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 so that we understand. As you read with your student please practice this strategy. The comprehension skill that will help us with this is cause and effect. Remember the cause is why something happened and the effect is what happened. Our phonics focus this week is on adding –er and –est to base words. Examples include hot, hotter, hottest, cold, colder, and coldest. Our grammar focus is on comparing.
Spelling: We will not have a new spelling unit this week.
Math: We will be wrapping up Unit 9. This week, we will take our test and do some review games.
Religion: We will be reading from our Family Life Series this week. We will discuss how our love grows and how we take care of others.
Science: In science we will be talking about gases.
Social Studies: We are just about to wrap up our Unit 5: My Country, My Heroes. We will be discussing monuments and then taking our test by the end of the week.
Homework for the Week:
- Monday: IXL.com Skill J.1
- Tuesday: No Homework!
- Wednesday: IXL.com Skill J.2
- Thursday: IXL.com Skill J.3
- Friday: Read 2 Times
Reminders for the Week:
- Field Trip to the Santa Barbara Zoo on Tuesday. Please make sure your child comes to school in jeans/jean shorts and school polo shirt. Students must bring a disposable packed lunch!
- We will not have a chance to go to the library on Tuesday, as we will be at the zoo.
- I will not be at school Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of this week. A substitute will be in first grade for these three days.
- PE Uniforms on Thursday!
- Friday is a full day of school!
Have a great week!
Ms. Manning
