Dear Parents, January 12, 2015
This week in first grade, we are learning…
Language Arts: Our reading strategy this week is summarizing and the comprehension skill that will help us with that strategy is making generalizations. Paying attention to the beginning, middle, and end of the story will help us with summarizing and paying attention to the details can help us in making generalizations. Our phonics focus this week is on the long sound of /a/ in the CVCe pattern – consonant, vowel, consonant, final (silent) e. (Words such as cake, made, late). We are also working on the soft sound of /c/ (as in face) and /g/ (as in cage). We will be taking a look at word endings: ng, nk, and nd and we will also review the consonant digraphs, th, wh, sh, ch, and tch. Our grammar focus this week is on determining whether a sentence is a telling, asking, or exclamatory sentence.
As a reminder, at this point in the year, I am requesting that the students begin to record their own reading on the reading log. I would like for them to write all that is needed, excluding your signature of course! This will help us greatly with our writing skills.
Spelling: Our spelling words are from unit 20 and follow the CVCe pattern for the long sound of /a/.
Math: We will be continuing on with our math unit. We will be focusing on doubles and near doubles, as well as finishing our week with “What’s My Rule?”. You will need to read the family letter that is attached to this homework so that you understand as well as the students!
Religion: We will be reading from our textbook this week and discussing how families share life and love
Science: In science we will continue with our new chapter on environments. This week we will be discussing the coastal environment and going to the lab on Tuesday.
Social Studies: In social studies we will be continuing our new chapter on life in a community by discussing the post office.
Homework for the Week:
- Monday: Rainbow Write 2X and Math Worksheet
- Tuesday: Everyday Math Online: Domino Top-it and Spelling p. 149-150
- Wednesday: Math Worksheet and 7 Sentences
- Thursday: Math Worksheet and Spelling p. 152
- Friday: Read two times!
Reminders for the Week:
- 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 primary centers and a noon dismissal.
Upcoming Events:
- No School on January 19th
Have a wonderful week!
Ms. Manning
