First Grade Newsletter
May 6th- May 10th
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 11, Week 1 & 2
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 15: Calendar and Time
Prerequisite Skills: Use ordinal numbers and positions
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
Patterns in the Sky
The Sun
Last week students reviewed the fact that the sun appears to move across the sky. Students recorded evidence supporting the movement they see of the Sun, including using non-standard measurements to measure the Sun from the horizon and the length of a shadow of an object, during three periods throughout the day (arrival, after lunch, and before dismissal). After the data was collected, students analyzed the data that they collected and will use it to better understand the other patterns in the sky we will discuss.
This week students will continue to gather facts and figures about the Sun. Students will learn that the Earth spins on an axis to create day and night. We will also begin to learn about the moon.
The Sun
Last week students reviewed the fact that the sun appears to move across the sky. Students recorded evidence supporting the movement they see of the Sun, including using non-standard measurements to measure the Sun from the horizon and the length of a shadow of an object, during three periods throughout the day (arrival, after lunch, and before dismissal). After the data was collected, students analyzed the data that they collected and will use it to better understand the other patterns in the sky we will discuss.
This week students will continue to gather facts and figures about the Sun. Students will learn that the Earth spins on an axis to create day and night. We will also begin to learn about the moon.
Social Studies
Quality & Traits Unit
Last week students began 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. This week students will learn about Ruby Bridges and will be 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.
FRIDAY: Art; Music
Writing Workshop
Spring Barebone Book
This week students will be writing a spring-themed sentence using the different parts of a sentence our class has learned this year. Students will write a final draft of the sentence and our class will publish our class' sentences in a spring barebone sentence book.
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!
Timed Write #7
This week students will complete their seventh timed writing. These 5 minute exercises are used to assess the progression students make in writing fluency using different narrative writing prompts.
Genre Writing- Expository/Informative Writing
This week students will begin to organize the facts they have gathered about the Sun into the format of an expository piece of writing. The class will learn sentence starters for the three sections of an expository text (introduction, facts, and conclusion) and will complete a final draft of these facts on special Sun paper.
Spring Barebone Book
This week students will be writing a spring-themed sentence using the different parts of a sentence our class has learned this year. Students will write a final draft of the sentence and our class will publish our class' sentences in a spring barebone sentence book.
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!
Timed Write #7
This week students will complete their seventh timed writing. These 5 minute exercises are used to assess the progression students make in writing fluency using different narrative writing prompts.
Genre Writing- Expository/Informative Writing
This week students will begin to organize the facts they have gathered about the Sun into the format of an expository piece of writing. The class will learn sentence starters for the three sections of an expository text (introduction, facts, and conclusion) and will complete a final draft of these facts on special Sun paper.
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 catalog orders were confirmed and will be shipped early this week. Thank you!
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 and snacks!! Thank you so much for your donations!
8. May Newsletter- News! News! News! Last week a newsletter was sent home outlining and explaining the important dates in the last two months of school for first grade.
9. Stone Zoo Field Trip-The first grade will be going to the Stone Zoo on Friday, May 24th. Three parent volunteers are needed for our class. Thank you to those who have already reached out! I will be getting back to you as soon as possible.
Have a great week!
Miss Biggar
Homework for the Week
Daily
Reading Words (Phonics/Sight)
Reading Street Reading Word List
Reading Street Reading Word List
Reading Log (with discussion questions)
Number/Letter Formation
Addition Math Facts to 10 (ALL)
Number/Letter Formation
Addition Math Facts to 10 (ALL)
Math Number Sense Games
Coin Games
Sight Word Reading & Spelling
Coin Games
Sight Word Reading & Spelling
This week's homework:
Reading Log (due on Friday)
President's Day Activity (due on Friday) [Sent home on Tuesday]
ALL Math Facts (Addition & Subtraction)
Dialogue Journal (due on Friday) [Sent home on Wednesday]
Animal Project (due on Friday, May 17th) [Sent home on Monday, May 6th]
Dialogue Journal (due on Friday) [Sent home on Wednesday]
Animal Project (due on Friday, May 17th) [Sent home on Monday, May 6th]
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