Important Reminders and Dates:
*****_________ IS OUR CHARACTER WINNER FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH. The character word for March was Committment.
1. Shhhh!!! Mystery Reader for March 28th is Mr. Outz. Mrs. Chipps is the mystery reader for April 4th! Then on Thank you and see you then!
2. Math Blaster Folder: Please return by Friday April 4.
3. Field Trip: Please return the WHEELER permission slip and $4.50. We we will see a play. We will be eating lunch at the school at our regular time.
4. CRCT: We will be taking the CRCT April 23, 24, 25. We will be tested on reading, language arts and Math. Please continue to take the practice test online with the username and password sheet I had given to you at conferences.If you have misplaced this sheet, let me know, I have extras!
5. ART SHOW!! Please mark your calendars for April 3! From 3:00-7:00pm you are invited to come to the Multi-Purpose room to view your child's unique art piece as it will be framed and displayed and ready for purchase! Please refer to the invitation that was sent home in this week's Behavior Folder. Details on purchasing can be found there, along with an order envelope if you are unable to attend next Thursday. Please stop by after school or in the evening to admire your child's amazing art!!!
We are learning...
1. Reader's Workshop: We will explore using dictionaries and comparing different components of books. We will look at dictionaries vs. glossaries, title pages vs. table of contents. We will compare and contrast these items using venn diagrams.
2. Math: We will review concepts and skills. We will be reviewing rounding, place value, graphing, time, fractions and problem solving skills.
3. Writer's Workshop: We are exploring letter writing. We are studying the things good writers do when writing a letter to make reading easy for our reader. Next week we will begin sending letters using the Mt. Bethel Mail and addressing our letters. We are really thinking about how to write good telling and asking sentences and how to respond. Of course, we are still using the word wall, puncutation and capital letters!
4. Phonics: Word Wall Words are: NO NEW WORDS. REVIEW We will review how to make plural nouns, word parts, commas in a series, and combining sentences using and/or.
5. Sitton Spelling: NO NEW WORDS. Your child is responsible to spell 35 words in first grade. These 35 words are repeated throughout the spelling series to ensure automaticity. The spelling test is a cloze test which means words will need to be placed within the correct context of the sentence read aloud. Because context is key, if a spelling word comes at the beginning of a sentece, your child must know to capitalize it, otherwise the word is incorrect. Furthermore, if the word appears in the middle of a sentence read aloud, the word must have all lowercase letters, or else it is incorrect. "Word Previews" will come home on Mondays and words will be practiced throughout the week through various spelling and skill building activities. is
6. Language Arts: We will begin practicing our research, grammar and sentence structure skills. This will be sent home for your reference.
WISH LIST: Swiffer dusters, wooden clothes pins, strong magnet clips for our hallway work displays
Special Thanks:
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US AT THE AUTHOR CELEBRATION. IT IS WITH YOUR SUPPORT THAT HAS MADE YOUR CHILD LOVE WRITING AND WANT TO CONTINUE DOWN THAT PATH. IT WAS WONDERFUL SEEING YOU! :)
