First Grade Newsletter
October 14-18th
Literacy
Reading Street: Unit 1 Week 3
Main Selection: The Big Blue Ox
Weekly Question: How do animals help people?
Amazing Words: past, present, produce transportation, danger, serve, snuggle, enormous, powerful
High-Frequency Words: blue, help, little, from, use, get
Phonics Target: Short 'o', plural -s, consonant 's' /z/
Amazing Words: past, present, produce transportation, danger, serve, snuggle, enormous, powerful
High-Frequency Words: blue, help, little, from, use, get
Phonics Target: Short 'o', plural -s, consonant 's' /z/
Comprehension skills: Character and Setting
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize
Genres: Animal Fantasy
Reading Street Parent Connection:
Reading Street Parent Connection:
- Family Times gives various activities that can be done at home that connect to the concept we're learning this week.
- Practice reading phonics and sight words for Unit 1, Week 3 (third column only).
PHONICS
Lively Letters (Sounds)
- Review stories and sounds for each letter pair: x/y/c, w/wh/h, e
- Last week’s letter pairs: p/b, t/d, k/g, f/v, qu, m/n, ng, a/o, j, s/z, ch, r/l, u/i
Spelling
Handwriting Without Tears
- Skill(s): Tapping out sounds in words with CVC patterns (Consonant, Vowel, Consonant; such as 'cat')
- Trick Words: the, of, and
**Trick words are irregularly spelled words that each child is expected to be able to spell in their writing.**
Handwriting Without Tears
- Review formation of the following letters…c, o, s, v, w, t, a, d, g, u, i, e, l, k, y, j, p, r, n, m, h, b, f, q, x, z
- Alphabetical order
Chapter 3
Addition Fact to 10
Thinking Skills
- Analyzing parts and a whole
- Deduction
Problem Solving Strategies
- Act it Out
- Draw a diagram
Thinking Skills
- Analyzing parts and a whole
- Deduction
Problem Solving Strategies
- Act it Out
- Draw a diagram
Objectives
- Count on to add
- Use number bonds to add in any order
- Use number bonds to add in any order
- - Write and solve addition sentences
- - Tell and write addition stories about pictures
*- - Tell and write addition stories about pictures
Science
Space Unit
Patterns in the Sky
Last week students learned that the Earth rotates on an axis. They also learned that when we face the Sun, it is day time, and when we are facing away from the Sun, it is night time. This week students will begin to learn about the Moon.
Social Studies
Patterns in the Sky
Last week students learned that the Earth rotates on an axis. They also learned that when we face the Sun, it is day time, and when we are facing away from the Sun, it is night time. This week students will begin to learn about the Moon.
Social Studies
We will be focusing on communities over time and transportation through our weekly readings. This week the children will work to answer the question, "How do animals help people?"
This week the class will be continuing to put into practice the four Skills for Learning throughout the day. We will begin Unit 2 of Second Steps on Wednesday by discussing empathy.
Specialists
MONDAY: Music
TUESDAY: P.E.
WEDNESDAY: Music
THURSDAY: P.E.
FRIDAY: Art, Music; Library
Writing Workshop
Framing Your Thoughts
This week students will begin creating their own fall-themed 'barebone sentence'. There will be whole group session to brainstorm fall-themed subjects (noun) and predicates (verb) a rough draft, and final draft of the sentence including an illustration. Our class will publish our fall barebone sentences. We will also be learning about adjectives.
Six Traits of Writing~ Ideas
Magic Camera
This the students will go over the five senses (sight, scent, sound, taste, and touch). We will discuss words associated with the different senses and experiences students have had where they observed with their eyes, ears, nose, mouth or skin. This week we will be taking a sensory walk through and around the school to practice using our senses with our magic sense cameras. Each student will have a chance to discuss what they observe and reflect on what they saw on our walk. During this week's walks, we will be focusing on sight, sound, and smell.
Timed Fluency Write #2
This week the class will complete their second fluency prompt. Each fluency prompt will be 5 minutes long. One minute for students to brainstorm ideas about the prompt's sentence starter and 4 minutes to write their ideas. The goals for each fluency prompt are to see growth in the number of words students write and to see students applying grammar and writing skills they are learning throughout the year.
This week students will begin creating their own fall-themed 'barebone sentence'. There will be whole group session to brainstorm fall-themed subjects (noun) and predicates (verb) a rough draft, and final draft of the sentence including an illustration. Our class will publish our fall barebone sentences. We will also be learning about adjectives.Six Traits of Writing~ Ideas
Magic Camera
This the students will go over the five senses (sight, scent, sound, taste, and touch). We will discuss words associated with the different senses and experiences students have had where they observed with their eyes, ears, nose, mouth or skin. This week we will be taking a sensory walk through and around the school to practice using our senses with our magic sense cameras. Each student will have a chance to discuss what they observe and reflect on what they saw on our walk. During this week's walks, we will be focusing on sight, sound, and smell.
Timed Fluency Write #2
This week the class will complete their second fluency prompt. Each fluency prompt will be 5 minutes long. One minute for students to brainstorm ideas about the prompt's sentence starter and 4 minutes to write their ideas. The goals for each fluency prompt are to see growth in the number of words students write and to see students applying grammar and writing skills they are learning throughout the year.
Parent Reminders
1. Our class goes to the library on Fridays at 12:15 p.m.
2. Scholastic book order- The October catalog orders are due this Friday, October 18th.
3. Wish List- Thank you for your snack donations!
4. CORI Checks- If you need to have a CORI done, the paperwork needs to be done through the main office at the Blackburn Drive office. Thank you for your support of our class!
5. Unit 1 Reading Card- I recorded how many of the phonics and high-frequency words your child read correctly. I also starred the words each child did not read correctly or read fluently (within 3 seconds). This week each child will practice the second column of words. Please note I am looking for the students to be able to read these words with automaticity (within 3 seconds). (Reminder: please return these on Fridays.)
6. On the back of your child's Daily Reading Log, you'll find a numbered list of discussion questions. Please jot down which questions you discussed with the books each night in the 'title' box.
7. Dialogue Journals—I will be sending home the journals tomorrow for students to write their 3rd letter. A couple reminders are that students should be sound spelling words that they do not know how to spell, skipping lines for corrections and comments to be made, and writing each letter in pencil. Use the sample letter on the last page of your child's journal as a guide.
8. The Topsfield Fair field trip was a success! The children had a blast walking around the educational barns learning about animals, insects, and plants. There were even opportunities for children to hold chicks, pet rabbits, and find the queen bee in an active hive! Thank you to our volunteers for joining us. We could not have done it without you!
9. Halloween Parade- Our Halloween Parade is on Thursday, October 31st beginning at 2:25 p.m. Please be at the school by 2:15 p.m. to watch the parade. We are in need of 3 parent volunteers to come into our room (Room 116) at 2:00 p.m. to help students get into their costumes before the parade. If you would like to volunteer, please let me know as soon as possible. Thank you!
4. CORI Checks- If you need to have a CORI done, the paperwork needs to be done through the main office at the Blackburn Drive office. Thank you for your support of our class!
5. Unit 1 Reading Card- I recorded how many of the phonics and high-frequency words your child read correctly. I also starred the words each child did not read correctly or read fluently (within 3 seconds). This week each child will practice the second column of words. Please note I am looking for the students to be able to read these words with automaticity (within 3 seconds). (Reminder: please return these on Fridays.)
6. On the back of your child's Daily Reading Log, you'll find a numbered list of discussion questions. Please jot down which questions you discussed with the books each night in the 'title' box.
7. Dialogue Journals—I will be sending home the journals tomorrow for students to write their 3rd letter. A couple reminders are that students should be sound spelling words that they do not know how to spell, skipping lines for corrections and comments to be made, and writing each letter in pencil. Use the sample letter on the last page of your child's journal as a guide.
8. The Topsfield Fair field trip was a success! The children had a blast walking around the educational barns learning about animals, insects, and plants. There were even opportunities for children to hold chicks, pet rabbits, and find the queen bee in an active hive! Thank you to our volunteers for joining us. We could not have done it without you!
9. Halloween Parade- Our Halloween Parade is on Thursday, October 31st beginning at 2:25 p.m. Please be at the school by 2:15 p.m. to watch the parade. We are in need of 3 parent volunteers to come into our room (Room 116) at 2:00 p.m. to help students get into their costumes before the parade. If you would like to volunteer, please let me know as soon as possible. Thank you!
I hope you all have had a fantastic weekend!
Miss Biggar
Homework for the Week
Daily
Reading Log (with discussion questions)
Number/Letter Formation
Number/Letter Formation
Math Number Sense Games
This week's homework:
Reading Log (due on Friday) [Sent home on Tuesday]
Flash the Dots! Recording Sheet (due on Friday) [Sent home on Tuesday]
Dialogue Journal #3 (due on Friday) [Sent home on Wednesday]
Flash the Dots! Recording Sheet (due on Friday) [Sent home on Tuesday]
Dialogue Journal #3 (due on Friday) [Sent home on Wednesday]
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