Guest Reader/ Week of November 11th

Thank you to our guest reader Mrs. Dierckman!!!!

What We’re Learning This Week: 

Reading:  We will be reading the non-fiction story, “Life in the Forest.”  Students will be identifying the main idea and retelling key details of the text.  We will also discuss the author’s purpose and complete a KWL chart (what I know about animals in the forest, what I want to know, and what I learned).  We will also review the STP comprehension strategy- Stop, Think, Paraphrase.  We’ll be continuing guided reading and Daily 5/Centers.  As always, we’ll be reading poetry weekly for fluency and expression practice.

*Please continue to read your child’s book-in-a-bag nightly with them.

Writing: This quarter we are working 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 learn how to write a good introduction to an opinion piece, as well as a conclusion.  We will also continue to review 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:

Consonant Clusters: sp, sk, sm  (spot, sky, small)

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

Phonics- Continue Consonant Clusters s family  (stick, scab, small, slid, snap, spin, swing) and Inflected ed ending  

Grammar: Continue 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 story problems.  We will discuss part-part-whole as well as start-change-result and write expressions to represent story problems. We will also focus on equal-not equal where the students will determine if expressions (number sentences) are equal or not equal.  

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.
- Giving tree- information came home about this.  If you would like to participate, the permission slip is due back by Friday, November 8.

- 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.