For the week of 2/12/18

What We’re Learning This Week:

Reading:  We will be reading a non-fiction text called “Melting and Freezing”, and we will focus on non-fiction text features and how this helps us understand the topic.  The children will use various text features to locate key information in the text. We will also be reviewing main idea and key details 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:    out    many   them   then   these    (reviewing)

Feature/Pattern of the week: ick, ack, uck, ock

Grammar: Review Determiners (few, many, several)

Phonics: Final Blends (ex: camp, send, fast)

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 15 addition facts in one minute and 15 subtraction facts in one minute. Our core lessons will include hands-on math activities and games that support the common core. We will be focusing on fact families using a variety of hands-on materials (bead racks, tens frames, and digit cards).  Students will write all four number sentences that are a part of each fact family (3+4=7, 4+3=7, 7-3=4, and 7-4=3). 

3^rd grading period Science and Social Studies:
Science: Water
Social Studies:  Geography/Places and Regions

Extras:

-Feb. 14^th- Happy Valentine’s Day- we will pass out valentines.

-Feb. 15^th- Our class Valentine’s party

-Feb. 16^th- No school for students- Teacher In-service Day

-Feb. 19^th- No school- President’s Day

-Week of Feb. 26^th- Book Fair Week- more info coming home soon