Dear Parents, November 16, 2015
This week in first grade, we are learning…
Language Arts: Our reading strategy this week is “evaluate”. Our comprehension skill that can help us evaluate whether we enjoyed a book is “compare/contrast”. Comparing and contrasting or finding ways in which certain things are the same or different can help us in understanding a story and ultimately in deciding if we enjoyed the story. Our phonics focus this week is on words with ‘s’ clusters (stop, smell), silent letters (knit, write), and reviewing the short sound of /e/. We continue to work on the structure of a sentence and our grammar focus this week will be on telling sentences.
Spelling: This week, our spelling words for this week are from unit 15.
Math: We are continuing with Unit 4: Measurement and Basic Facts. This week we will be learning about tape measures, telling time to the quarter hour, and timelines.
Religion: We will be reading from our textbook this week. We will begin Chapter 9: God Promised a Savior.
Science: We will be taking our Chapter 2 science test this week!
Social Studies: We will continue practicing our Readers Theatre Thanksgiving Play! We will perform on Wednesday, November 25th at 11:15am in the classroom. We hope to see you there!
Homework for the Week:
- Monday: Rainbow Write 2X
- Tuesday: Spelling p. 117 & 119 and Math Worksheet
- Wednesday: Spelling p. 120-121 and Math Worksheet
- Thursday: Spelling p. 122 and Math Worksheet
- Friday: Read 2 times!
Reminders for the Week:
- Last day to buy donuts is on Monday! Each one is $1. All donuts will be handed out on Thursday the 19th!
- Family Envelope with Parent Teacher Conference schedule goes out on Tuesday!
- PE Uniforms on Tuesday and Thursday!
- Please remind your child to bring their library book on Tuesday so that they may check out a new one.
- Friday is a half day and Primary Centers! If you are interested in singing up to volunteer in the classroom, please email me at firstgrade@sacredheartschoolventura.org. All volunteers must email me to ensure that a spot is available for you! Thank you.
- Friday is the last day of the first trimester! We are a third through first grade! Woohoo! 🙂
- Noon dismissal on Wednesday, November 25th. No school on November 26th or 27th! Happy Thanksgiving!
If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know. Have a fantastic week!
Ms. Manning
