First Grade Weekly Email 3.11.16
Dear Families,
What a busy week we have had…I hope you have all enjoyed this amazing weather!
Please be sure you have sent in your child’s field trip money and permission slip…it was
due today!
Take a look at what we are learning next week:
Reading:
We will begin our author study of Melanie Watt. We will read stories such as Chester,
Chester’s Back and Chester’s Masterpiece. We will ask and answer questions, discuss
point of view, and have collaborative conversations about the text.
Writing:
We continue our study of opinion writing by reading the book What If You Had Animal
Teeth? Students will decide which animal’s teeth they would rather have and support
that opinion with strong reasons. We will continue practicing stating an opinion using
words such as, “I think,” “I feel,” and “I believe.” Here are some sentence starters that
we are using to state our opinion.
Math:
We will continue working on addition and subtraction strategies to solve story problems.
We will solve story problems with both addends given and problems with missing
numbers in all locations.
Ex:
Sam has 8 footballs. Rob gave him 3 more. How many does Sam have now?
Sam has some footballs. Rob gave him 3 more. Now he has 11 footballs. How many did
Sam start with?
Same has 8 footballs. Rob gave him some more. Now he has 11 footballs. How many
did Rob give him?
Science/Social Studies:
In social studies and science we will begin talking about helping the environment. We
will discuss reasons why it is important so save the environment, ways we can do it and
how we adapt to changes in the environment.
How can you help at home?
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Use the information in this email to ask your child questions about the topics that
we study.
Read with your child nightly! Talk to your child about how characters in stories
are feeling and how their feelings change throughout the story.
Practice addition and subtraction equations with missing numbers in all positions
and with the equal sign at the beginning of the equation rather than at the
end. One of the most challenging types of problem is one in which the
difference (answer in a subtraction problem) comes first and students need to
find the whole (Ex.: 7 = ____ - 5).
Practice writing and spelling Word Wall Words and Words Their Way word
patterns with your child.
Describe objects in your house by their material and the properties of that
material.
Write a letter with your child and talk about the format of a friendly letter. Mail
the letter! Here is a fun song to go along with the parts of a friendly letter:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNKy4hV6WnA
Do the homework with your child. The homework is aligned with the Common
Core and helps reinforce skills that will be reviewed and built on throughout the
year.
Important Reminders and Information:
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Please remind your child to have a book in his/her backpack to read in the
morning.
March 15- Grade 1 and 2 Music Night- 7:00 PM
March 16- Class Pictures
March 18- Field Trip to the Trolley Museum, 9:30-12:00
March 24- No school for students
March 25-April 3- Spring Break
Sign up for Ben’s Run at http://www.bensrun.org/index.html
George B. Thomas, Sr. Learning Academy
Below is the link to register.
http://www.saturdayschool.org/programs/enroll.shtm
Have a great weekend!