For the week of 8/29/2016
What We’re Learning This Week:
Reading: This week we will be reading the story, “The Busy Tree.” Students will be working on identifying the main idea of the story as well as re-telling important details of what the animals do.
In the next few weeks your child will be coming home with their daily book to read in their “book in a bag.” Please remember to read your child’s book-in-a-bag nightly with them.
Writing: We will be introducing writing workshop and brainstorming small moments. Students will work on writing about “small moments” as we begin our personal narrative writing unit. We will also be continuing to work on capitalization, end marks and writing detailed sentences through mini-lessons. We will be focusing on the naming and telling part of a sentence.
Word Study/Spelling:
Fry Words: in is it you that
Short vowel word families will be our focus for this quarter. Word families share the same vowels/patterns and rhyme.
Feature/Pattern of the week:- Word Families ad ag ap
Ex: mad, sad, bag , wag, lap, nap
Math: Our math lessons each day will include computational fluency, fact fluency, and core math instruction focused on the first grade common core math standards. Computational fluency will help the students to use the most effective and efficient strategies. Fact Fluency is working with both addition and subtraction facts within 10. At our goal is to have students complete 22 addition facts in one minute and 22 subtraction facts in one minute. Our core lessons will include hands-on math activities and games that support the common core.
1st grading period Science and Social Studies:
Science: The Sun
Social Studies: How to be a good Craddock citizen and following school rules.
Homework: See homework log coming home on Monday Thank you for your home support!
Extras:
• Please make sure you are sending your child with a peanut free snack for the am.
• NO SCHOOL, Labor Day: Monday, September 5th
• Getting to Know you Days : GOING BY LAST NAMES!!
o A-L Sept. 2nd M-L Sep. 6th
