January 9-13

For the week of 1/9/17
What We’re Learning This Week:

Reading: We will be reading the story, “Frog and Toad Together.” Students will be naming the characters, setting, and major events. They will tell how the characters’ experiences are the same and different as well. We’ll be continuing guided reading and Daily 5/Centers. As always, we’ll be reading poetry weekly for fluency and expression practice.

*Please continue to read your child’s book-in-a-bag nightly with them.

Writing: The first graders will continue their informational writing unit. We will also be continuing to work on capitalization, end marks and writing detailed sentences through mini-lessons. During this unit, each child will write information books about lots of different topics and revisit his or her writing to self-assess and revise (they will name a topic, give facts, and provide a sense of closure).

Word Study/Spelling:
Fry Words: Fry Read and Write Words: out, many, then, them, these
Short vowel word families (REVIEW) will be our focus for this quarter. Word families share the same vowels/patterns and rhyme.
Feature/Pattern of the week: Review short vowel word families: -ot, -at, -it
Ex: split, quit, cat, knat, forgot, trot

Grammar:
Review of previous grammar skills taught

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. Our end-of-the-year goal is to have students complete 22 addition facts in one minute and 22 subtraction facts in one minute (the second quarter goal is 15 addition problems in one minute and 15 subtraction problems in one minute). Our core lessons will include hands-on math activities and games that support the common core.

3rd grading period Science and Social Studies:
Science: Comparing living and non-living things
Social Studies: Geography/Places and Regions

Extras:
• Friday, January 13: Report Cards are sent home-please return SIGNED envelope on TUESDAY, January 17th
• Monday, January 16: No School (Martin Luther King Day)
• January 26th: Musicale at AHS, “Madagascar, Jr.”