April 21-25

Hello Everyone!

I hope this latest blog post finds you well and that you are enjoying this fabulous Sunday weather as much as I am. We have a very exciting week ahead of us in first grade as we will be finishing our Heroes Unit! Thursday, April 24th will be our culminating activity: our Heroes Parade and paragraph presentation. I look forward to seeing our children show their creativity and the connections that they have made throughout this meaningful unit of inquiry. Please make sure that your child comes to school prepared to read his or her paragraph by allowing them to practice for you. 

Also, this upcoming Wednesday, April 23rd, beginning at 8:10 sharp, our class is scheduled to take a section of the Computer Adaptive Test  to show their progress in Reading. Please make sure your child  is well rested, eats a healthy breakfast, and arrives to school no later than 7:50 so that they will perform to the best of their ability. 

Here's a look into the curriculum this week:

Spelling:

/oi/ and /oy/

oi- boil, coin, point  oy: boy, toy, oyster

red words: give, most, very

Grammar:

Reviewing Proper Nouns

Writing:

Children will choose an American Hero that they respect the most and provide evidence to support their thinking.

Social Studies:

Introducing American Heroes: Theodore Roosevelt and George Washington Carver. Reflecting upon our unity of inquiry and answering student questions.

Math:

Continuing our study of fractions and counting coins. Reviewing for Unit 8 Post Assessment.

Important Announcements and Reminders:

• Hero Parade is April 24th beginning at 8:10.
• CAAS testing is April 23rd beginning at 8:10. 
• Please email me with the Mother's Day Tea date that works for you. An email was sent last Friday with two choices.

Thank you for your amazing support!

Mrs. Peake

April 14-18

Hello Everyone!
   I hope that you have all had an enjoyable and relaxing Spring Break! I still cannot believe we are this far into the school year and that we only have a few more precious weeks together in first grade. It has been a tremendous honor teaching your child and I look forward to helping your child reach his or her goals in the weeks ahead. We still have a lot to learn! As small groups have come to an end, I want to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who volunteered their time to be with us. Your dedication to our class has been outstanding and I truly canot thank you enough. I want to especially thank our amazing room mom, Ashley Welcher, for her tireless efforts in rallying volunteers on a weekly basis. We could not have done it without you! These next weeks will be important as we will be learning new content as well as reviewing a years worth of information. Please make sure your child comes to school ready to learn. As always, I will do my best to ensure that our classroom is as engaging as possible for your young learner.

Here's a look into what your child will be learning this week:

Spelling:

 /au/ and /aw/

ex: au: August, haul, Auburn   aw: paw, crawl, hawk

Red Words: no, years, live

Grammar: 

Identifying the subject of a sentence.

Reading: 

Analyzing how illustrations add to the meaning of texts. 

Comparing and Contrasting Fiction and Non-Fiction texts.

Writing: 

Students will write a personal narrative about a time when they have been a hero or have acted in a heroic way.

Math: 

Introducing the concept of equal parts and fractions.

Social Studies:
Reviewing American Heroes: Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. Introducing the explorations and discoveries that were made by Lewis and Clark, and Sacagawea.

At this present time, I do not have any Important Updates or Reminders :)

Thank you for your support!

Mrs. Peake