1st Grade News

April 2013

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

 

PICTURE DAY ON APRIL 10

The daily agenda is likely to change when grades 3-5 begin STATE testing.

Learning Objectives

Week of April 8 – 12   Language Arts: Mole and Baby Bird Comprehension: Comparing texts Phonics: ou (cloud, mouse) VCV Vocabulary: door, loved, should, would Writing: non-fiction,  opinion pieces Math – geometry/fractions Social Studies: good citizens	Week of April 15 – 19   Language Arts: Dot and Jabber Comprehension:  Comparing characters Phonics: oo (book) and inflected endings Vocabulary:  among, another, instead, none Writing: non-fiction,  opinion pieces Math –  geometry/fractions Science – Plant life cycle
Week of April 22 – 26   Language Arts: Simple Machines Comprehension: author’s craft, informational Phonics: oi, oy (soil, toy) and suffixes Vocabulary:  against, goes, heavy, kinds, today Writing: non-fiction, “all about” pieces Math – geometry /fractions Science – how machines work	Week of April 29 – May 3   Language Arts: Alexander Graham Bell Comprehension:  text features of non-fiction Phonics: aw, au (straw, sauce) Vocabulary: built, early, learn, science, through Writing:  non-fiction, “all about” pieces Math – measurement Science – ways to communicate of the past

Please continue to have your child:

• Wear/bring tennis shoes for recess and P. E.
• Read every night.
• Study for vocabulary and weekly review assessment.

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

 

March 4-8- Review week and benchmarking

March 12- Permission slips and payment due

March 13-22- Book fair

March 15- No School

March 18- Field Trip (Singletary Center)

March 19- Family Night at the Book fair

April 1-5- Spring Break

Please continue to have your child:

Bring or wear tennis shoes everyday!!

Read every night and complete weekly math homework.

Study for Vocabulary and Weekly Review.

Learning Objectives

Week of Feb. 4-8   Language Arts: Spiral Review Read Across America Reading Benchmarking Writing-  Flat Stanley Letters Math- Spiral Review, Assessment	Week of  Mar 11-15   Language Arts: Compound words Vowel sounds ew, ue, ui Describe elements of a story using key details (characters, setting, major events) Writing- identifying adjectives (how many) Math – Graphing data, Reading a graph NO SCHOOL- March 15th
Week of Mar 18-22   Language Arts: Words with suffixes –ly/-ful Words with –oo (like in moon) Using illustrations and details to describe characters,   settings, events Counting syllables in a word Writing:  identifying adjectives that compare  Math: Graphing Data, Reading a graph	Week of March 25-29   Language Arts: Dipthongs (ow/ou) Words with consonant plus –le (ex. simple, paddle) Review Skills-Character, Setting, Plot Writing:  Sentences that make commands. Math:  Spiral Review (Addition/Subtraction)

Helping Hands at Home:

 

Please continue to study for Weekly Review Assessments and Vocabulary Assessments. J

 

Report Cards will be going home on March 14^th for the 3^rd nine weeks.