For the week of 5/8/17

What We’re Learning This Week:

Reading:  We will be reading the story, “Dot and Jabber.”  Students will work on identifying the main idea and retelling key details of this text.  They will also use the illustrations and details in the text to describe its key ideas (key words: mystery, acorn, clues, clever, detectives).  We’ll be continuing guided reading and Daily 5/Centers.  As always, we’ll be reading poetry weekly for fluency and expression practice.

*Please continue to read your child’s book-in-a-bag nightly with them.

Writing:  Narrative unit 4 (Realistic Fiction), by the end of this unit the children will be expected to write a story that has two or more events, with details, transition words, and a wrap-up sentence. We will also be continuing to work on capitalization, end marks and writing detailed sentences through mini-lessons.  During this unit, each child will write a made up story with characters doing realistic things and revisit his or her writing to self-assess and revise.

Word Study/Spelling: 

Fry Words: Fry Read and Write Words: REVIEW

Feature/Pattern of the week:  Long Vowels (REVIEW)  

Grammar: Prepositions

Math: Our math lessons each day will include computational fluency, fact fluency, and core math instruction focused on the first grade common core math standards. Computational fluency will help the students to use the most effective and efficient strategies.  Fact Fluency is working with both addition and subtraction facts within 10.  Our end-of-the-year goal is to have students complete 15 addition facts in one minute and 15 subtraction facts in one minute. Our core lessons will include hands-on math activities and games that support the common core.

1st grading period Science and Social Studies:
Science: Living and Nonliving with Plants
Social Studies: Historical Thinking and Skills/ Heritage

Extras:  

·         Week of May 15^th: Right to Read Week

·         May 16: Library Field Trip

·         May 17: Kindergarten Visit to Craddock

·         May 19: Field Day!