What We’re Learning This Week:
Reading: The students will be reading the fiction story,
“Dot and Jabber”. We will focus on asking and answering questions about key
details in a text. We will also review main idea. Additionally
the students will need to use the pictures and details from the story to tell
about the characters, setting, and events. As always, we will be
reading poetry for fluency and expression practice.
*We will be finishing Guided Reading this week so that we can complete individual end of year assessments with the children. Please return any guided reading books that still may be at home.
Writing: The first graders will finish their
writing unit for fourth quarter, realistic fiction. We introduced
this unit by discussing story elements in realistic fiction. Each
story includes a character, place (setting), and plot (trouble) that their
character gets into. The children have been expected to write a story that
has two or more events, with details, transition words, and a satisfying
ending. They have even been working on series about the same character. The
children will choose their best story to revise, edit, and publish. They will
also have the opportunity to do a writing assessment where they will write a
new story to demonstrate everything they learned about a realistic fiction
story.
Word Study/Spelling:
Fry Words: Review Fry Words (fourth quarter)
Feature/Pattern of the week: Long Vowel Review: a, e, i,
o, u (no assessment)
Grammar: Prepositions Continued
Phonics:
long o : silent e, oa, ow (home, boat,
grow) and
diphthongs: ou/ow
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 focus on measurement. We will also
measure with non-standard units. We will also review telling time.
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:
**May 14- Tie dye day in Art- bring in a
white t-shirt, a flier was sent home about this.
**Book swap- if you have any gently used
books to donate, send them in for the book swap in the library.
**May
20th- Field Trip to Library- please wear comfortable shoes because
we will be walking.
**
May 24th- field day- a link was sent in an email if you would like
to sign up to volunteer.
**
May 29th- Right to Read Day- the first graders will get to go to
each second grade classroom and do a fun literacy activity with the
teachers. The second graders will visit
the first grade classrooms to do fun activities with the teachers. J J
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