Guest Reader/Week of February 24th

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

What We’re Learning This Week:  

Reading: “Snowflake Bentley” by Jacqueline Briggs Martin

Students will be working on asking and answering key details in a story. They will identify characters, setting and major events of the story in order. This will help to retell a story.  We’ll be continuing guided reading and Daily 5 Centers. As always, we’ll be reading poetry weekly for fluency and expression practice.

Writing: We are continuing our non-fiction writing unit.  We will continue to review non-fiction books and discuss how they teach us about topics. Students are working on writing facts/information about a topic. After planning their writing using a table of contents, students write an introduction, 2-3 detailed chapters, and a conclusion. We have really been focusing on adding details to really teach our readers, as well as adding text features such as labels and captions. The students will soon choose one of their best nonfiction writings to revise, edit, and publish.

Word Study/Spelling:
• Spelling patterns: Review short vowel words with final blends 
 (jump, send, list)

• Read/Write words- what, didn't, don't

Phonics:

• Ending blends continued and 3 letter beginning blends (Ex. str, spr, spl)

Grammar:
• Review common, proper and possessive nouns; using 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. At the end of first grade, students will need to solve 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 be focusing on fact families and how addition and subtraction are related.

   3rd grading period Science and Social Studies:
Science: Water (properties)
Social Studies: Geography/Places and Regions 

   Extras:

-Please make sure you are checking your child’s take home folder

-Snacks should be nut free.

-Week of Feb. 24^th – Book Fair : A flier was sent home about this. We view the book fair on Tuesday, Feb. 25^th to fill out a wish list to bring home.  Then the children will be able to purchase books on Thursday, Feb. 27^th during their library time 😊

-End of third grading period- March 13^th.

-Conference Week- Week of March 18^th- Information was sent home. Please let me know if you did not receive this.