Reminders:
- We go to the Media Center on Thursday! Send in your books and your child can check out a new ones!
- Individual Picture Day is on Wednesday, Sept. 14th! Come to school in style and with a smile! :)
The children began working in literacy centers and math tubs independently. We have not started guided reading yet. We will begin guided reading in the following week!
Ask your child “what is your favorite literacy center” or “what is your favorite math tub”? Ask why he or she likes that literacy center or math tub. It is important that your child knows the “what” and “why” your child is learning that standard. This gets your child into great habits of speaking in complete sentences instead of one word answers.
The Standards for the Week!
Math-We have been learning how to make an addition sentence. What does it mean to add? How do you write an addition sentence? You can practice this with your child at home. You can give your child a math word problem and they have to solve it. We will begin to learn about place value. Place value is
the digits (number) place, location, or value of the number. In the number 23: the “2” represents 2 tens (20) and in the tens place, the “3” represents 3 ones (3) and in the once place. If we were to draw it out it would look like this:
ll xxx = 23 llll xxxxx = (What number does this represent?)
Language Skill: Synonyms
Reviewing language skills: antonyms, short vowels "a" and "e"f
Word Their Way- We are talking about word families. Word families are words with the same ending sound and rhyme. Such as can, man, fan.... or hat, mat, sat, rat.... If you have your child do this it can be difficult for them to come up with more than 6 words in a family. Try this with your child at home with the "ram" and "rap". What strategies do they use to create the words.
Handwriting: Oo
Reading- We continue to learn about identifying the main character in the story and being able to discuss the main character. We are also reviewing about what an author does, what an illustrator does and what is important about a title.
Writing- We are learning what good writer's do? What is CUPS? The children are getting back into the mode of beginning a sentence with a C= capital letter, U= understanding (the story makes sense), P= punctuation, S= spacing and spelling. We are reviewing First Grade writing expectations when a child meets and exceeds when he or she writes a story. In first grade we are writing 3 or more sentences. When your child writes have him or her check for CUPS on each sentence.
Social Studies- We will learn about Benjamin Franklin. Did you know he was a writer, statesman, and inventor? He invented several things that we are learning about, so ask your child what all he did!e
Have a wonderful week!
