Week 7!

Happy Monday,1A!

I apologize for the lack of pictures for this weeks post! We must have found ourselves too immersed in the classroom learning last week, it was such a fun and exciting time as we had our first week of math centers and reading groups. Some other adventures last week included writing in clay using the cuneiform alphabet just like the Mesopotamians! I'm sure you all so our attempt of this on the paper plate brought home on Friday ;) This week holds more adventures, as we look forward to having our grandparents join us on Friday, September 21st. Please use this link to RSVP for your child's grandparent. 

Have a wonderful week

In pursuit of truth, beauty and goodness,

Ms. Modisett

Homework

Nightly: Read for 15 minutes, practice poem (1 minute), practice rocket math (1 minute)

Weekly Phonograms: f, g, j, k, w, au, aw, ck, wh, wor

Monday: tooth, teeth, worm, day, eat, sits, sit, lot, box, school and math worksheet

Tuesday: belong, door, floor, yes, low, soft, stands, stand, yard, bring and math worksheet

Wednesday: tell, five, ball, law, ask, just, way, get, home, much and 1-3 Cum. Test B

Thursday: all words and Ch. 4.1 Test B

Friday: practice phonograms and math workbook pages 45-46

Announcements

Homework survey results: Thank you to those of you who took the time to offer their thoughts by completing the homework survey.  We had about 20% of the grade level participate. We use this data as we plan homework assignments and value your opinion. If you find that your child's homework is taking over 45 consecutive minutes to complete, please feel free to discontinue for the evening and write us a note.  Thank you!

Academics

Poem: The Pasture by Robert Frost   Idiom: At first you don’t succeed try, try again!

Writing/Grammar: We will write and read about sections of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Students will practice writing in complete sentences that include capital letter and punctuation marks. We will focus on writing with our best and most proper Spalding handwriting. 

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. Please practice saying the phonograms each night.

Math: All of our hard work on addition over the past month has paid off because this week we get to begin learning about subtraction! We will practice taking numbers away, counting down, creating subtraction stories, and solving subtraction sentences. On Wednesday we will have math centers and will get to participate in some hands on activities to practice subtraction. On Thursday we will complete a cumulative assessment of on units 1-3 and on Friday we will take a subtraction quiz.

Literature: We will begin our first novel this week; Owl at Home! We are looking forward to meeting Owl and going on many adventures with him.  Please ensure that your child brings a copy of this book to school with them.  Thank you!

History: In History this week the students will continue learning about the first civilization in Mesopotamia. They will learn about who Giglamesh was and why he is important, along with laws and rules Mesopotamian people had to follow.

Science: This week we will finish our unit on habitats! We will take a habitat test on Tuesday. We will send home an optional review sheet on Monday. After taking the assessment on habitats, we will begin a new unit on the animals and the food chain! We will begin learning all about carnivores, omnivores, and herbivores and how they coexist with one another in an environment.