Hello First Grade Families,
Our first week in Room 4 was cut short :( I am looking forward to getting back to school! But we have a busy week ahead. When we have so many snow days in a row, I usually try to work in the things that we missed but over an extended period of time. With that in mind, we will still be using last weeks word list throughout this week, including the assessment on Friday.
- Thank you so much for helping with the 'no boots' in the classroom routine. Everyone had a pair of shoes to wear :) We will continue this policy until the muddy mess of spring is behind us.
- I sent a photo/thank you from our Christmas Party, home with everyone. If you have not seen it yet please have your child check his/her folder :)
Reminders:
Monday, January 17: NO school for students and staff; MLK Day.
Friday, January 21: End of Semester. Report Cards coming soon :)
Monday, January 24: NO School. Records Day for teachers.
CURRICULUM NEWS
Language Arts
Story: Jan's New Home ~ and The Class Pet ~
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Phonics: words that end with -ng and -nk, verbs and nouns that end with -es
*Words to Read and Spell: (same as last week)
bring, pink, trunk, sang, blank, wing, think, own, ask, every, from, give
Writing: Persuasive Writing: Strategies to write with a convincing 'tone'.
Math: Working with addition problems that have three addends; two of which combine to make 10. Ex. 3+9+7= ? can also be solved as 10+9.
Social Studies: Unit 5 What is a Citizen?
Lesson 6: Is It Ever Okay to Break A Rule? (Martin Luther King Jr.)
- people should consider the rights of others
- the rule of the law
- the importance of compassion, courage and honesty
Science: Daylight Throughout the Year, Seasonal Observations
Questions, comments or concerns? Please get in touch with me.
Lisa Vanden Berg
Our first week in Room 4 was cut short :( I am looking forward to getting back to school! But we have a busy week ahead. When we have so many snow days in a row, I usually try to work in the things that we missed but over an extended period of time. With that in mind, we will still be using last weeks word list throughout this week, including the assessment on Friday.
- Thank you so much for helping with the 'no boots' in the classroom routine. Everyone had a pair of shoes to wear :) We will continue this policy until the muddy mess of spring is behind us.
- I sent a photo/thank you from our Christmas Party, home with everyone. If you have not seen it yet please have your child check his/her folder :)
Reminders:
Monday, January 17: NO school for students and staff; MLK Day.
Friday, January 21: End of Semester. Report Cards coming soon :)
Monday, January 24: NO School. Records Day for teachers.
CURRICULUM NEWS
Language Arts
Story: Jan's New Home ~ and The Class Pet ~
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Phonics: words that end with -ng and -nk, verbs and nouns that end with -es
*Words to Read and Spell: (same as last week)
bring, pink, trunk, sang, blank, wing, think, own, ask, every, from, give
Writing: Persuasive Writing: Strategies to write with a convincing 'tone'.
Math: Working with addition problems that have three addends; two of which combine to make 10. Ex. 3+9+7= ? can also be solved as 10+9.
Social Studies: Unit 5 What is a Citizen?
Lesson 6: Is It Ever Okay to Break A Rule? (Martin Luther King Jr.)
- people should consider the rights of others
- the rule of the law
- the importance of compassion, courage and honesty
Science: Daylight Throughout the Year, Seasonal Observations
Questions, comments or concerns? Please get in touch with me.
Lisa Vanden Berg