January 6-10, 2014

Math: This week in math we will be learning about analog and digital clocks. We will practice telling time to the hour and half hour. This unit is one week. We will continue to practice this skill daily as the year goes on!

Reading Workshop:  This week in reading workshop we will begin reading Fairy Tales.  This is such a fun unit for the students, and it’s one of my favorites too!  We will learn that there are specific elements in the story that set Fairy Tales apart from other stories.  We will read several different Fairy Tales, such as Cinderella, The Princess and the Pea, and Rapunzel.  While the students are listening to these Fairy Tales, they will be asked to think about the characters in the story, the setting, the plot and the problem and solution. 

Word Study:

Green Group:  ip, ig, and ill word families (rip, pig, hill)

Blue Group:  th and wh diagraphs (thirteen, whistle)

Red Group:  Review for CVVC Pattern (ai, oa, ee, ea)  (wait, coast, cheek, read)

Writing Workshop:  This week in Writing Workshop, we will begin to learn how to write a creative story.  We have written personal narratives, all about texts, how to texts, and letters.  This will be the first time that we will use our creative imaginations to write a story!  We will learn to incorporate characters, setting, plot and problem and solution in our stories. 

Social Studies:  This week, we will begin talking about Landforms and Bodies of Water.  We will learn about mountain, hill, valley, plains, and island.  We will then make a Landforms Dictionary.  After that, we will learn about rivers, streams, lakes, and oceans.  We will make a Bodies of Water flipbook. 

Habit #6:  Synergize.  I value other people’s strengths and learn from them.  I seek out other people’s ideas because I know that by teaming with others, we can create better solutions than anyone of us can alone.

Reminders:

*Please remember to send a healthy snack every day.  Snack time is @ 9:30am.

*Make sure your child wears tennis shoes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

*Library day is Tuesday.

*Please remember to send back your child’s orange folder and homework bag every day.

Dates to remember:

January 7:  2^nd Semester Begins

January 20:  No School

January 22:  International Festival

January 30:  Science Fair

February 4:  1^st Grade PE Program

February 5:  Early Release Day

March 1:  Family Dinner Night

March 3-4:  Turkey Trot

March 10-14:  Spring Break

March 19:  Early Release Day and Family Skate Night