Greetings 1A Families,
It brings me great joy to share that this first week has been one for the books! Your scholars have started off the year tremendously by working diligently to follow classroom expectations and procedures. Please take a moment to have your child share some of our class procedures with you! Thank you for your help and grace as we navigate the routine of first grade!
Have a wonderful weekend!
In pursuit of truth beauty and goodness,
Ms. Modisett
Homework
Nightly: practice the poem for 1 minute
Monday: Test B Worksheet and Spalding (writing numbers 0-9)
Tuesday: Math workbook pages 13-15 and Spalding (writing phonograms ow, ou, oo, ch, ar, ck, G, C, O, S)
Wednesday: Math workbook pages 16-18 and Spalding (writing phonograms ay, ai, oy, oi, oa and A, B, D, E, F, H, I, J, K)
Thursday: Math workbook pages 19-21 and Spalding (writing phonograms er, ir, ur, wor, ear, L, M, N, P, R, T, U, Y
Friday: Math workbook pages 22-24 and Spalding (writing capital letters A-Z and writing own name)
*A Test B worksheet that will be sent home for review before a test for completion instead of the yellow math workbook
Announcements
Snack: Please ensure your child has 2 healthy snacks to enjoy at our designated snack times.
Academics
Poem: The Caterpillar by Christina Rosetti
Idiom/Proverb: Sour Grapes
Literature: We will continue our survey of Aesop fables as we read The Maid and the Milk Pail, The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg, The Wolf in Sheep’s clothing, and The Fox and the Crane. We will take short quiz on Friday to review our reading.
Grammar: This week in grammar we will begin learning about nouns. We will practice identifying and using both common and proper nouns as well as how to tell the difference between the too. Examples of common nouns are: boy, girl, teacher, mother. Examples of proper nouns are: Joseph, Ms. Modisett, and Sarah.
Spalding:
This week we will review and learn about our two letter phonograms. We will also practice writing capital letters A-Z as well as numbers 0-9.
Please say and write each phonogram or letter three times:
Monday: phonograms: sh, ee, th & numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Tuesday: phonograms: ow, ou, oo, ch, ar, ck & capital letters C, G, O, Q, S
Wednesday: phonograms: ay, ai, oy, oi, oa & capital letters: A, B, D, E, F, H, I, J, K
Thursday: phonograms: er, ir, ur, for, ear & capital letters: L, M, N, P, R, T, U, Y
Friday: all capital letters A-Z and name writing practice
*check out this great spalding resource for appropriate phonogram handwriting and pronunciation
Math: We will take our first math test over unit 1. A review sheet will come home for homework on Monday. We will spend the rest of the week with number stories and number bonds.
Science: This week in science we will be learning all about our five senses ( sight, taste, smell, hearing, touch) and how to use them. One activity that we will complete will include making observations and conclusions about apples-how do they taste? what do they smell? what does it sound like to eat them?
History: Students will identify and use the various map features including a compass rose, and map key.
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