What We’re Learning This Week:
Reading: The
students will be reading the fiction story, “Frog and Toad are Friends: Spring
Chapter”. We will retell the story, focusing on beginning, middle, end, as well
as including key details. The students will compare and contrast the
characters, Frog and Toad, in the story. We will also discuss our favorite part
and character in the story, using details to support our answer. As always, we
will be reading poetry for fluency and expression practice.
*Please continue to read your child’s book-in-a-bag nightly with them.
Writing: The first
graders will continue their writing unit for fourth quarter, realistic
fiction. We introduced this unit by
discussing story elements in realistic fiction.
Each story will include a character, place (setting), and plot (trouble)
that their character gets into. By the end of this
unit, the children will be expected to write a story that has an introduction,
a middle with two or more detailed events using transition words, and an
ending. 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 a made up story
with characters doing realistic things and revisit his or her writing to
self-assess and revise.
Word
Study/Spelling:
Fry Words: if, go, see, may, part
Feature/Pattern
of the week: short vowels (a, e, i, o, u)
Ex: sled, ship, toss, truck, chick
Grammar: Review using
verbs to convey past, present, and future
Phonics:
long a (ai, ay) and silent e
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. This week we will be working on adding and
subtracting 2 digit numbers with 1 digit numbers, as well as adding two 2 digit
numbers.
4th grading period Science and Social Studies:
Science: Plants
Social Studies: Historical Thinking and Skills & Heritage
Science: Plants
Social Studies: Historical Thinking and Skills & Heritage
Extras:
No
school- Friday, April 19 and Monday, April 22
Career
Week: May 6-May 10 (look for papers coming home about this next week)
Art Show:
Tuesday, April 30th -6:00-8:00 pm
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