What We’re Learning This Week:
Reading: The students will be reading the fiction story,
“The Night Before Summer Vacation”. We will focus on asking and answering
questions about key details in a text. We will also review how to
figure out new vocabulary words that we do not know as we read. As
always, we will be reading poetry for fluency and expression practice.
*We are done with guided reading for the year. 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 stories that
have 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 this week.
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: Review of skills
Phonics: long
u and short u; vowels ui, ew, ue, oo
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 fun math activities to review all we
have learned this year!
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
20th- Field Trip to Library- please wear comfortable shoes because
we will be walking.
**May 21st- Kindergarteners are coming to visit our
school
**May 23rd- Assembly for Mrs. Troman’s
retirement-please wear her favorite color-puprle!
**
May 24th- field day- a link was sent in an email if you would like
to sign up to volunteer. Wear blue Aurora A shirts, and bring a water bottle
with name on it.
**
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
**May 30th-Last day-wear your tie dye shirt!
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