First Grade Parents,
We hope you are enjoying the end of fall, and beginning of a new season. We had wonderful fall parties and a successful Pride Star OSA. Thank you for all who helped and made it possible.
Here is what your child will be doing academically this 10th week:
Math: This week is a partly a review week, and our first round of interim testing. On this test will be all we've learned so far this year. The students will be performing addition and subtraction problems, number bonds, and a couple real life word problems. If you have any questions please email your child's classroom teacher.
Phonics: Students will now be doing activities with all the blends we have been learning, including reading, sorting, and creating words.
Core Knowledge: This week we are beginning our Earl Civilizations Unit. We will be discussing the early civilizations of Mesopotamia. Students will discuss their way of life, compare and contrast that to our lives now, use their written language, religion, and culture. They will also be learning some geography about the area thousands of years ago, along with what they used on a daily basis, what they lived in, and more.
Writing: We are still continuing our unit on "How to..." writing. This week we will be focusing more on performing these writings more independently, instead of as a class. Students will begin by picking their own procedure to write about, brushing your teeth for example. Students will create a graphic organizer detailing the steps of how to perform the procedure with pictures. Students will then begin writing sentences detailing the procedure.
IRA: This week in IRA we will be discussing how to retell parts of a story. We want them to be able to retell a portion of the story (5 events) in sequential order. We will also be discussing what the problem and solution of the story is, and how events in the story support the problem to solution sequence. We want them to be able to pull out the important events and details in the story, and leave out events or details that just add extra flair to the story. These events and details should support or convey the message, or solution of the story.
November Core Virtue: Thankfulness
Have a great week! As always, if you have any questions please email your child's classroom teacher.
