1. Our 1st Grade Classroom News
Weeks of January 14th – 18th
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