May 7th - 11th

Week of: May 7^th – 11^th  

Spelling Words:

Due to Field Day, spelling tests will be on Thursday.

Red Group: (oi/oy/o) boil, toy, voice, coin, broil, cloak, choke, oil, stole, choice, loan, bowl

Blue Group: (ee,ear, er) cheer, perch, peer, fern, dear, year, near, learn, germ, clerk, there, term

Green Group: (ick, ack, ock, uck) tack, lick, kick, luck, rock, pick, tuck, back, pack

Language Arts:

This week in writing workshop, we will continue our attention on the revision part of the writing process in our stories.  Our focus will be on adding dialogue, revising by taking away some and adding words.  Your child will continue to share published papers throughout the week in our Author’s Chair and completed stories will go home in the Tuesday folder. Please remember that each child will complete the process at different levels and speed so there may be some weeks you won’t see a completed piece of writing in your child’s Tuesday folder and other weeks you may see more than one.  The children have really grasped the concept of inferring and visualization as an important skill for comprehension.  So this week we will work again on summarizing.  The students will be writing summaries in their Reader’s Response Notebooks.

MATH:

We will complete our unit on subtraction strategies on Monday and Tuesday and move into our last unit, Probability.  The children will explore and share information about everyday experiences and realize they can be collected, organized, and used. They will also realize that some events are possible while others are certain.  This is an extremely fun unit with lots of games and hands on activities that the children always love!

  

SCIENCE:

We will continue our unit on seeds and plants.  We will read literature and learn about how seeds travel, talk about what plants need in order to grow and learn about the plant parts and their functions.

IMPORTANT DATES AND REMINDERS:

May 7^th – Deadline for turning in Optional Parent Input Form

May 7-11^th - National Teacher Appreciation Week

May 9^th - Natl. Walk & Bike to School Day

May 11^th – School Supply Order Forms Due

May 11^th - Field Day and picnic lunch outside

***Bring a change of clothes, socks, and a towel.  *Please apply sunscreen at home. Bring a reusable water bottle filled with ice and water. FIRST GRADE WILL BE PATICIPATING IN FIELD DAY FROM 8:20-11:30. This includes the picnic lunch.

May 15^th - 7:45 Breakfast honoring all parent volunteers

May 25 -  Last Day of School

Thank you to our wonderful parents!!

Cheryl Borden - Classroom Helper

Jodi Shores - Classroom Helper

November 28th - December 2nd

Language Arts/Reading:

Instead of Writer’s Workshop, we will begin our Giving Unit.  This unit focuses on the importance of giving to others in special ways.  We will read stories such as, The Giving Tree, The Quilt Maker’s Gift, Before You Were Mine, The Night Tree, Something From Nothing, and The Mitten Tree.  We will complete different writing activities to go with the books as well as some very special projects that will highlight the importance of giving back.   

We will be completing mid-year reading assessments over the next two weeks. 

We will also continue with Words Their Way. 

Math:

In math, we will be learning how to describe, and extend concrete and pictoral patterns in order to make predictions and solve problems.  We will also continue skip counting by 2's, 5's, 10's, and identifying odd and even numbers. 

Social Studies:

You all did such a wonderful job on the Pilgrim Dolls!  I loved hearing their presentations and learning where everyone’s family moved from and why they moved here.  

We are now beginning our Landforms Unit.  During this unit, we will be learning about different landforms and bodies of water.     

Reminders:     

*Please consider volunteering for lunch recess!  To sign up, go to :

http://caraway.my-pta.org/content.asp?PageID=28

*Early Release Day on Dec. 7^th

*Family Art Night Dec. 15, 6:30-7:30

*No School December 19-30 for Winter Break.

*Family Ice Skating Night at Chaparral Ice in Northcross Mall

*School resumes on January 3

*Science Fair January 31

Thank You!!

*Jennie Phillips - Tuesday Folders

*All of you who donated food and other items for our Thanksgiving Feast!!