Here is what your CA first grader will be learning about this 9th week:
Reading: We will be talking more about feelings and actions this week, specifically action words we hear in the text or see in an illustrations. We will also be talking about how character's feelings can change, and why that happens. We will be reading "Recess Queen"
Phonics: We will begin to learn about blends this week. Blends are two (or sometimes three) consonants put together at the beginning or end of a word. This week we will be focusing on blends with r. For example, br in bring, cr in crab, dr, fr, gr, pr, tr, and wr.
Writing: We are starting our "How To..." writing this week. We will be focusing on how to write a "How to..." story by going through a procedure as a class. We will be talking about some sentence starters like; First, Then, Next, After that, and Last. We will be using these sentence starters to write five sentences about how to perform that procedure.
Math: This week we will be talking about missing numbers in a math sentence. For example, given the problem 4+__=9, students will be able to determine that the missing number is 5, because 4+5=9. They will also be performing this task within subtraction problems.
IXL: If you would like to use IXL at home, we recommend these sections for practice this week:
- Counting and Number Patterns (Section A)
- Addition (Section B)
- Subtraction (Section D)
- Mixed Operations (Section F)
Core Knowledge: We are starting a week long study on maps and cardinal directions.
Core Virtue: Core Virtue this month is Honesty/Integrity and Friendship. We will be emphasizing these values within our classroom ans school for the month of October, and throughout the year. We want to focus on telling the truth always, what it means to be a good friend, to stand up for others, and have good character.
Have a great week!!
