Look at the Week October 9th
Look at the Week October 9th
Hello first grade families! Can’t believe its already the sixth week of school!
Math: We will complete unit 2 in math. This week we will be memorizing partners of ten, adding by counting on starting at the biggest number, finding number partners on a tens chart, and compare numbers while using tally marks in graphs. Friday we will take the unit two assessment.
Homework: We will have math homework activity every day. This is mandatory and will be graded. Please make sure your student is completing their math homework nightly.
LA: This week we will continue unit two in our Benchmark reading curriculum. We will be reviewing what the character looks, feels, acts like, and something the character says in the story. We will be continue working on end punctuation, when to use capital letters, and creating complete sentences. On Friday we will have a reading comprehension test and spelling assessment. Help your child spell three letter words with u as the middle sound, such as: cut, put, cup, cub, but, bug, hug, nut, sun, and mud. (Spelling assessment will not be in the grade book at this time).
Homework: Make sure your child is reading and working on sight words for at least twenty minutes each night.
Please have your student read online on their Razkids account.
To use student account login to:
https://www.kidsa-z.com/main/Login
Teacher: jkreminski
Click their name
Student passwords are their student ID/lunch number.
Reading Skills: This week we will be learning to spell three letter words with short u. We will make words with the oo sound. If your child dose not know their letter names and sounds PLEASE review them daily.
Science: We will be learning about patterns in animal behavior. We will continue to learn about the life cycle of plants. Science experiments: We have planted seeds, we will observe the plant life cycle as it moves through each state. We have been roll playing as adult parent birds. We made bird nests and will play out the life cycle of a bird.
Reminders:
We go outside for recess twice daily, please make sure your child is dressed for the weather.
Students will come home with a red homework folder daily. The side marked school needs to be completed and come back to school. The items on the home side should be taken out each night and left at home. Students will have a math activity to complete each night that is due the next school day. Completion of home work is required and graded. Students will have a set of the sight words they need to learn kept in their homework folder, please work on sight words nightly with your student!
Up Coming Events:
Grand Parents breakfast Oct. 10th
Oct. 17 Bingo for Books-families welcome after school event
Oct. 18 Unity Day-wear orange to spread unity
Oct. 27 Super Hero Day-Free dress day for all students
Oct. 30- Nov. 3 Book Fair-Students may purchase books
Nov. 2 Picture Retake Day
Have a great week.
Let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Email is the best way to communicate.
Jeleah Kreminski
First Grade Educator
Room 233
