Guest Reader/ Week of February 3rd

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

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.

*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 in an introduction, give facts, and provide a sense of closure).

Word Study/Spelling: 

Read and Write Words: now, one, some

Feature/Pattern of the week: Short a, e, and i with consonant digraphs   (chap, check, thin)

Grammar: Adjectives (continue to review)

Phonics: Consonant clusters: s family 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. Our core lessons will include hands-on math activities and games that support the common core.  We will continue to work on story problems where the students will write the correct number sentence and solve the unknown number. 

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

Extras:
   - Feb. 3rd - Kindness Club Challenge starts

       - Feb. 4th: class group picture day

-Feb. 12^th: Valentine’s Day Party- I sent home a list of names for the kids to fill out their valentines :) Let me know if you need another copy.

-Feb. 13^th: Professional Development Day for teachers (No School)
-Feb. 14th: No School

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