Monday, April 30, 2018

This week in First grade...

April 30- May 4

Wow! Field Day was so fun!  We loved having the opportunity to travel with our small teams to stations of our choice. It's great to build independence and be responsible for cooperating with our team mates! Thanks to all of the parents that volunteered to run a station and walk around with kids! They loved seeing you there.

Reminders...
Monday (4/30): Book Fair Preview
Tuesday (5/1): Tuesday folders come home. Please return them Wednesday.
Wednesday (5/2): Library- We will be going to the Book Fair.  Your child can bring money during this time or wait for you to join them after school or at KnOWLedge Night.
Thursday (5/3): KnOWLedge Night 5:30pm-7:00pm  Come to our Reading Restaurant!
Friday (5/4):

KnOWLedge Night is this Thursday, May 3.  Our Reading Restaurant will be open for business! Please come to Caballero's Cantina to enjoy a lovely selection of writing and reading that will be shared with you by your favorite server! The selections will be delectable! This event will be a come and go from 5:30pm-7:00pm.  When you arrive please wait to be seated.  Your hostess will be glad to show you to your table.

This week in Reading Workshop...
We will be focusing on reading comprehension skills to help us become stronger readers.  This week we will have read aloud experiences and lessons that review the skills we've learned this year.

This week in Writing Workshop...
We will finish our Family Writing.  This writing sample will be on the menu for Thursday night! We will share our beginning of the year family writing and compare it to the end of the year. We have grown so much as writers this year.

This week in Math...
We will work on comparison subtraction in problem solving situations.  We will explore problems such as, "Molly has 12 lollipops, Kennedy has 10 lollipops. How many more lollipops does Molly have than Kennedy?"  We will work on comparing data and measurement as well during this unit.

This week in Science...
We will learn about Habitats such as the Rainforest, Savannah, Desert, Ocean, Forest and Wetlands.  We will discuss how the plants and animals work together in these habitats.  We will also think about how the food chain works in these habitats.

This week in Spelling...
We will continue to work on the skill of compound words.  The words will be the same as last week.
Our words will be...
clownfish, backdoor, teacup, into, whatever, into, today

Have a great week! We hope to see you on Thursday!




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