Grade 1

Skills covered this week:

• Review oo (in book), and oo (in boot)
• Work on au and aw
• Work on homonyms, review synonyms, and antonyms
• Work on identifying phonics and spelling rules through morning message, poetry, games, chants, and reading and writing activities
• Writing- handwriting and sentences and stories using basic capitalization/punctuation rules
• Work on spelling and dictation exercises
• Work on expanded sentences
• Work on ABC order
• Reading groups-Work on fluency, vocabulary, spelling, grammar, critical thinking sequencing, and oral and written comprehension skills
• Daily journal writing and writer’s workshop activities
• Work on poetry writing
• Homework this week: Please see the directions in your child’s folder

Math:

• Review all addition/subtraction strategies
• Review make a ten strategy
• Work on recognizing the value of different coins and bills
• Play cooperative math games to reinforce addition, subtraction, and money skills
• Solve word problems using cue words (in all, altogether, are left)

 Science/Social Studies:

•  Continue working on our water/weather unit

Sight Words: The students have learned chants for the following sight words, what, of, said, you, they, saw, happy, because, like, when, want friend, come/some & here, look & would/could & should, little & was, play, people, have does, pretty, goes, done, are, don’t, where, there, says, were, gone, away, very, good, been, who, write, funny, and why Please continue to encourage your child to demonstrate these chants/gestures for you.

Reminders:

May 22 First Grade field trip to the Orange Fairgrounds to participate in the “Festival of Cultures” We will be taking a coach bus. Students need to be in regular uniform. (Kaki shorts can be worn as well as skorts) Lunch will be provided for those children on the meal plan. If children are bringing their own lunch, we ask that you send it in a labeled disposable bag. No candy or soda please! Permission slips will not be required. We are all set with chaperones. Thank you to those parents that have volunteered to chaperone. We will be leaving King at 8:30. If you’d like to follow us please be at King by 8:15.

May 23 High Touch-High Tech visits the first grade for a hands-on science workshop on weather

May 24 Dress Down Day

May 27 No School-Memorial Day

May 30 First Grade Annual Poetry Tea for Parents from 9-10 in the Lower School library (invitations will follow)

May 31 All money due for our Heifer project

May31 Dress Down Day

We want to thank all the grandparents and special friends for sharing a wonderful day with us. Everyone had such a terrific time!

• Review r-controlled vowels ar, ir, or, & er
• Introduce oo (in book), oo (in boot)
• Work on homonyms, review synonyms, and antonyms
• Work on identifying phonics and spelling rules through morning message, poetry, games, chants, and reading and writing activities
• Writing- handwriting and sentences and stories using basic capitalization/punctuation rules
• Work on spelling and dictation exercises
• Work on expanded sentences
• Work on ABC order
• Reading groups-Work on fluency, vocabulary, spelling, grammar, critical thinking, sequencing, and oral and written comprehension skills
• Daily journal writing and writer’s workshop activities
• Work on poetry writing
• Homework this week: Please see the directions in your child’s folder

Math:

• Review all addition/subtraction strategies
• Review make a ten strategy
• Work on recognizing the value of different coins and bills
• Play cooperative math games to reinforce addition, subtraction, money skills
• Solve word problems using cue words (in all, altogether, are left)

Science/Social Studies:

• Work on our water/weather unit

Sight Words: The students have learned chants for the following sight words, what, of, said, you, they, saw, happy, because, like, when, want friend, come/some & here, look & would/could & should, little & was, play, people, have does, pretty, goes, done, are, don’t, where, there, says, were, gone, away, very, good, been, who, write, funny, and why Please continue to encourage your child to demonstrate these chants/gestures for you.

Reminders:

May 22 First Grade field trip to the Orange Fairgrounds to participate in the “Festival of Cultures” We will be taking a coach bus. Students need to be in regular uniform. (Kaki shorts can be worn as well as skorts) Lunch will be provided for those children on the meal plan. If children are bringing their own lunch, we ask that you send it in a labeled disposable bag. No candy or soda please! Permission slips will not be required. We are all set with chaperones. Thank you for those parents who have volunteered to accompany us.

May 23 High Touch-High Tech visits the first grade for a hands-on science workshop on weather

May 27 No School-Memorial Day

May 30 First Grade Annual Poetry Tea for Parents from 9-10 in the Lower School library (invitations will follow)

May 31 All money due for our Heifer project

• Work on r-controlled vowels ar, ir, or, & er
• Work on Homonyms
• Work on identifying phonics and spelling rules through morning message, poetry, games, chants, and reading and writing activities
• Writing- handwriting and sentences and stories using basic capitalization/punctuation rules
• Work on spelling and dictation exercises
• Work on expanded sentences
• Work on ABC order
• Reading groups-Work on fluency, vocabulary, spelling, grammar, critical thinking sequencing, and oral and written comprehension skills
• Daily journal writing and writer’s workshop activities
• Work on poetry writing
• Homework this week: Please see the directions in your child’s folder

Math:

• Review all addition/subtraction strategies
• Review make a ten strategy
• Subtract tens from a 2-digit number
• Subtract a 2-digit number from a 2-digit number
• Review count-on and count-back strategies
• Introduce unit on money recognize coins and bills
• Play cooperative math games to reinforce addition, subtraction, telling time skills
• Solve word problems using cue words (in all, altogether, are left)

 Science/Social Studies:

• Finish working on our unit “The Body”
• Work on water/weather unit
• Work on Cinco De Mayo activities

Sight Words: The students have learned chants for the following sight words, what, of, said, you, they, saw, happy, because, like, when, want friend, come/some & here, look & would/could & should, little & was, play, people, have does, pretty, goes, done, are, don’t, where, there, says, were, gone, away, very, good, been, who, write, funny New: why Please continue to encourage your child to demonstrate these chants/gestures for you.

Reminders:

May 7 First Grade visits the Spring Book fair

May 7 Animal Embassy assembly

May 10 Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Day Formal Uniform is required

May 22 First Grade field trip to the Orange Fairgrounds to participate in the “Festival of Cultures” We will be taking a coach bus. Students need to be in regular uniform. (Kaki shorts can be worn as well as skorts) Lunch will be provided for those children on the meal plan. If children are bringing their own lunch, we ask that you send it in a labeled disposable bag. No candy or soda please! No permission slips will be required. We need 3 chaperones from each class who will have to carpool. If you haven’t already volunteered before and would like to accompany us, please contact our room reps or us.

May 23 High Touch-High Tech will visit first grade to provide a hands-on science workshop on "Weather"

May 27 No School-Memorial Day

May 30 First Grade Annual Poetry Tea for Parents from 9-10 in the Lower School library (invitations will follow)

May 31 All money due for our Heifer project