11-17 October 2010
PICTURE DAY IS Thursday, 14 October @ 9:30 in the MPR.
Weekly Reading Work:
Story: A Fox and a Kit
Narrative Nonfiction/Science-We'll explore the observation of wild animals and answer questions about what we can learn about them.
Phonics: adding -s & -ing to the ends of words
Grammar: Word Order
Vocabulary: Categorization
Comprehension Skill: Main Idea
Comprehension Strategy: Ask Questions
Writing Trait: Titles
Spelling Words: adding s at the end of words we know
1. nap
2. naps
3. sit
4. sits
5. win
6. wins
7. fit
8. fits
9. hit
10.hits
Sight Words:
11. her
12. too
The test will always be graded using just the spelling words, but....they will be administered in a dictation sentence, where grammar, writing conventions and high frequency words will be written by the student.
Math Instruction: We are working on Number Sense. This is a skill that you will find in the Math Standards for 1st Grade. This skill permeates all their future endeavors in Math, including operations of addition and subtraction, reasoning and proof, problem solving, connections and communication, especially when representing their understandings.
We are working with a 10 frame (2 rows and 2 columns of 5 equalling 10 (used for understanding place value and adding more up from 11-20 using another 10 frame. Visualizing in math is increasing necessary when computing and understanding the order and placement of numbers on the 100 chart. We'll continue with Number Relationships, including numbers to 31, greater than & lesson than, number order and ordination of first, second, third and beyond. Then we'll begin our journey with addition and subtraction sentences, including story math, where we'll generate our own number sentences, to demonstrate our understanding of word problems.
Continue with the practice problems on IXL with addition for now.
We're saying good-bye in 1 week to our first student to PCS! We'll all miss Haley, but know that she'll do well in her new school in Ohio. Congrats to her dad on his recent retirement from the U.S. Air Force. Good Luck, Haley!
Please continue with the on-line homework, the reading of the books in the book bag, and the reader's response log entries (2 per week). Yes, I still have their logs and will return them in their reading bags tomorrow. Thank you so much with the assistance you provide to them in their writing and responses.
Specials This Week:
W-Host Nation
Th-Art
F-Host Nation
Have a wonderful week! Check out the updates on the links, too!
Mrs. Petty
