Transcript First Grade News

January-March 2014
Issue # 3
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 4: Developing Readers
and Writers through Informational Text;
Unit 5: Media Mania
Math – Unit10: Measurement: Time and
Temperature; Unit 11: Developing Sums and
Minuends; Unit 12: Numeration 80-99;
Unit 13: Geometry; Unit 14: Fractions and
Probability
Science – Unit 6: Investigating Weather and
Seasons; Unit 7: Investigating Objects in the
Sky; Unit 8: Investigating Living and Nonliving;
Unit 9: Investigating Plants
The book of the month for January is Lincoln and Grace
by Steve Metzger. This is a heartwarming story about
Abraham Lincoln and the young 11 year old girl who
inspired his signature beard. In addition to learning the
fascinating true story behind Lincoln's beard, children
will love it because it shows that one voice, even one as
small as their own, can matter.
The book of the month for February will be Ruby and the
Three Osos by Susan Middletom Elya
Reading
Fluency: 50 wpm
Phonics: Closed syllable, VC-silent “e”, r-controlled
vowels, compound words, vowel digraphs,
Contractions
Sight Words: 75+
Comprehension: 220 overall reading
Lexile Level: 300 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
Social Studies – Unit 7: Relating to the
Environment ( Physical Characteristics);
January 7th … 3rd Nine Weeks Begins
Unit 8: Relating to the Environment (Human
Characteristics; Unit 9: Making Economic
Choices
January 24th … Class Pictures
January 20th … Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
January 28th …Early Release (Students Only)
March 10-21… Spring Intersession for Students
March 24th … 4th Nine Weeks Begins
Please ensure that your child read daily and
brings his/her agenda, and homework daily.