FIRST GRADE NEWS
February 12, 2015
LANGUAGE ARTS
Next week literature will help us take trips near and far. Our class will explore the questions “What are some different ways to travel?” We’ll meet an adventurous pig and a cautious goat who have trouble agreeing on a way to travel in the fantasy story The Big Trip. Then we’ll meet some real explorers in the informational text Lewis and Clark’s Big Trip.
Sight Words: about, by, car, could, don’t, maybe, sure, there
Phonics Skills: Long e (CV, CVCe); vowel pairs ee, ea; final ng, nk
Vocabulary Strategy: Define words
Comprehension Skill: Compare and contrast-tell how two things are alike or not
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize-picture what is happening as you read
Writing Focus: Narrative writing-sentences about yourself
Spelling Words: me, be, read, feet, tree, keep, eat, mean, sea, these
SOCIAL STUDIES
We will expand our knowledge of presidents and other patriotic men and women in the U.S. prior to 1880 such as George Washington and Betsy Ross.
MATH
Next week in math we will continue to work on Chapter 8. We will be using place value to understand properties of operations to add and subtract. We will be doing this by: subtracting and adding tens, using a hundred chart to count on by ones and tens, using models to help add ones and tens to a two-digit number, and making a ten to help add a two-digit number and a one digit number.
SCIENCE
We will continue to read and discuss topics in our "Science Studies Weekly Adventure" magazines. The topics will be homes and families. After this, we will learn more about physical science by investigating heat and light.
A big shout out to families for donating items for the Valentine’s Day party! We would also like to thank Mrs. Freet and Ms. Luca for being the room mothers and organizing the parties. THANK YOU!!
We would like to thank all the families for making time in their busy schedules to meet with us. It is greatly appreciated!
Don’t forget! Students do not have school on Friday, February 13th and Monday, February 16th.
If at any time you have any questions or concerns, please let us know. You can send a note, email or call (330-938-2025). Thank you so much for your support at home!
Mrs. Jeana D’Ostroph
Mrs. Heidi Shepherd