March 21st- 25th
Reminders:
Tuesday Folders: Yan Zuo
Tuesday Parent: Elizabeth Pooler
Important dates:
Report Cards go home- Tuesday, March 29th
March 31st- Family Science Night
April 13th- Family Night at Catfish Parlour
April 22nd - No School
April 25th-28th TAKS- No Parents in the Building
In Reading workshop we will be learning how to use books to learn information and how to research. We will be sending home an Animal Research Project in the Tuesday folder. This will be in leiu of Take Home Readers. We will practice researching and taking notes in class and the students will check out a book to bring home.
In Writer's Workshop we are finishing our class newspaper. The students have done a magnificent job of writing about the things that have happened in our classroom. Our newspaper will be posted on the wall outside of our classroom later this week! Come by and see it!
In Word Work we are focusing on the (kw) sound spelled qu.
Regular Words: quit, queen, quilt, quiet, squid, equal
Enrichment words: conquest, liquid, quarter, banquet, equality, qualify
Challenge words: leprechaun, shamrock
In Math this week we are learning about Fact Families. For example 2, 3 and 5 make the fact family 2+3=5, 3+2=5, 5-2=3 and 5-3=2. This will help the students learn math facts that are related to each other. We will work on solving problems with fact families later this week.
In Science we are wrapping up our unit on Animals. Next we will learn and research Animal Habitats. The students will split up into groups and be responsible for making a habitat which will include animals native to a region, their adaptations and surroundings!
Have a great week!
Mrs. Caballero
Monday, March 21, 2011
Friday, March 4, 2011
This week in First grade...
March 7th -11th
Reminders:
Tuesday Folder stuffer: Yan Zuo
Tuesday Parent: Elizabeth Pooler
Important dates:
March 9th Early Release Day- 12:45am
March 14-17 Spring Break
***Many thanks to ALL the Art Angel's who reframed!!!! From, Mrs. Conti***
In Reading Workshop this week we will begin discussing our Animal Research project. We will begin learning researching skills and practice with texts in our classroom. This will continue after Spring Break.
In Writer's Workshop we will begin to learn about Peer Editing! We will practice helping our partner with spelling, punctuation and capitalization. We will continue to write independantly focusing on "writing more and more clearly".
In Word Work our sound is the (g) spelled as g or ge.
The (j) sound sound before e, i, or y is spelled g as in gem.
The final (j) sound after a consonant, long vowel, or vowel pair is spelled ge as in hinge.
Regular word list: germ, gym, giant, cage, large, huge
Enrichment list: gigantic, digest, engage, revenge, strange, gentle
Word Wall Words: all, end, then, house, oil
In Math we are working on solving Subtraction problems. We are working with our problem solving skills and using two strategies to show how we solve problems. Please begin reviewing addition and subtraction facts at home.
In Science we are learning about animals. This week we are studying birds and insects.
Have a great week!
Mrs. Caballero
Reminders:
Tuesday Folder stuffer: Yan Zuo
Tuesday Parent: Elizabeth Pooler
Important dates:
March 9th Early Release Day- 12:45am
March 14-17 Spring Break
***Many thanks to ALL the Art Angel's who reframed!!!! From, Mrs. Conti***
In Reading Workshop this week we will begin discussing our Animal Research project. We will begin learning researching skills and practice with texts in our classroom. This will continue after Spring Break.
In Writer's Workshop we will begin to learn about Peer Editing! We will practice helping our partner with spelling, punctuation and capitalization. We will continue to write independantly focusing on "writing more and more clearly".
In Word Work our sound is the (g) spelled as g or ge.
The (j) sound sound before e, i, or y is spelled g as in gem.
The final (j) sound after a consonant, long vowel, or vowel pair is spelled ge as in hinge.
Regular word list: germ, gym, giant, cage, large, huge
Enrichment list: gigantic, digest, engage, revenge, strange, gentle
Word Wall Words: all, end, then, house, oil
In Math we are working on solving Subtraction problems. We are working with our problem solving skills and using two strategies to show how we solve problems. Please begin reviewing addition and subtraction facts at home.
In Science we are learning about animals. This week we are studying birds and insects.
Have a great week!
Mrs. Caballero
Monday, February 28, 2011
This week in First grade...
February 28- March 4
Reminders:
Tuesday Folder stuffer: If you would like to volunteer for March please email me.
**No parents in the building during school hours due to TAKS testing in fourth grade on 3/1!**
Important dates:
March 9th Early Release Day- 12:45am
March 14-17 Spring Break
This week in Reading Workshop we will focus on learning about Expository Text. We read Armadilly Chili by Helen Ketteman today. We learned that expository text gives us information and/or tells us how to do something.
In Writing workshop this week we are focusing on Partnerships. We are learning to work with our partners for a purpose, stay on task and accomplish our goal. We will also be discussing how to make our stories about one subject instead of going on and on.
In Word Work we are studying the (e) sound at the end of a word spelled with a y.
The long (e) sound at the end of a multisyballic word is spelled y as in baby.
Regular words: baby, very, windy, story, family, money
Enrichment words: company, delivery, crunchy, perfectly, mystery, ordinary
Challenge: chicken, incubator
Word Wall: one, here, asked, their, take
In Math this week we will begin working on subtraction through problem solving. We will learn strategies to use to help us solve problems that involve subtraction.
In Science we are learning about animals. We will focus on reptiles and amphibians this week. We will learn about what makes them unique (characteristics or adaptations) and their life cycles.
Have a great week!
Mrs. Caballero
Reminders:
Tuesday Folder stuffer: If you would like to volunteer for March please email me.
**No parents in the building during school hours due to TAKS testing in fourth grade on 3/1!**
Important dates:
March 9th Early Release Day- 12:45am
March 14-17 Spring Break
This week in Reading Workshop we will focus on learning about Expository Text. We read Armadilly Chili by Helen Ketteman today. We learned that expository text gives us information and/or tells us how to do something.
In Writing workshop this week we are focusing on Partnerships. We are learning to work with our partners for a purpose, stay on task and accomplish our goal. We will also be discussing how to make our stories about one subject instead of going on and on.
In Word Work we are studying the (e) sound at the end of a word spelled with a y.
The long (e) sound at the end of a multisyballic word is spelled y as in baby.
Regular words: baby, very, windy, story, family, money
Enrichment words: company, delivery, crunchy, perfectly, mystery, ordinary
Challenge: chicken, incubator
Word Wall: one, here, asked, their, take
In Math this week we will begin working on subtraction through problem solving. We will learn strategies to use to help us solve problems that involve subtraction.
In Science we are learning about animals. We will focus on reptiles and amphibians this week. We will learn about what makes them unique (characteristics or adaptations) and their life cycles.
Have a great week!
Mrs. Caballero
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