First Grade Newsletter
Smiley Faces Publishing
Reading/Language Arts
Week of: February 6, 2012
Math
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Chunk: “ain”
Measure different lengths on an object like a shoe
box (e.g., how short, how high, how deep, how
wide).
Word Wall Words: light, thought,
At home practice:
head, saw, don’t
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Use various text features to help locate
information.
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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.
Finish the “My Planet, My Continent, My
Country,
My State, My City,
My Home” Flip Book
Writing
Science & Social Studies
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Record facts about human-made
features for the Chesapeake Bay.
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Use the strategies of working together
and organizing facts when researching
facts about the Chesapeake Bay.
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Define map elements
as parts of a map that make
it easier to use.
Here’s How You Can Help at Home:
Please help your child bring his/her book-in-a-bag (reading homework) to school daily.
Your child’s Map Project is due on Monday, February 13.
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