This week in First grade...

Jan 26-30 We are all excited about warm weather this week! REMINDERS Monday: Reading folders come home. Tuesday: Tuesday folders come home. Please return signed Tuesday folders on Wednesday morning. Wednesday: Thursday: International Festival: 6:30 pm Friday: Library Day. All library books are due by 8:00 AM. Homework is due. READING and WRITING This week we will continue our unit on research. So far we have learned how to ask questions about topics that we are interested in, and look in different places such as books, e-books, internet and etc to find the information. As we continue doing more research and asking more questions, we will learn how to record our information. We will think about the main idea and the most important information and take notes in an organized form. MATH We will continue our unit in geometry. We will explore how two-dimensional figures can be decomposed into or constructed from other two-dimensional figures (for example two triangles can make a diamond or a rhombus). Two dimensional figures with or without curved sides can also be sorted into different groups based on their characteristics or attributes. SOCIAL STUDIES This week we will learn about families wants and basic needs, and how these needs are being met through jobs. We will learn about how technology has changed our lives comparing to the past. People communicate differently, have different ways of entertainment and hold different jobs comparing to the past due to technology.