Good Morning 1A Families,
We have had a wonderful 2nd week of school! 1A scholars enjoyed various science experiments including observing how marker changes when water is added to it on a coffee filter and being creative with marshmallows and toothpicks.
Curriculum night is THIS Wednesday. Please see the schedule below. I hope to see you there!
Announcements
Please join us for curriculum night on Wednesday, August 21st at 6pm to learn essential information to ensure a successful first grade year. The evening's schedule will be as follows:
Curriculum Night Schedule (Gym and Classrooms)
6:00-6:25 Welcome in Gym (Mr. Gillingham, Mrs. Vaughn, Specialist and Mrs. Mason)
6:30-7:30 Grade Level Presentations (In the MPR)
15 minutes: Classroom procedures, routines, homework guidelines
40 minutes: Curriculum and Demo Lessons
- 10-20 minute Spalding lesson (phonograms, motions, markings, phonograms)
- 15-20 minute Singapore lesson mental math tips, number bonds, bar models, word problems)
5 minutes: Q&A
Parent Volunteer Needed: 1A is still in need of a parent volunteer to come in weekly for reading and book bag help! This parent would need to dedicate 1-2 hours each Friday OR Monday morning and would be in charge of switching out each book in our leveled reader bags and reading one-on-one with each child. This role will greatly impact the overall reading progress of our scholars. Please email me if you are interested.
Homework
Nightly: Nightly reading logs and book bags will begin tonight. Please have your child practice reading their book, sent home in a red bag, with you each night and please sign the corresponding reading log. Practice our monthly poem for 1 minute each night.
Monday: Spalding Phonogram Page and math workbook pages 24
Tuesday: Spalding Phonogram Page and Number bonds worksheet
Wednesday: Spalding Phonogram Page and Making Tens Worksheet
Thursday: Spalding Phonogram Page and Test B
Friday: Please read a book of your child's choice for 15 minutes.
Academics
Poem for August: The Caterpillar by Christina Rosetti (we will recite on 8/30).
We will practice this poem daily in class. Please help us by practicing it for one minute each night.
Idiom: “The Golden Rule“ Meaning: Treat Others as You Would Like To Be Treated
We will practice this idiom throughout the week in class through activities and worksheets.
Grammar/ Writing: Scholars will read and write about passages from Pinocchio.
Spalding: We will begin our spelling words in class this week! Each day we will learn 5 new words and review 10 phonograms. On Friday, we will have a test on all 15 words and 10 phonograms.
**Please: note that a spelling list with all 15 words will be sent home on Monday to use throughout the whole week. A separate homework page will be sent home each night for your child to practice writing their words. Please turn these in on the following morning.
Math: This week is all about addition as we use number bonds to join numbers. Students will learn the different ways to make 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10!
Literature: This week we will read Tom Thumb stories from around the world including Tom Thumb, Issun Boshi and Thumbelina.
Geography: Students will identify, label and name the 7 continents and the 4 oceans of the world. Students will also compare different bodies of water as well as describe the parts and importance of rivers.
Science:
We are starting an exciting unit on animals and habitats! This week students will learn what a habitat is, and why living things live in habitats to which they are particularly suited. We will then begin to explore our first habitat, the Arctic tundra.
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