April
2010
GLEN HAVEN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
First Grade News
Reading
April begins our fourth and final quarter
of instruction for 2009 - 2010. This
month, students will learn how to use
the text features from non-fiction texts
to gather information. Students will
read a variety of non-fiction texts (such
as newspapers, posters, menus, and
bar graphs) during the first weeks of
April.
Towards the end of
to learn about the
This will lead us
prepare to perform
the entire school!
April, we will begin
structure of plays.
into May, as we
our class plays for
Writing
This month students will write personal
narratives. Students will use the writing
process to compose stories which focus
on one topic. Students will learn how to
write stories in sequential order.
Math
In Ms. Han’s, Ms. Hoover’s, and Ms.
Martin’s classes, students will continue
to learn about plane shapes, solid
figures, and types of measurement.
Towards the end of April, their classes
will identify coins and their amounts.
In Mrs. Encarnacion’s and Ms. Talley’s
classes, students will continue to learn
about different types of measurement
as well as fractions. Towards the end of
April, their classes will learn about
multiplication and division strategies, as
well as how to identify coins.
Upcoming Events
April 14 – Report Cards Distributed
April 20 – Awards Assembly - 9:30 a.m.
First Grade Team – Mrs. Black, Mrs. Encarnacion, Ms. Han, Ms. Hoover, Ms. Lovejoy, Mr. Lynn,
Ms. Martin, and Ms. Talley