Week 30!

It has been a great start to the fourth quarter! On an exciting note, students are showing their best work as they work hard to create their very own class book.  Additional books will be available for purchase if you would like your child to have a copy as a memento.  An order form was sent home last Thursday if you would like to purchase one. Please return the order form no later than Thursday, March 28^th as payments will not be accepted after the deadline. We look forward to seeing our hard work come to life!  

If you are not able to purchase one, please look forward to borrowing a future copy of the class book from our school library.

Homework

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

Phonograms: ey, oe, ai, ay, ed, oo, or, ei, e, i

Monday: honey, letters, orange, pocket, shoe, shoes, stairs, stream, talks, tiny and WB 101-103

Tuesday: words, extra, dress, beside, teach, happen, begun, collect, file, provide and WB 104-106

Wednesday: sight, stood, fixed, fix, born, goes, does, Tuesday, hold, drill and Unit 15 a-b Test B

Thursday: review all 30 words and WB pg. 107-108

Academics

Poem: Sing a Song of People by Lois Lenski (recitations begin on 3/28) Idiom: A.M. & P.M.

Spalding: We will have 30 words this week and the Spelling Test will be on Friday!

Monday: honey, letters, orange, pocket, shoe, shoes, stairs, stream, talks, tiny

Tuesday: words, extra, dress, beside, teach, happen, begun, collect, file, provide

Wednesday: sight, stood, fixed, fix, born, goes, does, Tuesday, hold, drill

Phonograms: ey, oe, ai, ay, ed, oo, or, ei, e, i

Writing: Copy work and narration exercises will be from The Tale of Benjamin Bunny by Beatrix Potter.

Grammar: We will continue to learn about adverbs this week. An adverb is a word that describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb. 

Math: This week we will be exploring division.  A great way to practice at home is to give your child a number of objects and have your child divide them into equal groups.

Literature:  We will continue to read and finish George the Drummer Boy. The next and final book we will read is My Father’s Dragon. Please have your child bring this book by Monday, April 1^st. Thank you!

History: Students will learn about the 13 colonies, taxation and the Boston Tea Party as we lead up to teaching about the American Revolution.

Science: This week we will begin a new unit on Astronomy. We will work together to describe, draw, and write about the differences between day and night. We will also learn about the sun and its place in our solar system. 

Adopting our rocks and pretending to be geologists for a day! 

 Enjoying the beautiful weather with partner tag for our weekly marble jar reward!

Important PE Note

 Greetings families,

·         Due to various scheduling conflicts,  all P.E. classes will take place outside for the next several weeks. As the temperatures heat up, please send a water bottle to school with your child/ren.  We will be sure to give students water breaks during P.E. If your child requires sunscreen, please apply it before school starts. Students may also wear a hat (free of pop-culture) during P.E. Feel free to reach out to us with any questions. Have a great day and Go Chargers!

·         Best regards,

·         Coach Gethings and Coach Warren

Week 29!

Welcome back 1A Families,

I hope that you and your children had a restful and enjoyable spring break! It’s hard to believe that we are in the final quarter of first grade.  We are ready to hit the ground running to continue all of our great learning!

Homework

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

Phonograms: or, ng, ow, sh, th, ie, ee, ear, dge, y

Tuesday: morning, however, mind, shall, alone, order, third, push, point, within and math wkbk. pg. 86-89

Wednesday: body, field, belongs, cheese, earn, edge, feather, fence, funny, going and wkbk. pg. 92-95

Thursday: Review all 20 words and Test B

Academics

Poem: Sing a Song of People by Lois Lenski  Idiom: A.M. & P.M.

Spalding: Due to spring break on Monday, we will only have 20 words this week and our Spelling Test will be on Friday!

Tuesday: morning, however, mind, shall, alone, order, third, push, point, within

Wednesday: body, field, belongs, cheese, earn, edge, feather, fence, funny, going

Phonograms: or, ng, ow, sh, th, ie, ee, ear, dge, y

Writing: Copy work and narration exercises will be from Pollyanna by Eleanor Porter.

Grammar: We will begin a new unit this week on adverbs. An adverb is a word that describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb. We will practice writing sentences with adverbs and identifying the adverbs within other sentences.

Math: We will review double digit addition, double digit subtraction and multiplication to ensure mastery of these skills.

Literature:  This week we will read George the Drummer Boy which offers the reverse perspective from Sam the Minuteman at the battle of Lexington and Concord.

History: This week we will learn about key aspects of Puritan life and understand that other colonies sprang from Massachusetts. We will review and take an assessment on Friday.  A review guide will be sent home on

Science: This week we will continue to learn about rocks and minerals. We will review the three types of rocks learned before break: igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary. We will explore the many materials, items, and products that are made up of minerals. On Thursday, we will pretend to be geologists and will conduct a special rock investigation! Please check your child's green folders on Tuesday for specific instructions regarding this activity. 

Happy Spring Break!

Happy Spring Break, all!
Wishing you a week of rest and happiness :)

Here are some pictures from our field trip yesterday, I hope your kiddos enjoyed the day as much as I did!

Week 28!

We are excited to welcome a new month and a new virtue, perseverance! This is a favorite in first grade because we have so many opportunities to practice it.  Please take this opportunity to chat with your child about when and how to utilize perseverance. With one more week left in the third quarter, we will persevere to spring break! 

Homework

Nightly: Read for 15 minutes, practice poem (1 minute), practice rocket math (1 minute) Phonograms to practice: wh, w, th, ea, ee, ey, ch, h, or, ar

Monday: before, know, no, were, where, there, here, dead, leave, early and WB pg. 80-81

Tuesday: close, close, flower, flour, nothing, ground, lead, led, lead, such and WB pg. 82-83

Wednesday: Review all 20 words and test B

Thursday: WB pg. 84-85

Friday: No homework; have a wonderful spring break!

Academics

Poem: Sing a Song of People by Lois Lenski  Idiom: A.M. & P.M. 

Spalding: Due to the field trip on Friday, we will only have 20 words this week and our Spelling Test will be on Thursday!

Monday: before, know, no, were, where, there, here, dead, leave, early

Tuesday: close, close, flower, flour, nothing, ground, lead, led, lead, such

Phonograms: wh, w, th, ea, ee, ey, ch, h, or, ar

Writing: Copy work and narration exercises will be from How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell and The Happy Hollisters by Jerry West. We will also review abbreviations.

Grammar: Students will be assessed on all 70 phonograms throughout the week. We will also practice writing complete sentences (capital letter, punctuation mark, noun, verb) both prompted from the board and unprompted with only a topic and/or question given. 

Math: We will continue to work with equal groups as we turn them into multiplication equations.  It is common for this new skill to be confused with addition (i.e. a student writing 3X4=7). Please take the time to show your child the differences. This is a great time to use manipulatives at home!

Literature:  We will finish reading Sam the Minuteman.  This selection is historical fiction and takes place during the battle of Lexington and Concord.  Some mature topics regarding war, injury from battle and death are briefly mentioned.   We encourage families to read and review these topics with their children.  Thank you!

History: This week we will learn about slaves and the Puritan colonies.  After the break we will do a review and take an assessment.

Science: This week we will start a new unit in science! We will be learning all about rocks and their different forms including sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous.