Math: This week in math we will be finishing up our
unit on telling time to the hour and the half hour. We will continue to practice this throughout
the year. After time, we will be moving
on to Comparing and Ordering Whole Numbers.
The students will be using whole numbers all the way to 120! We will work on generating, comparing
(greater than, less than, or equal to), and ordering numbers.
Reading Workshop: This
week we are continuing our unit on Fairy Tales. We
will continue to identify the characters, setting, problem and solution for
each story. We will also read a few fractured fairy tales this week and
compare and contrast them with the original versions using a Venn Diagram. The
children are having so much fun and love having the role of "element
detectives" with fairy tales. Ask your child to
identify the elements of a fairy tale!
Word
Study:
Green Group: s, h, and sh Diagraph (sock, horse, shirt)
Blue Group:
sh, ch, th, and wh Diagraph (shave,
cheese, thorn, whale)
Red Group:
Words with ar, are, air (harm,
care, stair)
Writing Workshop: As we learned all about elements of fairy tales
last week, we began writing our own fictional stories that contain some of the
same elements as fairy tales. This week, we will take our stories through the
entire writing process and end with a published piece. Please be on the lookout
for our excellent work in the halls!
Science: This week we
will learn about weather. Weather is what is happening in the atmosphere at a
certain place. Temperature, wind, and precipitation are all parts
of weather. There would be no weather without the sun. The sun’s heat causes
clouds, winds, and precipitation to form. This week we will learn about windy,
rainy, cloudy and foggy weather.
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
20: No School
January
22: International Festival
January
30: Science Fair
February
4: 1st 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
Teacher Note: We have a new face in our classroom! As of today, we will have a student teacher with us. Her name is Jennifer Esparza. She will be sending out a letter of introduction to all of you soon.
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