Week of October 30th!

Important Reminders:

  • Happy Halloween! This week there will be NO Homework other than reading and practicing math facts. Enjoy the celebrations!
  • This Tuesday, Halloween, please send your child in with his/her costume. No masks, face paint, nor accessories-thank you!!

What We’re Learning This Week:

Math-We will continue subtracting numbers to 20, i.e. 14-8=6, as well as solving related word problems.  There will be an assessment on Friday including word problems.

Reading– This week we will start focusing on connections we can make while we’re reading and how these connections can help us better comprehend. Please make sure that your child is reading 20 minutes each night!

Phonics- We will spend the week reviewing Units 1-8 by playing fun spelling games and Kahoot!

Writing-We will continue our Informational Writing Unit this week! This week we will write informational pieces about bats! We will focus on our editing skills: using capital letters at the beginning and periods at the end of our sentences.

Science-We will wrap up our unit on Magnets and will kick off our unit on Sound! We will have our in-school field trip Sound Presentation.

S.T.E.M.- We will start designing and planning our sound instruments. We will create a list of materials needed for each student and will send this home.

Week of October 23rd!

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Important Reminders:

  • Our THIRD Count day is this Monday, the 23rd! We earned our Costume Party and are now working towards our 5th Goal-a class pizza party!!!
  • Please send in all library books this Wednesday. We are going to the ILC!
  • S.T.E.M. materials needed: Shoeboxes for our inventions! Please send in Monday!
  • Our Tritt-Mazing Race is this Friday, the 27th!! Our time is from 10:45 a.m.-11:30 a.m.                 if you’d like to cheer on Mrs. Fernandes’ Fabulous Firecrackers! Have your child wear his/her     green First grade Tritt shirts!

What We’re Learning This Week:

Math-We will be subtracting numbers to 20, i.e. 14-8=6. This is typically a more difficult unit for students, so please help your child by using math flashcards at home. They can count backwards, use a number line and/or use any manipulatives you may have i.e. buttons, pasta, coins, etc. We will also be solving word problems using these subtraction facts.

Reading– This week we will continue focusing upon the main ideas about what we read and their supporting details. Please make sure that your child is reading 20 minutes each night!

Phonics- Our phonics skill this week will be words with the long a sound such as: cake, drape and lane.

Writing-We will continue our Informational Writing Unit this week! This week we will write informational pieces about magnets as well as more fall themed activities, i.e. carving a pumpkin.

Science-We will kick off our fun unit on magnets and students will be able to experiment by testing magnets with different objects. We will be focusing on the vocabulary words: attract and repel.

S.T.E.M.-We will be wrapping up our own unique inventions! Ask your child about theirs!

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Week of October 16th!

 

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Important Reminders!

  • IMPORTANT-Our First Count Day for our Annual PTA Fundraiser: The Tritt-Mazing Race is this Monday, October 16th!  Please send in any donations on Monday! FYI, I will be sleeping over for the BIG Tritt Sleepover incentive :).
  • We will have an Early Release Week this Week, October 16th-October 20th for Conference Week. I look forward to meeting with you all!

What We’re Learning This Week:

Math-We will be bringing it all together with fact families! Students will be able to see the relationship between addition and subtraction, which should help them with their math facts, i.e. the 6,4,10 fact family consists of: 6+4=10, 4+6=10, 10-6=4, and 10-4=6.

Reading– This week we will be focusing upon the main ideas about what we read and their supporting details. Please make sure that your child is reading 20 minutes each night!

Phonics- Our phonics skill this week will be words that start with 3-letter blends such as: split. strip, and sprint

Writing-We will continue our Informational Writing Unit this week! Students enjoyed writing about what they are an expert at. They will get to teach the class this week. We will also write about fall themed activities and Benjamin Franklin.

Social Studies-We will continue learning about Benjamin Franklin this week and will create a book to tell all about him.

S.T.E.M.-This week, students will get to be “inventors,” emulating Benjamin Franklin. We will kick off this fun S.T.E.M. project this week.

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Week of October 9th!

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Important Reminders!

  • Please send back the Sound permission slip form with the payment. I still need about 6 more!
  • We will have an Early Release Day this Thursday, October 12th!
  • This week the PTA’s annual fundraiser begins. Be on the look out for materials to come home Wednesday!

What We’re Learning This Week:

Math-We will be adding numbers to 20 now. Please make or buy flashcards to practice with your children at home each night. It is very helpful for them to memorize these facts!

Reading– This week we will build on our understanding of Fiction vs. Nonfiction and will focus on all of the text features of Nonfiction books: Table of Contents, Glossary, Index, Heading and Captions.

Phonics- Our phonics skill this week will be words that end in m and f blends. We will have a test this Friday.

Writing-We will start our Informational Writing Unit this week! This is always a big hit. Students will get to write a “How To” book on something that they are an expert in and will get to teach the class.

Social Studies-This week we will start our unit on the brilliant founding father, Benjamin Franklin. This is an awesome unit and the students are always so amazed at all of his contributions to our modern society.

S.T.E.M.- Everyone LOVED making their weather instruments! You may have had yours brought home already! This week, students will get to be “inventors,” emulating Benjamin Franklin. We will kick off this fun S.T.E.M. project this week.

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