1st Grade News
May 2013
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
Vocabulary assessment ends – May 3 (continue reading logs)
Last math homework and Weekly Review – May 10
Field Day – May 17
Awards day/Last day – May 22
Learning Objectives
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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
Last
assessment
Writing: completing
portfolios
Math – MST / begin measurement
Social
Studies: ways to communicate in the past
Derby
activities
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Week of May 6 - 10
Language Arts: Benchmarking
Comprehension: Fluency and inference
Phonics: Review
Vocabulary: sight word
assessments
Writing: completing
portfolios
Math – measurement
Science – inventors and
inventions
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Week of May 13 - 17
Language Arts: Ben
Franklin
Comprehension:
central message/main idea
Phonics:
prefixes un and re/ long o words
Vocabulary: sight word
assessments
Writing:
portfolio closure
Math – finish measurement /
review skills
Science
– inventions and inventors
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Week of May 20-22
May 22 – Awards day
First grade time is 10:00-45 for school wide awards. Check with your teacher for any other
time/event they may schedule.
If your sign your child
out early on that day it
affects
perfect attendance for the year/9weeks.
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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.
