Good Morning, 1A!
We are so excited for the week ahead. It's sure to be a great one as we continue to learn and grow together.
Thank you to all who attended curriculum night last week. As we continue this year together, please know that I am always available to chat and address any of your concerns or questions. Send me an email or let's schedule a time to chat in person or over the phone :)
Please see below some pictures of just a few of the great things we accomplished together last week:
Calendar Time With Mrs. Moore
Our Special Calendar helper puts in our straw to mark the 15th day of school
A class reward-10 minutes of lego building!
Practicing our Caterpillar Poem
Homework for the week of 8/27
Nightly: read for 15 minutes, phonograms to practice- b, d, g, r, t, ar, ay, ch, oo, ou
Poem: The Caterpillar by Christina Rosetti Idiom: Wolf in Sheep’s clothing
Monday: my, up, last, not, us, am, good, time, have, blue and math workbook pg. 25-26
Tuesday: chance, charge, little, are, ago, old, bad, red, of, be and math workbook pg. 27-29
Wednesday: but, this, all, your, you, out, may, into, him and math workbook pg. 30-32
Thursday: read and write all words and Unit 1-2 Test B and practice for poetry recitation
Friday: No homework- R&R weekend
Announcements
Please note that our first monthly SLANT grade will be sent home at the end of this week. SLANT means to:
S-Sit Up
L- Listen
A- Answer & Ask Questions
N- Nod Your Head
T- Track The Speaker
Every student in the school will be practicing these skills throughout the year. Every month they will receive a grade from their teacher.
Today I will send home a list of Spalding rules and Spalding handwriting to help aid the completion of homework. Please look out for these papers and let me know if you have any additional questions.
Academics
Poem: The Caterpillar by Christina Rosetti: We will take part in poetry recitations on Friday.
Idiom: Wolf in sheep clothing
Writing/Grammar: This week we will continue our study of nouns. We will learn how to identify and use different types of nouns such as people, places, things, or ideas. Students will learn a noun jingle to help them remember the different types of nouns.
Please click the link below if you would like to sing the noun jingle at home too
Spalding: Please see below the spelling words for this week. A list of all 30 words will also be sent home on Monday to keep for the week. On Monday-Wednesday, please write each word three times. On Thursday please write all words only one time. Please practice saying the phonograms each night.
Weekly Phonograms: b, d, g, r, t, ar, ay, ch, oo, ou
Monday: my, up, last, not, us, am, good, time, have, blue
Tuesday: chance, charge, little, are, ago, old, bad, red, of, be
Wednesday: but, this, all, your, you, out, may, into, him
Thursday: all words
Friday: practice phonograms
*check out this great spalding resource for appropriate phonogram handwriting and pronunciation
Math: We will assess students growth on number bonds on Monday and we will move into addition stories for the remainder of the week. On Friday, students will complete a cumulative assessment over units 1 and 2. Test B will be sent home on Thursday for review.
Science: This week we will continue to learn about habitats. We will focus specifically on forests and underground habitats. Students will learn about the types of plants and animals that live underground and in forests and how they survive
Literature: We will continue to enjoy Tom Thumb stories from around the world including “Little Finger and the Watermelon Patch”. We will discuss the characters and the similarities and differences from the various versions. We will take a short quiz on Friday.
History: This week we will continue to learn about the continents and oceans. We will be focusing on specific facts about each continent. Students will learn about different types of bodies of water and land forms such as, Mountains, Valleys, oceans, lakes etc.
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