For the Week of 10/22/18

What We’re Learning This Week:

Reading:  “Places Plants and Animals Live” (Non-Fiction Text)

We will focus on the main idea and key details.  Students will be working on

asking and answering questions to help figure out the meaning of the words

in a non-fiction text. We’ll be continuing guided reading and daily five. 

As always, we’ll be reading poetry weekly for fluency and expression

practice.  Please continue to read and monitor the book-in-a bag coming

home nightly.

Writing: We are beginning a new writing unit on opinion writing.

Students will write an opinion piece in which they introduce the topic

or name of a book, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion and

provide since of closure. Well will continue to work on using upper and

lower case letters in the correct manner as well as punctuation.

Word Study/Spelling: Digraphs th, wh (thumb, thin, whale, wheel)
Fry Words: had, by, words, but, not

Phonics- Mixed Digraphs (th, wh, sh, ch)

Grammar: Introducing common, proper and possessive nouns 

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.

And our 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. This week we are introducing fractions with shapes. Students will practice drawing lines on shapes and folding shapes into halves and fourths. 

1st grading period Science and Social Studies:

Science: Habitats 

Social Studies: Maps

Extras:

-End of the grading period Oct. 19^th

-Friday, October 26^th: Report cards distributed 

-Wednesday, October 31^st: Fall Festival Parade at 2:15