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.