April 18-21

As parents of children in our schools, you are likely quite well informed of our schools’ philosophies, programming, and rankings, however, you may still have questions about the upcoming May 2 levy. If you, or your friends and neighbors, are interested in attending a presentation and Q & A session to get more details about district revenues and spending, you can attend any one of the scheduled meetings throughout the community. A list of dates, locations, and times can be found by clicking the following link: http://www.aurora-schools.org/Content2/292.

If you are unable to attend one of the live meetings, but would
like to hear more, you can check out a virtual presentation at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGtMTUc46e0&feature=em-upload_owner

Additional fact sheets and data can be found on our main web page at: www.aurora-schools.org (Levy 2107 Information Tab).


For the week of 4/18/17
What We’re Learning This Week:

Reading: We will be reading the story, “Frog and Toad are Friends.” Students will work on retelling the story, including key details and demonstrate their understanding of the central message or lesson. Additionally, we will focus on describing the characters, setting, and major events of this story. 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: Narrative unit 4 (Realistic Fiction), by the end of this unit the children will be expected to write a story that has two or more events, with details, transition words, and a wrap-up sentence. 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 a made up story with characters doing realistic things and revisit his or her writing to self-assess and revise.

Word Study/Spelling:
Fry Words: Fry Read and Write Words: if, go, see, may, part.
Feature/Pattern of the week: Short vowels and INTRO Long vowels…
Example: hill, floss, tack, trap, sled.
Grammar: Review using verbs to convey past, present and future.

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 15 addition facts in one minute and 15 subtraction facts in one minute. Our core lessons will include hands-on math activities and games that support the common core.

4th grading period Science and Social Studies:
Science: Living and Nonliving with Plants
Social Studies: Historical Thinking and Skills/ Heritage

Extras:
• No School – Monday, April 17