For the week of 8/21/2017

What We’re Learning This Week:

Reading: “Sam Come Back” (Fiction Text) We will be working on identifying the characters, setting and major events of a story in order.

In the next few weeks your child will be coming home with their daily book to read in their “book in a bag.” Please remember to read your child’s book-in-a-bag nightly with them.

Writing: We will be introducing writing workshop and brainstorming small moments.  Students will work on writing about “small moments” as we begin our personal narrative writing unit. We will also be continuing to work on capitalization, end marks and writing detailed sentences through mini-lessons. We will be focusing on the naming and telling part of a sentence. 

Grammar: We will be reviewing what makes a COMPLETE sentence (Conventions, spacing, Capital letters, neatness.).. Identifying the naming and telling piece of a sentence.

Word Study/Spelling: 

Fry Words:  the of  and  a  to

Short vowel word families will be our focus for this quarter. Word family shares the same vowels/patterns and rhyming words. We are working on short vowel “a”

Feature/Pattern of the week:- Word Families       at   an

Ex: at, bat, cat , hat, man, ran

Math: Our math lessons each day will include computational fluency, fact fluency, and core math instruction focused on the first grade common core math standards. Computational fluency will help the students to use the most effective and efficient strategies. Fact Fluency is working with both addition and subtraction facts within 10. We are working towards students to complete 22 addition facts in one minute and 22 subtraction facts in one minute. Our core lessons will include hands-on math activities and games that support the common core.

1st grading period Science and Social Studies: Science: The Sun
Social Studies: How to be a good Craddock citizen and following school rules.

Homework/Communication: See homework and communication log coming home soon! Thank you for your home support!

Extras:

-Please make sure you are sending your child with a peanut free snack for the am.
-Getting to Know you Days – Last names beginning with; A-L 8/25/2017   M-L 8/28/2017