Week of Oct. 14

What We’re Learning This Week:

Reading:  This week we will be reading a non-fiction story, “Animal Park”.  We will focus on the topic/main idea of the story, as well as key details that help describe it.  We will also be reviewing non-fiction text features. 

 Your child will be coming home with their 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 the beginning, middle, and end of this story.” 

Writing: Students will finish writing about “small moments” for our personal narrative writing unit. The students will be choosing one of their stories that they think is their best writing this week.  Then our mini lessons will focus on how to revise and edit their writing.  This will help us to publish and celebrate the students’ writing pieces.  I will continue to conference with students and reinforce the application of what we are learning. 

Grammar: We will continue to review capitals and end marks as we continue editing lessons in writing workshop.  Remember your sentence checker (a sentence must include): capital letters, spaces, brave spelling, makes sense, and end marks!  We will also continue to review adjectives as the kids learn how to revise and “fancy up” their writing.

Word Study/Spelling: 

Read and Write Words:  come  for  or

Feature/Pattern of the week:  Consonant Digraphs –  ch,   sh

Ex: chop, chin, shut, shop

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.  Our core lessons will include hands-on math activities and games that support the common core.  We will focus on several activities to help us become more fluent with doubles and near doubles (3+3=6, 3+2=5, 3+4=7).  This week we will be doing a group worthy task… The students will work in groups to collaborate to work on skills and strategies to help solve a math riddle.     

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

-Parent teacher Conferences: week of October 14

- Mon. Oct. 21- Wear favorite team shirt for showing bullies how to be part of a team. 

- Oct. 31 - Fall festival - 2:15-3:00

- Nov. 4 - picture retake day