What We’re Learning This Week: Week of November 11th

Reading: “Life in the Forest” (Non-Fiction Text)

We will focus on asking and answering questions about key details in a text.  We will also discuss why an author writes details to give information in a non-fiction text. We’ll also be continuing guided reading and center activities. Please continue to read and monitor the book-in-a bag coming home nightly.  As always, we’ll be reading poetry weekly for fluency and expression practice. 

Writing: Students will continue to learn how to write an opinion piece in which they introduce the topic or name of a book, state an opinion, supply detailed reasons for the opinion and provide a sense of closure. This week we will focus on writing good resasons and a conclusion for our opinion piece.  I will also continue to conference with students and reinforce the application of what we are learning.

Word Study/Spelling:

Letter Name: sp, sk, sm

(spun, skip, small)

Read and Write Words:   said, not, you, that

Phonics- Consonant Clusters and inflicted “ed” ending 

Grammar: singular and plural nouns with matching verbs.

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 by the end of the year. Our core lessons will include hands-on math activities and games that support the common

core. We will continue to focus on place value by building and writing numbers.  We will also focus on story problems.  We will discuss part-part-whole as well as start-change-result and write expressions to represent story problems.

2nd grading period Science and Social Studies:
Science: Habitats
Social Studies: Economics – we will learn about needs and wants.

 Extras:

-Please continue to send in a nut free snack each day.

- Wednesday, Nov. 13- Donut Day- please return the RSVP slip if a special person plans on attending with your child.  If you need another form, let me know.