For the week of 9/24/2018

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 daily 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, got, 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 15 addition facts in one minute and 15 subtraction facts in one minute.  Please look for a fluency check coming home next week to see how your child is currently doing.  We will continue to use our strategies to make progress with this.  Our core lessons will include hands-on math activities and games that support the common core. The children will work on building 2-digit numbers (with base ten blocks, digit cards) and compare both numbers with <, >, and = symbols.  We will also play a game called “Roll and Record Subtraction” this week!

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.JThank you for your home support!

Extras:

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

·      School Pictures Sept. 25^th

·      “Get to Know You” days (last names A-Lon September 28^th) and (last names M-Zon October 1^st)-If you talked to me about switching days, then please stick to that day

·      Field trip to Hiram College: Our class on October 2^nd

·      No School October 11^thor 12^th

·      Teacher/Parent Conferences: October 16^th,October 17^th, and October 18^th(I sent out a sign-up genius for this)

·      End of 1^stGrading Period: October 19^th