First Grade Families,

May is quickly approaching! Your child will be a second grader before you know it :). This month is going to be a busy one, so please take note of the upcoming events/reminders:

• Book Fair preview Tuesday, May 9th
• Book Fair shopping day Wednesday, May 10th
• Field trip money AND pink slip for volunteering is due by Friday, May 12th
• Early Release day Friday, May 12th
• NO SCHOOL (Memorial Day) on Monday, May 29th
• Field Trip to John Ball Zoo on Wednesday, May 31st

Reading: We are still using our topic bags and figuring out tricky words by how many syllables they have, using the pictures to give us clues, and we are also going to work on fluency (reading like we talk and reading with expression).

Writing: We are still working on small moment stories and using Mo Willems as an author mentor. We will review planning our stories and ways you can start a story with a good beginning.

Math: We will start the week by reviewing unit 7 and taking our test, and then starting unit 8 with 2-digit addition (ex: 58 + 13) and strategies we can use to get our answer.

Science: We are starting our butterfly life cycle unit! We will learn about how butterflies grow and even have some of our own class caterpillars we will watch turn into butterflies!

Enjoy your weekend!

Miss Reisdorff

 

Families,

Here is a look at next week! We are starting one of my FAVORITE units in writing so I am very excited :). Enjoy!

Reminders/Dates:

• Scholastic orders are due (online) Friday, April 28th

Reading: We are still reading with topic bags! We will look at figuring out the big idea, and ways to solve tricky words (use the first letter and what you already know and how to figure it out when there isn’t a picture to help).

Writing: We are starting a new unit called “Authors as Mentors.” We will be looking at the author Mo Willems and all of the cool things he does in his books. We will try adding some of those things into our own small moment writing!

Math: We are finishing up unit 7 where we have been learning about telling time, equal shares, and 2D and 3D shapes.

Spelling: Our spelling words for the week are: had, one, not, find

Science: On Friday we will be having a special “severe weather” rotation between the three 1st grade classes. We will learn about thunderstorms, tornadoes, and blizzards.

Families,

I apologize for not having a blog post for this past week–the chaos leading up to spring break caught up to me and I had a difficult return back due to some delayed flights! I enjoyed hearing all about your child’s vacation or staycation and trust you enjoyed the break just as much. Here is a look at what is ahead (already the middle of April…what?!):

Reminders/Dates:

• Today, Friday, April 14th, is an Early Release Day. School will dismiss at 12:15.
• Monday, April 24th the PE Apparel Order Forms are due.
• Friday, April 28th is Alward Spirit/Popcorn Friday!
• Friday, April 28th Scholastic Book Orders are due.

Reading: We have been reading books that are all the same TOPIC (this means they can be different reading levels and genres). We will look at making connections between fiction and non-fiction books, understanding new information by making connections, and comparing and contrasting our books.

Writing: We are still working on our informational writing and writing about an animal we know a lot about. This week we will be writing one completely on our own!

Math: We are working on telling time to the hour and half hour, exploring properties of shapes (squares, rectangles, circles, and triangles), and fractions/equal parts.

Science: We are continuing our weather station and learning about different types of weather. We will learn more about thermometers, cloud cover, what falls from the sky, and have a weather rotation on Friday!

Have a GREAT weekend! For those of you celebrating Easter, enjoy your time with family and friends.

Miss Reisdorff