Guest Reader/ Week of December 16th

Thank you to Nora's grandma for being our guest reader!!!!

What We’re Learning: Week of December 16^th:

Reading:  We will be reading a VARIETY of holiday books. **I will be finishing several individual assessments for the end of the quarter.  As a result, I will not be able to follow my normal guided reading schedule every day.  Therefore, your child may not receive as many guided reading books in the next couple weeks.  Please continue to practice reading the book in bag with your child when they do bring it home.  If they do not bring a new book home that day, they can read a choice book or work on Raz-Kids.  

Writing: We will finish our opinion writing unit.  The students have learned to write a review about anything, such as toys, sports, restaurants, video games, movies, and book reviews.  They have learned how to write an introduction, defend their opinion with at least three detailed reasons, and write a conclusion. The children have picked one of their best pieces to revise, edit, and publish for the end of our writing unit.  The children also did a writing check where they applied everything they learned independently. I will continue to conference with students and reinforce the application of what we are learning. 

Word Study/Spelling: 

-Letter Name- Consonants Blends: pr, tr, dr, br (trim, drip, prep, brim)

-Read and Write Words: all, away, back

-Grammar: Continue to Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future 

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 continue to work on surveys and collecting data, as well as representing the data in a picture graph.  We also will work on answering questions about the data.  We will also work in groups to solve problems together.

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

Homework: Continue reading and counting backwards. Thank you for your continued home support!

Extras:

-Please make sure you are sending your child with a peanut-free snack!

- please make sure you are checking take home folder nightly

- Spirit week : week of Dec. 16^th – please see flier that came home

-Winter/Holiday Celebration- December 20th

- End of 2^nd grading period- December 20^th

- Winter break for students: Dec. 23^rd - Jan. 5^th (back on the 6th)