Week of September 26th-September 30th

First Grade Newsletter

September 26th-September 30th

Literacy

KNOWLEDGE

Reading Street: Unit 1 Week 4

Main selection: A Fox and a Kit

Weekly Question:  How do wild animals take care of their babies?

Amazing Words:  observe, wild, parent, canopy, screech, million, reserve, native

Genres: Nonfiction

Comprehension skills:  Main idea & Details

PHONICS

Fundations: Unit 2 (Week 1 of 3)

• Skill(s): Tapping out sounds in words with CVC patterns (Consonant, Vowel, Consonant; such as 'cat') 
• Trick Words: the, of, and
• Review formation of the following letters…t, b, f, n, m, c, a, i, r, o, g, d, s, e, u, l, h, k
• Alphabetical order*Please note that Unit 1 of Fundations and Lively Letters are very fast paced reviews of the alphabet letter sounds and formations taught extensively in Kindergarten.

Math in Focus

Chapter 1

Pre-requisite skills and number sense

**Chapter 1 Test on Wednesday, September 28th**

Objectives

-  Count from 0 to 10 objects 

-  Read and write 0 to 10 in numbers and words

     -  Compare two sets of objects by using one-to-one correspondence 

    -  Identify the set that has more, fewer, or the same number of objects

  - - Identify the number that is greater than or less than another number                            

-   - Make number patterns

*Please note:  Math instruction in this unit is reviewing groundwork established in Kindergarten.  We will be building upon these skills as we progress through the future math units.

Science

Patterns in the Sky
     Last week students observed the sun. We measured the sun's distance from the horizon using hand spans, measured the shadow of an object outside (lamp post), and drew a sketch of where the sun was in the sky. Students recorded their measurements and drew their sketches on a their sun observation recording sheet.

This week students will look back at the information students gathered on Friday. We will analyze the data students collected through guiding questions to help students answer the question, "How can patterns we observe in the sky help us make predictions?"

Social Studies

Responsible Citizen

Last week, students learned about friendships and what actions & words make a good friend.

This week students will learn about honesty and what it is important to be truthful. 

 Specialists

 

MONDAY: P.E.

TUESDAY: Art

WEDNESDAY: Music

THURSDAY: P.E.

FRIDAY: Art

  

Writing Workshop

This week students will begin learning about the different parts of a narrative writing piece. Students will discuss the structure, details, and appropriate ways to begin narrative writing pieces. Students will also discuss the 5 senses and how writers can incorporate descriptions about their senses into their stories.

                 

                   Parent Reminders

1.  Library- Our class' library day and time will be every Thursday from 2:00PM-2:30PM. If you would like to volunteer in the library, please contact Mrs. Adrienne Ricci-Munn. 

2.    Please be sure your child returns their school folder to school everyday.  Also, please check it each day for important handouts and homework assignments. I will write about specific handouts that you should be looking for throughout the week in this section of the newsletter.

3.    Children should bring in a small healthy snack (separate from their lunch) to have in class at 10:00 a.m. Please make sure that it is nut-sensitive and has no glass products.

4.    Meet the Teacher Night- Thank you to everyone who could make it to Meet the Teacher Night! It was great meeting you all and sharing first grade with you. I look forward to seeing everyone at parent conferences!

5. Homework Update: This week your child will begin homework. In your child's red homework folder, you will see 2 sheet protectors and recording page. Please keep the pages in the sheet protectors unless you are filling out the reading log. Once you have filled out the Reading Log, please make sure the paper gets back into the sheet protector. I will collect the red folders on Friday and take out all of the completed work.

a. Flash the Dots Math Game: This week students will play the flash the dots game in the 2nd sheet protector. Please keep the paper in the sheet protector and play the game using the dot cards from the pack of cards given two weeks ago and a dry erase marker. There is nothing to turn in at the end of the week this week for math.

b. Reading (Activity) Log: The first page in the sheet protector will be your child's reading or activity log. This log will be collected every week on Friday when your child brings their red homework folder back. Please check off the boxes of what activities you have complete on specific days. For the Discussion Question box, please fill in the questions that you discussed with your child while reading 1 out of the 4 days.

6. Login Sheet- The online websites that are listed on the login sheet are extra from the the homework given to your child unless stated otherwise. Lexia is a great program for students to practice their current phonics skills at home. I Know It Math is great math skill practice when I assign review or current skill practice activities.

7. Parent Conferences- If you have not signed up for parent conferences, please find the link to the Sign Up Genius on our Bloomz feed. If the dates and times do not work for you, please let me know and we can find a time that will work. I look forward to conferences!

Have a great last week of September!

Mrs. Ash

Homework

Your child brought home a red homework folder today. Inside the folder is a reading log and math activity with materials. I will also include individual login information for all of our online platforms. This week students should be reading for 10 minutes and playing the Flash the Dots game. The homework folder should always be brought to school in your child's backpack, but only returned on Fridays.