Our 1st Grade Classroom News Weeks of January 14th – 18th Email: valorietrombley@johnston.k12.nc.us Important Information Dates to know * Please note there is NO written homework this week due to me completing assessments! Please keep reading your 1st grader’s new book 3 times each night. Be sure to ask lots of comprehension questions that will help us build these skills needed for assessments! * Thank you to everyone who has already signed up for a mid-year conference! * Wish List items: anything for Fun Friday – playdoh, Legos, k’nex, building blocks, etc 1/9 -1/30: Mid-year mClass assessments continue 1/14 – 1/15: Our class is MAP testing (mid-year math assessment) 1/21: Holiday – No School! 1/29: Early Release 1/30: Progress Reports 2/1: RES Spirit Day 2/14: Valentine’s Day Snack at 2:30 2/18: Make-Up Day 2/26: Early Release-1:45 3/1: RES Spirit Day 3/6: Spring Pictures & Class Pictures 3/8: End of 3rd Quarter 3/11: No School 3/18: Report Cards 3/19: Early Release-1:45 3/28: Field trip to Marbles & IMAX Our Learning Focus Theme: Winter & Martin Luther King Jr. Math: Measurement with various units & telling time to the hour/half hour Phonics: Consonant Blends & R-controlled Vowels Reading Focus: Describe the connection between two individuals, events, or ideas. Writing Focus: Informative/explanatory writings that include topic, facts, and closure. Science: Earth, Moon, and Sun Words to Remember WWW: day, may, way, more, people, years Word Families: -int, -ist, -est