January
6-10, 2013
Math:
This week in math we
will be learning about analog and digital clocks. We will practice telling time
to the hour and half hour. This unit is one week. We will continue to practice this skill daily as
the year goes on!
Reading Workshop: This
week in reading workshop we will begin reading Fairy Tales. This is such a fun unit for the students, and
it’s one of my favorites too! We will
learn that there are specific elements in the story that set Fairy Tales apart
from other stories. We will read several
different Fairy Tales, such as Cinderella, The Princess and the Pea, and
Rapunzel. While the students are
listening to these Fairy Tales, they will be asked to think about the
characters in the story, the setting, the plot and the problem and
solution.
Word Study:
Green Group: ip, ig, and ill word families (rip, pig, hill)
Blue Group:
th and wh diagraphs (thirteen,
whistle)
Red Group:
Review for CVVC Pattern (ai, oa, ee, ea)
(wait, coast, cheek, read)
Writing Workshop: This
week in Writing Workshop, we will begin to learn how to write a creative
story. We have written personal
narratives, all about texts, how to texts, and letters. This will be the first time that we will use
our creative imaginations to write a story!
We will learn to incorporate characters, setting, plot and problem and
solution in our stories.
Social Studies: This week, we will begin talking about
Landforms and Bodies of Water. We will
learn about mountain, hill, valley, plains, and island. We will then make a Landforms
Dictionary. After that, we will learn
about rivers, streams, lakes, and oceans.
We will make a Bodies of Water flipbook.
Habit #6:
Synergize. I
value other people’s strengths and learn from them. I seek out other people’s ideas because I
know that by teaming with others, we can create better solutions than anyone of
us can alone.
Reminders:
*Please
remember to send a healthy snack every day. Snack time is @ 9:30am.
*Make sure
your child wears tennis shoes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
*Library
day is Friday.
*Please
remember to send back your child’s orange folder every day.
*No
reading or math homework this week. Get
back into your everyday routines!
Dates to remember:
January
7: 2nd Semester Begins
January
20: No School
January
22: International Festival
January
30: Science Fair
February
4: 1st Grade PE Program
February
5: Early Release Day
March
1: Family Dinner Night
March
3-4: Turkey Trot
March
10-14: Spring Break
March
19: Early Release Day and Family Skate
Night
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