First Grade Newsletter
Smiley Faces Publishing
Reading/Language Arts
Chunk: -ore
Week of: April 30, 2012
Math
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Describe the attributes
Word Wall Words (Spelling Words): area,
measure, boy, friends, right
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of shapes like triangles, squares, and rectangles.
At home practice:
Read about the steps to make certain goods in our
community (e.g., crayons), including the natural,
human, and capital resources involved in its
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Basic facts (+,- within 10), and use strategies to
solve problems up to 20.
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Suggested activities include games, on-line games,
flashcards, and puzzles.
production
process.
Writing
Science & Social Studies
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We will edit and publish our color poem
books.
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Describe how crayons
affect us in
We will introduce procedural writing.
our daily lives.
Here’s How You Can Help at Home:
Our field trip to the C & O Canal is this Wednesday, May 2.
Please see the information that’s attached to this newsletter.
 Please help your child bring his/her book-in-a-bag
(reading homework) to school daily.
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