Feb. 27-March 3

For the week of February 27
What We’re Learning This Week:

Reading: The students will be reading 2 different passages, “Tess the Turtle” and “Jake and Anna”. We will focus on asking and answering key details in a story, as well as, naming the character, setting and events in the story. We will also focus on summarizing information. As always, we will be reading poetry for fluency and expression practice.

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

Writing: The students are going to use everything they learned during the 3rd quarter about informational writing, and write their final On Demand Informational book. They will have 45 minutes and their score will be reflected on the report card. Their writing will need to include a topic, give facts, and provide a sense of closure.

Word Study/Spelling:
Fry Words: like, him, into, time, has
Feature/Pattern of the week: Short a and o
Grammar: Use Daily Oral Language Sentences to continue our review of common, proper and possessive nouns
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.
3rd grading period Science and Social Studies:
Science: Properties of Water
Social Studies: Geography/Places and Regions
Extras:
• Feb. 27-March 3 Craddock Book Fair
• March 15th- End of grading period
• March 27th-31st- Spring Break

February 20-24

For the week of February 20th
What We’re Learning This Week:

Reading: The students will be reading Snowflake Bentley, a biography. We will focus on asking and answering key details in a story, as well as, naming the character, setting and events in the story. We will also focus on summarizing information. As always, we will be reading poetry 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: some, so, would, make, her
Feature/Pattern of the week: ish, ash, ush

Grammar: Review common, proper and possessive nouns

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.

3rd grading period Science and Social Studies:
Science: Properties of Water
Social Studies: Geography/Places and Regions

Extras:
• February 20th-President’s Day- No school
• March 15th- End of grading period
• March 27th-31st- Spring Break

February 13-16

For the week of 2/13/17
What We’re Learning This Week:

Reading: Reading: Melting and Freezing Book
Students will be working on reading a non-fiction text answering questions based on the evidence in the text. Student’s will name the main topic and retell the key details. We’ll be continuing guided reading and 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: review all words for the quarter
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: -ick, -ack, -uck , ock
Ex: smack, sock, duck, lick, quack.

Grammar:
Continue working on determiners (ex: a, the, some, any, my, your)

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.

3rd grading period Science and Social Studies:
Science: Properties of Water
Social Studies: Geography/Places and Regions

Extras:
• Friday, February 17th: No School for Students
• Monday, February 20th: Presidents’ Day (No School)

February 6-10

For the week of 2/6/17
What We’re Learning This Week:

Reading: We will be reading the non-fiction book, “Childhood Stories of George Washington.” Students will work on asking and answering questions about key details in this text (before, during, and after reading). They will also complete a Venn diagram and share facts that they learned about George Washington. We will be administering a non-fiction mini summative assessment (cold read) with the first graders 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: no, way, could, people, my
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: -ill, -all, -ell
Ex: spill, grill, smell, well, mall, hall

Grammar:
Introduce determiners (ex: a, the, some, any, my, your)

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.

3rd grading period Science and Social Studies:
Science: Properties of Water
Social Studies: Geography/Places and Regions

Extras:
• Friday, February 10th: Valentine’s Day Parties
• Tuesday, February 14th: Happy Valentine’s Day!
• Friday, February 17th: No School for Students
• Monday, February 20th: Presidents’ Day (No School)

January 30-February 3

For the week of January 30th
What We’re Learning This Week:

Reading: The students will be reading “Penguins!,” a non-fiction story. We will discuss the text features of the book and compare/contrast this week’s story to last week’s fiction story “Little Penguin’s Tale.” As always, we will be reading poetry for fluency and expression practice.

Writing: We are continuing with our Non-fiction writing. The students are learning how to write a Table of Contents and Chapters for their informational writing books. We also continue to focus on capital letters, ending marks and neat handwriting.

Word Study/Spelling:
Fry Words: look, two, more, write, number
Feature/Pattern of the week: ag, eg, ig, og, ug

Grammar: Continue Adjectives

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.

3rd grading period Science and Social Studies:
Science: Properties of Water
Social Studies: Geography/Places and Regions

Extras:
Friday, February 17-No school for students (Teacher in-service day)
Monday, February 20-No school (President’s Day)

January 23-27

For the week of January 23rd
What We’re Learning This Week:

Reading: The students will be reading Little Penguin’s Tale, a fiction story. We will talk about the story being told from different viewpoints, as well as work on describing the characters, setting and major events. As always, we will be reading poetry for fluency and expression practice.

Writing: We are continuing with our Non-fiction writing. The students are learning to write facts and information they know using a teaching voice. We also continue to focus on capital letters, ending marks and neat handwriting.

Word Study/Spelling:
Fry Words: like, him, into, time, has
Feature/Pattern of the week: ad, ed, ab, ob

Grammar: Adjectives

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.

3rd grading period Science and Social Studies:
Science: Properties of Water
Social Studies: Geography/Places and Regions

Extras:
• January 26th: Play at AHS, “Madagascar, Jr.”

Jan 17-20

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

Reading: We will be reading the story, “Frog and Toad Together.” “The Garden” and “Frog and Toad All Year: Down the Hill.” Students will be using details in the text to describe key details. 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: so, some, her, would, make
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: -an, -un, -in
Ex: fan, fun, win, pin,

Grammar:
Review of adjectives

Phonics:
Consonant clusters: r family ex: (cr, br, gr)

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.

1st grading period Science and Social Studies:
Science: Comparing living and non-living things
Social Studies: Geography/Places and Regions

Extras:
• Please return SIGNED envelope on TUESDAY, January 17th
• Monday, January 16: No School (Martin Luther King Day)
• January 26th: Musicale at AHS, “Madagascar, Jr.”

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.”

January 4-6

What We’re Learning This Week: Week of January 4th: Happy New Year!

Reading: Ocean Animals (Non-Fiction)
Students will be working on retelling the story including main idea and key details. Students will also show connections to how the animals are built to survive. We’ll be continuing guided reading and Daily 5/centers. As always, we’ll be reading poetry weekly for fluency and expression practice.

Writing: We will begin our new writing unit which is Non-fiction writing. We will also be continuing to work on capitalization, end marks and writing detailed sentences through mini-lessons. Students will be working on teaching others about facts they know about.

Word Study/Spelling:
• Review words from 2nd quarter
• No excuse words- Continue reviewing 2nd quarter word list

Grammar
• Compound words


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 the end of first grade, students will need to solve 22 addition facts in one minute and 22 subtraction facts in one minute. You’ll see our weekly practice sheet come home every Friday!
Our core lessons will include hands-on math activities and games that support the common core. Students will be working on numbers and operations in base ten. We will be using Fact Families to make ten and students will come up with number sentences with these numbers.

3rd grading period Science and Social Studies:
Science: Animal Needs/ Habitats
Social Studies: Economics and dividing time into categories.

Homework: See January Homework Log that came home. Thank you for your home support!

Extras:
Happy New Year!
January 13th-Report Cards come home

Scientists at Work!

Zachary ~ "Homemade Paste"



Dylan ~ "Erupting Volcano"



Bella ~ "Blobs in a Bottle" Lava Lamp

December 19-21

This week we will be reviewing for the end of second quarter.

Here are some fun activities we are going to do this week.
Monday, December 19th
• “Read and Relax”
-Students need to bring 4-5 books from home.

Tuesday, December 20th
• “Holiday Dance Party”
-We’ll save some time to “dance and celebrate” to our favorite holiday songs.

Wednesday, December 21st
• PJ Day!!! –Feel free to allow your child to wear pajamas to school. No slippers allowed, regular shoes required.
• Polar Express Morning!
• Our PTO Winter Party @ 2:15

I hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday. Enjoy your time with your family and make some wonderful memories.

Just a few Reminders
-Please make sure your child’s winter gear is labeled and weather appropriate.
- Feel free to bring in a pair of extra clothes and socks to store in lockers.
-Please continue to check take home folder and return daily.
-Please continue to bring in “one” snack daily.

December 12-16

For the week of 12/12/16
What We’re Learning This Week:

Reading: We will be reading the story, “Ruby in Her Own Time.” Students will be asking and answering questions about key details in this text and describing the characters, setting, and major events. 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 finish their opinion unit this week and complete an ON DEMAND writing assessment prompt. Our next unit is informational writing.

Word Study/Spelling:
Fry Words: Fry Read and Write Words: will, each, about
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: Beginning Sounds - k, wh, qu, tw
Ex: where, whisper, kind, quest, twice, twelve

Grammar:
Continue using verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future; fix-up sentences together

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.
*The students will be complete a summative assessment on surveys this week.

1st grading period Science and Social Studies:
Science: The needs of animals
Social Studies: Economics and dividing time into categories

Extras:

* We shop at the Holiday Shop on Monday, December 12
• No School for Students (Winter Break): December 22nd - January 3rd

December 5-9

For the week of December 5
What We’re Learning This Week:

Reading: “An Egg is an Egg” Students will be retelling stories including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message. As always, we will be reading poetry for fluency and expression practice.

Writing: We are continuing with our Opinion/Persuasive writing. The students are learning to write about things they like and how to CONVINCE their readers on why they like it. We will be focusing on writing book reviews, giving sneak peak summaries and using conjunctions. We also continue to focus on capital letters, ending marks and neat handwriting.

Word Study/Spelling:
Fry Words: See back of Spelling list for words to practice.
Feature/Pattern of the week: pr, tr, dr, br Ex: pretzel, triangle, drum bread

Grammar: Use verbs to convey a sense of 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. 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.

2nd grading period Science and Social Studies:

Science: Basic needs of animals
Social Studies: Economics and dividing time into categories

Extras:
Winter Break: December 22nd-January 3rd---Back to school on January 4th, 2017

Nov. 28-Dec. 2

For the week of November 28th
What We’re Learning This Week:

Reading: “Diary of a Worm” Students will be answering questions about key details in a story. They will also be identifying who is telling the story at different points in the text. As always, we will be reading poetry for fluency and expression practice.

Writing: We are continuing with our Opinion/Persuasive writing. The students are learning to write about things they like and how to CONVINCE their readers on why they like it. We also continue to focus on capital letters, ending marks and neat handwriting.

Word Study/Spelling:
Fry Words: See back of Spelling list for words to practice.
Feature/Pattern of the week: cr, cl, fr, gl, gr Ex: crib, clap, frog, glad, green

Grammar: Personal and Possessive Nouns

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.

2nd grading period Science and Social Studies:

Science: Basic needs of animals
Social Studies: Economics and dividing time into categories

Extras:
Winter Break: December 22nd-January 3rd---Back to school on January 4th, 2017

Scientists at Work!

"Energy Stick" ~ Anna


"Slime" ~ Noah


"Amazing Cup" ~ Chloe

November 14-18

Celebrating Veteran's Day with Mr. Aaron Henderson who is retired from the Army


What We’re Learning This Week: Week of November 14th

Reading: Thanksgiving fiction and non-fiction stories/classroom books. Students will be comparing and contrasting differences between fiction and non-fiction texts. We will discuss how characters’ experiences are the same and different in stories.

Writing: We will continue to work on Opinion writing pieces. We will also be continuing to work on capitalization, end marks and writing detailed sentences through mini-lessons. Students will be “experts” as they write FACTS they know about real topics.

Word Study/Spelling:
• Fry Words-how, will, up, other, about-
• Consonant Blends pl, sl, bl, fl
• Grammar- Personal & Possessive pronouns
• Phonics-Syllables

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.

2nd grading period Science and Social Studies:

Science: Basic needs of animals
Social Studies: Economics and dividing time into categories


Homework: See November Homework Log that came home. Thank you for your home support!

November 7-11

For the week of 11/7/16
What We’re Learning This Week:

Reading: We will be reading the non-fiction story, “Life in the Forest.” Students will be identifying the main idea and retelling key details of the text. We will also discuss the author’s purpose and complete a KWL chart (what I know about animals in the forest, what I want to know, and what I learned). 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 writing their opinion pieces this week. First, they will learn to review a collection and make choices about which item in that collection is the best, writing defenses for those judgments. Second, the students will learn how to write a review about anything, such as toys, restaurants, video games, movies, etc. Finally, the students will learn to write about book reviews. They will summarize, evaluate, judge, and defend their judgments.

Word Study/Spelling:
Fry Words: Fry Read and Write Words: an, each, which, she, do
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:- Consonant Blends sc, sn, sw
Ex: scooter, scary, snap, snore, swish, swipe

Grammar: Continue singular and plural nouns with matching verbs; fix-up sentences (whole group and individually)

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. Here are a couple examples of games the students will play this week:
*Counters in a Cup
*How Many Am I Hiding? (missing addends)

1st grading period Science and Social Studies:
Science: The needs of animals
Social Studies: Economics and dividing time into categories

Extras:
• No School for Students: Tuesday, November 8th
• Veterans Day: Friday, November 11th

Fall Festival Art Work

Oct. 31-Nov. 4

For the week of October 31st
What We’re Learning This Week:

Reading: “It’s Moving Day” (Fiction Text) Focus on comparing and contrasting this week’s story and last week’s story “Animals Building Homes’ (Non-Fiction Text). We’ll be continuing guided reading and Daily 5. As always, we’ll be reading poetry weekly for fluency and expression practice.

Writing: We are into the next unit in writing workshop, which is Opinion/Persuasive writing. The students are learning to write about things they like and how to CONVINCE their readers on why they like it.

Word Study/Spelling:
Fry Words: your, can, said, there, use
Feature/Pattern of the week: Consonants and blends- sp, sk, sm
Ex: spill, spider, skate, sky, smile, smoke
Grammar: Singular and plural nouns with matching verbs

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.

2nd grading period Science and Social Studies:

Science: Basic needs of animals
Social Studies: Economics and dividing time into categories

Extras: Please return the report card envelope, signed. The report card is yours to keep. Thank you!
Reminder-Tuesday, November 8- PD Day- No School for Students

October 24-28

For the week of October 24th
What We’re Learning This Week:

Reading: “Animals Building Homes” (Non-Fiction Text) Focus on the main idea and key details and opinions. We’ll be continuing guided reading and Daily 5. As always, we’ll be reading poetry weekly for fluency and expression practice.

Writing: We are into the next unit in writing workshop, which is Opinion/Persuasive writing. The students are learning to write about things they like and how to CONVINCE their readers on why they like it.

Word Study/Spelling:
Fry Words: what, all, were, we when
Feature/Pattern of the week: Consonants and blends- s, t, st
Ex: sip, sit, tip, top, stop, stand

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.

2nd grading period Science and Social Studies:

Science: Basic needs of animals
Social Studies: Economics and dividing time into categories

Extras:
• Fall Festival: Friday, October 28th

• REPORT CARDS came home last Friday. Please return the envelope, signed, as soon as you can. The report card is yours to keep. Thank you!