First Grade February Newsletter
Reading
Writing
Math
The students will learn how to do the following:
 to distinguish between information provided
by illustrations and information provided by
words
 to sort words into categories
 to make real-life connections between words
and their uses
 to define the meaning of verbs that show a
slight difference in meaning
 to use the prefix un- as a clue to the meaning
of a word
 to use illustrations and details in a text to
describe its key ideas
 to use key details to identify the main topic
(main idea) of a text
 to ask and answer questions about key
details in a text and in a picture
 to use various text features to answer a
question
 to make a connection between pieces of
information in a text
Informative and exclamatory writing
will be the focus over the next few
weeks. The children will be expected to
name a topic, supply some facts about
the topic, and provide some sense of
closure. They will be encouraged to add
details as well as edit text after
receiving feedback from their peers and
teacher. They will continue to compose
opinion pieces that should introduce the
topic or name the book, state an
opinion, supply a reason for the opinion,
and provide some sense of closure.
Grammar lessons will cover the
following topics: exclamatory
(sentences with exclamation marks) and
interrogative (asking) sentences,
prepositions, nouns and verbs (both past
and present tense).
During the first part of February, we will
continue to work with measurement.
Students will be able to measure lengths
of several objects by using nonstandard
units. They will be using different
manipulatives in their measurement,
(example die-cut letters and shapes). We
will also be measuring unique objects,
such as our artwork and dough! Toward
the end of February, we will review
adding and subtracting within 20.
Students will also be able to break apart
numbers (decompose) to help them solve
for their answers. We will continue to
learn many different classroom and
online activities to help us with our
strategies.
Science
Dates:
Social Studies
The students will learn how to do the following:
 to use a bird’s eye view to identify the
physical characteristics of a place
 to sort and describe the physical features of
a place using photographs
 to construct the meaning of climate,
vegetation, and animal life
 to identify the human-made features and
human characteristics of a place
 to define map elements
 to create map elements while designing their
own map
 to observe and describe a variety of natural
and human-made objects
 to identify how people make a living in the
United States and other countries and sort
into categories
 to generate ideas on how people in a
community might modify their environment
 to create a proposal for modifying the
environment
 to share how people in a community modify
their environment
 to identify the physical characteristics of a
place through a sketch using geographic
clues
2-9 Class picture
2-12 Valentine’s Party 2 PM
2-15 Holiday-President’s Day
2-19 International Night
2-26 Half day –
During the first part of February
students will be observing natural
features of Earth, such as sand,
soil, and rocks. In addition, we
will be discussing how these
features change over time.
Students will also discuss if
human actions help or harm the
envrionment. Next, we will
investigate how to track
temperture changes over a period
of time and what causes it to rise
and fall. After that, we will
identify ways to stay safe
outdoors. Students will be able
to discuss all of these topics
using appropriate vocabulary.