Monday, April 1, 2013

April 1-5


Dear Parents,
    Thank you for visiting our classroom for our Portfolio Parties this past week! It was encouraging to see that you all had been setting goals throughout the year with your child. I could already see a difference in our classroom as I met with each of you and your child. We have worked very hard this year and the children are looking forward to reaching their different goals.
    Thank you so much to those of you who donated books to our classroom from the Book Fair! We received many books to add to our classroom library. Your generosity has been incredible this year!
   I also want to thank Luci Phillips for graciously offering to dye easter eggs with the children for Fun Friday this past week. The children had a BLAST dying their eggs!


              Here’s a look into the curriculum this week:

Reading:

Rereading texts to practice gaining fluency and to monitor understanding.

Phonics:
Review /ou/ &/ow/ ex: mouth, cow

Syllables: Consonant ‘le’

A focus on words and syllables that have a consonant followed by an ‘le’.

Grammar:
Identifying the subject in a sentence.

Social Studies/Science:

Introducing our new Central Idea and Unit “How We Express Ourselves”. Looking into our neighbors, Canada and Mexico to identify different cultures and compare them with our own.

Math:

Understanding Place Value.

Writing:

Continue to use the First Grade Writing Checklist to edit, revise and publish our writing.


Important Announcements and Reminders:

·      There will be NO Small Groups in the month of May, due to International Travelers Week and other projects that will be going on in the classroom during that time.
·      Please also continue to make sure that your child is early or on time to school so that they feel ready to conquer the day!
·      If you would like to be sent e-mails that detail your child’s progress in our AR Program you can use the following website to input your child’s login information.





Thanks for your continued support!

Mrs. Peake

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