Guest Reader / Week of October 28th

Thank you to Mrs. Shen for being our guest reader!!!!

What We’re Learning This Week:

Reading:  “Animals Building Homes” (Non-Fiction Text)

We will focus on asking and answering questions about key details in a text.  We will also review main topic. We will focus on using various text features to locate key facts or information in a text. We’ll also be continuing guided reading and daily five 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: We began a new writing unit on opinion writing. Students will 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 continue to focus on learning fact vs. opinion.  We will also learn how to write good detailed reasons to defend our opinions. I will also continue to conference with students and reinforce the application of what we are learning.

Word Study/Spelling:

Beginning consonant digraph review:  sh, ch, th, wh

(shop, chin, that, white)

Read and Write Words:   here   there   where

Phonics- beginning consonant digraphs 

Grammar: Common, proper, and possessive nouns (continued)

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.

-  A letter came home about “Gather” -  I am one of the first grade teachers piloting Gather to report your child’s growth rather than reporting through a traditional report card.

- Monday, October 28^th – Wear mismatched clothes to show bullies it is okay to be different or make mistakes .

- Oct. 31^st- Fall Festival celebration - 2:15-3:00

- 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.