Dear Parents,
May is coming to a close and we are getting ready to wrap up the school
year with fun events and lessons!
A few reminders
for the month of May:
·
No school
May 28 in honor of Memorial Day.
Here is a look at
next week:
Reading: Students
really enjoyed taking a look back at some of their favorite books from their
year in first grade. We are beginning to
discuss how to recommend different books to different people. Next week, we will highlight our favorite
books and practice creating book reviews and recommendations. We will discuss how to describe characters
and events in a way that entices others to read the story. We will learn how to gear our book
recommendations towards certain audiences.
For example, “This book would be great for someone who loves…..” Students will be able to reflect back on
their favorite books and get others to read the same books through
recommendations.
Word
Work/Handwriting: In Buddy Study, students are participating in the routines
independently. Students create their own
spelling lists and are learning their words through a variety of
activities. Students also have been
bringing home their list of words to share and practice at home. Students did a great job selecting their –ing
words while experimenting with how to add an –ing ending; simply add –ing, drop
the “e” and add –ing, or double the consonant at the end and add –ing. Next week, we will continue to work on –ing
endings and we will have our spelling test later on in the week. By Friday, we will be ready to start another
round of spelling lists with a focus on –ed inflectional endings.
Writing: Our
writing unit is going very well and students are enjoying being able to
collaborate. Students have explored
their topics with their partners on the net-books and experimented with
different technology tools. Next week,
students will begin to publish their pieces through a form of digital media of
their choosing. The digital storytelling
tools that can be used include blogs, Wiki’s, VoiceThreads, LittleBird Tales,
Voki’s, comics, and StoryBird. Ask your
child to share some of the tools they are exploring!
Math: Our final
unit, Unit 9, focusing on 3-D Shapes, has been a great success! Students are very engaged and motivated to
explore and build with geo-blocks.
Students are using vocabulary, attributes, and compare shapes, sizes,
and orientations of 3D shapes. Next
week, we will review important vocabulary and lessons from Unit 9 before taking
our end-of-unit assessment. As we inch
towards the last day of school, we will spend time reviewing what we have
learned with spiraling lessons and we will discuss how to get ready for second
grade math!
Social Studies/Science: A huge “Thank You!” goes out of all of our
special guests that have come in to talk with our classes about different
careers! Students have been very excited
to learn about different jobs and the skills and tools that are needed for each
one. We will be wrapping up our unit on
careers next week by comparing and contrasting careers and making notes of how
each one can help different people within our community. After that, we will transition to science to
explore the life cycles of different creatures such as insects and
amphibians.
Have a wonderful
week!
~Your first grade
teachers: Miss Field and Mrs. McIntire
