Week of February 24th

What We’re Learning This Week: 

Reading: We will be reading the books, “Snowflake Bentley” and “Goodbye Snow.” Students will ask and answer questions about key details in the story. They will identify characters, setting, and major events of the story in order.

Writing: We are continuing our non-fiction writing unit.  We will continue to review non-fiction books and discuss how they teach us about topics. Students are working on writing facts/information about a topic. After planning their writing using a table of contents, students write an introduction, 2-3 detailed chapters, and a conclusion. We have really been focusing on adding details to really teach our readers, as well as adding text features such as labels and captions.

Word Study/Spelling:
• Sort 34- Short Vowel Words with final  Blends. Ex: just, soft, fast, desk

-Read/Write words: what, didn’t, don’t

Phonics: -final blends

Grammar:
• Review common, proper and possessive nouns; using 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. At the end of first grade, students will need to solve 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 continue to work on fact families.

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

Extras:

-Please make sure you are checking your child’s take home folder.

-Snacks should be nut free.

-Please return conference sheet with signature

-Book Fair (Week of the 24^th)

Valentine's Day Party

Reading our Valentines!

Week of February 18th

What We’re Learning This Week:  

Reading: “Melting and Freezing”  (Non Fiction)
Students will be working on text features in non-fiction books.  We will also focus on summarizing main ideas in informational books. We’ll be continuing guided reading and Daily 5/centers.   Please keep in mind, depending on the guided reading schedule each day, your child may not bring home a NEW book to read every day. As always, we’ll be reading poetry weekly for fluency and expression practice.

Writing: We are continuing our non-fiction writing unit.  We will continue to review non-fiction books and discuss how they teach us about topics. Students are working on writing facts/information about a topic. After planning their writing using a table of contents, students write an introduction, 2-3 detailed chapters, and a conclusion. We have really been focusing on adding details to really teach our readers, as well as adding text features such as labels and captions.

Word Study/Spelling:
-Pattern of the week: short vowel words (a, e, i, o, u) with beginning blends

-Read and write words: then, them, was

Phonics: final blends

Grammar:
• Determiners (few, several, many)

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. At the end of first grade, students will need to solve 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 will focus on fact families this week (3+5=8, 5+3=8, 8-3=5, 8-5=3). 

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

Extras:

-Please make sure you are checking your child’s take home folder.

-Snacks should be nut free.

- Feb. 17^th – No school: President’s Day

Week of February 10th

What We’re Learning This Week:  

Reading: “Childhood Stories of George Washington”  (Non Fiction)
Students will be working on asking and answering questions about key details in a text.  We will also read a passage about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln to describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text. We’ll be continuing guided reading and Daily 5/centers.   Please keep in mind, depending on the guided reading schedule each day, your child may not bring home a NEW book to read every day. As always, we’ll be reading poetry weekly for fluency and expression practice.

Writing: We are continuing our non-fiction writing unit.  We will continue to review non-fiction books and discuss how they teach us about topics. Students are working on writing facts/information about a topic. After planning their writing using a table of contents, students write an introduction, 2-3 detailed chapters, and a conclusion. We have really been focusing on adding details to really teach our readers, as well as adding text features such as labels and captions.

Word Study/Spelling:
• Review Week - No new patterns or read/write words

Phonics: -ill, -ell, -all ; inflected endings

Grammar:
• Introduce determiners

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. At the end of first grade, students will need to solve 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 continue to work on story problems, focusing on giving the correct number sentence with missing numbers in all positions, and then solving the number sentence.  We will also use our place value dice to record numbers, focusing on tens and ones, and even hundreds.

3rd grading period Science and Social Studies:
Science: Living and Non-Living Things (gummy worms and mealworms)
Social Studies: Geography/Places and Regions

Extras:

-Please make sure you are checking your child’s take home folder.

-Snacks should be nut free.

-Valentine’s Day parties- February 12^th  : student names were sent home so the kids can fill out their valentines. The kids will decorate bags in school to put their valentines in.

- Feb. 13^th- No school : Professional Development day for teachers

- Feb. 14th - No school

- Feb. 17^th – No school : President’s Day

For the week of 2/3/20

What We’re Learning This Week:

Reading:  We will be reading the non-fiction book, “Penguins” by Anne Schreiber and comparing it with the story, “Little Penguin’s Tale” by Audrey Wood.  Students will work on retelling the stories (beginning, middle, and end) and explaining the differences between fiction and non-fiction texts.  We will discuss text features too *(heading, table of contents, bold print words, glossary).

*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: now, one, some

Feature/Pattern of the week: short a, e, i (than, shin, check, when)

Grammar: Adjectives

Phonics: Mixed vowel review and possessives

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. This week we will continue to work on story problems with unknowns in all positions.  

1st grading period Science and Social Studies:
Science: Water (properties)
Social Studies:  Geography/Places and Regions

Extras:

-Feb. 4^th: Class Picture Day!

-Feb. 12^th: Valentine’s Day (Party starts at 2:15 pm)

-Feb. 13^th: Teacher Work Day (No School)

-Feb. 14^th: No School – Happy Valentine’s Day!

-Feb. 17^th: Presidents’ Day (No School)

Principal Pals

Mrs. Menta came in to read our class a story and do a snowman craft! We had so much fun!