Dear 1C families,
We had a very successful first week of school. I am so proud
of the hard work that I have seen from the new first graders so far. Everyone
is doing well in learning our routines and procedures. Ms. Kaye and I are
enjoying getting to know each of our new students.
Coming up this week:
This week in Spalding we will be working on forming our
capital manuscript letters. We will also be working on two-letter phonograms to
prepare us for our upcoming spelling words! At home, please listen to your
child say the sounds as they write each phonogram three times. There are also
some single letter phonograms to review each night!
In Grammar, we will learn about nouns. We will discuss how a
noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. We will also distinguish between
common and proper nouns that name people and apply this knowledge on a noun
word sort.
In Literature, we will continue to explore the morals in
Aesop’s Fables. We will read “The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs,” “The Wolf
in Sheep’s Clothing,” “The Maid and the Milk Pail,” and “The Fox and the
Crane”. We will talk about the human-like characteristics that the animals have
and the different virtues that could have been shown in the stories, had the
characters made different choices. We will take a mini quiz on Aesop’s Fables
on Friday, where students will match up each moral with the corresponding story
we covered in class.
Idiom:
Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Poem:
“The Caterpillar” by Christina G. Rosetti – Work on stanza
1. We will recite the entire poem on September 1st in class!
In Math we will review numbers 1-10 in the beginning of the
week and homework on Monday will be a unit review. We will take our first math
test on Tuesday! Then, we will practice telling number stories and begin number
bonds.
This week in History we will be learning about what maps are
used for and map features. Students will also create their own map.
In Science we will continue to review the scientific method.
We will make observations about flowers, and focus on making observations while
doing a simple experiment with oil and water.
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