Daily
Reading Words (Phonics/Sight)
Reading Log (with discussion questions)
Number/Letter Formation
Math Games
Number/Letter Formation
Math Games
This week's homework:
Reading Log (due on Friday)
Number Bond Sentences Math Game [Sent home on Tuesday]
Dialogue Journal #8 (due on Friday) [Sent home on Wednesday]
Kwanzaa Comprehension Sheet (due on Friday) [Sent home on Monday]
Number Bond Sentences Math Game [Sent home on Tuesday]
Dialogue Journal #8 (due on Friday) [Sent home on Wednesday]
Kwanzaa Comprehension Sheet (due on Friday) [Sent home on Monday]
No comments:
Post a Comment