Dear Parents,                     May 16, 2016 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: We are wrapping up Theme 10 with week 3!   Our reading strategy this week is monitor/clarify. Part of becoming a good reader is realizing that if the story we are reading is unclear we must stop and clarify the story […]

Dear Parents,                     May 9, 2016 I hope all had a wonderful Mother’s Day and that you enjoyed your gift! This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: We are continuing on with Theme 10. Our reading strategy this week is summarizing. The comprehension skill that will help us with this is sequence of […]

Dear Parents,                     May 2, 2016 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: We have concluded theme 9 and are moving right into our last theme- Theme 10! Our reading strategy this week is predict/infer. The comprehension skill that will help us with this is predicting -using the text, pictures, and our own […]

Dear Parents,                                                   April 25, 2016 What an exciting week we have ahead of us! Language Arts: Our reading strategy this week is questioning. Reading the title, looking at the pictures and stopping to ask oneself questions, are strategies good readers use. The comprehension skill that will help us with understanding a story is compare and […]

Dear Parents,                     April 18, 2016 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: Our reading strategy this week is evaluating. The comprehension skill that will help us with evaluating is story structure. Knowing the setting, the characters, the problem, and solution in the story and being able to sequence the events will help […]

Dear Parents,                     April 11, 2016 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: We are starting theme 9 in our reading series – Special Friends. Our reading strategy this week is “monitor/clarify”. The comprehension skill that will help us with this strategy is noting details. Using the text, pictures, and paying attention to […]

Dear Parents,                     April 4, 2016 I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter and a fantastic break! This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts Our reading strategy this week is “predicting/inferring”. The comprehension skill that will help us with inferring is drawing conclusions. Using the text, pictures, and our own prior knowledge will […]

Dear Parents,                     March 21, 2016 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts Our reading strategy this week is “evaluating”. The comprehension skill that will help us in evaluating is topic, main idea, details, and summarizing. After reading a selection, being able to identify the topic of the selection, the main ideas and […]

Dear Parents,                     March 14, 2016 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts We are starting theme 8 in our reading series – Our Earth. Our reading strategy this week is “summarizing”. The comprehension skill that will help with summarizing is categorizing or classifying. Paying attention to what is the same or different […]

Dear Parents,                     March 7, 2016 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts Our reading strategy this week is “questioning”. Good readers question before they start reading, as well as, during reading. The comprehension skill that will help is “fantasy/realism”. Using our everyday experiences to determine if events in a story can really […]