For the week of 1/22/18

What We’re Learning This Week:

Reading:  We will be reading the story, “Little Penguin’s Tale.” by Audrey Wood. Students will ask and answer questions about the key details in the text. They will use the illustrations and details in the story to help describe its characters, setting or events. We will also discuss and identify who is telling the story at various points in a text.

*Please continue to read your child’s book-in-a-bag nightly with them.

Writing:  The first graders will continue their informational writing unit.  We will also be continuing to work on capitalization, end marks and writing detailed sentences through mini-lessons.  During this unit, each child will write information books about lots of different topics and revisit his or her writing to self-assess and revise (they will name a topic, give facts, and provide a sense of closure).

Word Study/Spelling: 

Fry Words: like, him, into, time, has

Feature/Pattern of the week: ad, ed, ab, ob

Grammar: Adjectives

Phonics: Consonant clusters: s family and comparative endings

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 (the second quarter goal is 15 addition problems in one minute and 15 subtraction problems 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: Comparing living and non-living things
Social Studies:  Geography/Places and Regions

Extras:

-Please remember to keep your child’s report card and return the signed envelope. Thank you!!!
-Tuesday, January 23: Class Pictures
-Feb. 1^st  Field trip to watch the Harmon Musical at AHS
 Please return signed permission slip.