Transcript First Grade News

March- May 2014
Issue # 4
First Grade News
Communication is the key to a
successful school year. Please know
that each teacher is available to discuss
your child’s progress, answer questions,
address concerns, or listen to
suggestions.
Please contact your child’s teacher by
sending a written note with your child,
schedule a conference, or send an
e-mail.
Language Arts - Unit 5: Media Mania,
Unit 6: All About Literacy
Math – Unit 15: Operations: Sums and
Minuends to 18, Unit 16: Measurement
Science – Unit 9: Investigating Plants,
Unit 10: Investigating Organisms and
Environments
Social Studies – Unit 11: Technology Past and
Present, Unit 12: Foundations of Good
Citizenship.
The book of the month for March – April: My Parents
Think I’m Sleeping by Jack Prelutsky
May’s book of the month is Yes Day by Amy Krouse by
Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld.
Reading
Fluency: 60 wpm
Phonics: Vowel Digraphs, Vowel diphthongs, and
Final Stable-le.
Sight Words: 100+
Comprehension: 225 overall-istation
Lexile Level: 300-399 Lexile
Math
Numeration Operations: Read/Write numbers to 120
Compare and order whole numbers up to 120
Patterns/Algebraic Thinking
Geometry/Spatial Reasoning
Measurement
Probability/Statistics
March 10-21… Spring Intersession for Students
March 24th … 4th Nine Weeks Begins
April 18th … Good Friday Holiday
April 25th … First Grade Field Trip
May 16th … 1st Grade Awards
May 26th …Memorial Day Holiday
May 30th …Early Release/Last Day of School
Please ensure that your child read daily and
brings his/her agenda, and homework daily.
June 2nd … Summer Intersession Begins