For the Week of 9/18/2017

What We’re Learning This Week:

Reading:  This week we will be reading the story, Sun.  Students will work on identifying the text features in a non-fiction book.

Your child will be coming home with their guided reading book to read in their “book in a bag.”  Please remember to practice reading your child’s book-in-a-bag nightly with them.  Ask them comprehension questions, such as, “Who are the characters?” and “Tell me what happened in this story.”

Writing: Students will continue writing about “small moments” throughout our personal narrative writing unit.  We will also work on capitalization, end marks and writing detailed sentences through mini-lessons.

Grammar: We will continue to review verbs this week. Check out this awesome song to help identify what a verb is on You Tube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ineCCpqpZrM

Word Study/Spelling: 

Fry Words: at   be   or  this  one 

Short vowel word families will be our focus for this quarter.  Word families share the same vowels/patterns and rhyme.

Feature/Pattern of the week:- Word Families       ug  ut  un   (short u)

Ex: tug, mug, hut, fun,

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.  Our end-of-the-year goal is to have students 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: Continue working on homework log! Thank you for your home support!

Extras:
 -Please make sure you are sending your child with a peanut free snack for the am. 
-Please return the Aurora Reads volunteer form
-School Pictures Sept. 26^th
-Hiram Field Trip September 29^th (Please dress your child in their green Aurora class shirt and send you child with a brown bag lunch)
-Parent teacher Conferences: October 9^th, 10^th, 11^th (Please sign up on sign-up genius if you have not already)
-No School October 13^th
-End of 1^st Grading Period: October 20^th