For the week of 10/9/2017

What We’re Learning This Week:

Reading:  This week we will be reading a non-fiction story, “Animal Park”.  We will focus on the topic/main idea of the story, as well as key details that help describe it.  We will also be reviewing non-fiction text features. 

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 the beginning, middle, and end of this story.”

Writing: Students will continue writing about “small moments” throughout our personal narrative writing unit. The students will be choosing one of their stories that they think is their best writing this week.  Then our mini lessons will focus on how to revise and edit their writing.  This will help us to publish and celebrate the students’ writing pieces.  I will continue to conference with students and reinforce the application of what we are learning. 

Grammar: We will continue to review capitals and end marks as we continue editing lessons in writing workshop.  Remember your sentence checker (a sentence must include): capital letters, spaces, brave spelling, makes sense, and end marks!  We will also continue to review adjectives as the kids learn how to revise and “fancy up” their writing.

Word Study/Spelling: 

Read and Write Words: REVIEW of Read and Write Words this quarter (teacher chooses 5):     
was   are   that     his     they 

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:  Consonant Digraphs – 
th,  wh

Ex: thorn, think, whale, white  

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.  We will focus on several activities to help us become more fluent with doubles and near doubles (3+3=6, 3+2=5, 3+4=7).  We are also working on estimation.    

1st grading period Science and Social Studies:
Science: The Sun
Social Studies: Seasons

Homework: Continue working on homework log for the month of October. Thank you for your home support!

Extras:

-Please make sure you are sending your child with a peanut-free snack for the am. 

-Parent teacher Conferences: October 9^th, 10^th, and 11^th

-No School October 13^th

-End of 1^st Grading Period: October 20^th