Week 14!

Good Morning!

I sincerely apologize for updating the blog so late this week! Not having school on Monday has really thrown me off. 

It's finally here; the winter concert!  1A is looking forward to sharing all of the songs they have been working so hard on.  Please see the announcement below regarding specific details

Homework

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

phonograms: y, ou, oo, ar, ee, ui, ew, ow, ti, v 

Monday: no school 

Tuesday: seven, forget, happy, noon, think, sister, cast, card, south, deep and wb pg. 121-123

Wednesday: No homework due to the winter concert

Thursday: All Words 1X and  and wb pg. 130-132

Friday: Practice phonograms and 7.1 Test B 

Announcements

Winter Concert: Our Winter Concert is quickly approaching! It will be at Higley Center for the Performing Arts on November 14^th.  Students’ attire for our performances is NOT school uniform. Gentlemen are expected to wear a plain white collard shirt, black pants, black socks and black closed toed shoes. Solid dark colored vests and ties are optional for gentlemen. Ladies are expected to wear a white top, black skirt, black tights and black closed toed shoes. Please have your first graders at Higley Center for the Performing Arts by 5:00pm.

Please visit aretek-2music.blogspot.com or email jweddle@archwayarete.org for questions regarding the concert!

Academics

Poem: Thanksgiving Day by Lydia Maria Child   Idiom: Never Leave Till Tomorrow What You Can Do Today

*While the goal will be to memorize the whole poem, scholars will only be assessed on two stanzas

Spalding:   This week we have 20 words. Spelling Test on Friday!

phonograms: y, ou, oo, ar, ee, ui, ew, ow, ti, v 

Tuesday: seven, forget, happy, noon, think, sister, cast, card, south, deep

Wednesday: inside, blue, post, town, stay, grand, outside, dark, band, game (will be learned in class and tested on but not for homework on Wednesday night) 

Grammar: 

We will observe a classical painting named "The Gleaners" and identify people, places, things (nouns), and actions (verbs) that can be found in the painting. We will use these nouns and verbs to create sentences about the painting. 

Writing: Our copy work and narration exercises will be about Sacagawea and Davy Crocket.

Math: We will continue to practice and develop strategies to subtract within twenty. We will complete this unit with a cumulative test on Thursday and a chapter test on Friday.  Please review the test B with your child to help support and misunderstandings of the concept they may have. 

Literature: We will finish reading Frog and Toad are Friends and we will begin reading the second book in the series Frog and Toad Together on Friday. Please ensure that your child brings their copy to school.  

History:  This week we will be learning about the religion of Islam. We will go over the story of Mohammed. On Friday we will review Judaism, Christianity, and Islam to see what they have in common and how they are different. 

Science: This week we will learn about the many different characteristics and adaptations of ocean fish. For example, students will learn about how fish can breathe, eat, and camouflage as well as how they may participate in symbiotic or poisonous relationships with other sea creatures.