Wonders Unit 5 Week 2: Up in the Sky A Peek at Our Week: First Grade News Unit 5 Week 2 Week of: April 8-12, 2019 This week we’re learning: Homework Wonders Unit 5 Week 2: Up in the Sky Essential Question: What can you see in the sky? Monday: At least 15 minutes of reading & reading fluency Tuesday: At least 15 minutes of reading & reading fluency Wednesday: At least 15 minutes of reading & reading fluency Thursday: Math (in homework folder) & reading fluency Comprehension Strategy: Make and confirm predictions Comprehension Skill: Plot: Cause and Effect Writing Traits: Word Choice Grammar: Adjectives Structural Analysis: Inflectional ending -er Mechanics: Capitalization and end punctuation Reminders Stories for the week: 4/10 – KLES Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast (8:00am-9:00am) 4/19 – Spring Holiday (No School) 4/24 – Progress Alerts Go Home 5/17 – Fairy Tale Knowdown (9:00am) Reading/Writing Workshop Story: A Bird Named Fern Genre: Fantasy Literature Anthology Story: Kitten’s First Full Moon Sight Words Spelling Words R-controlled vowels er,ir,ur,or through poor great full climb another her bird fur fern dirt work climb* through* barn** arm** * sight word ** review spelling word from last week. Vocabulary Words leaped – jumped a long way. 2. stretched – extended or made longer Phonics Focus Vocabulary Words R-controlled vowels er, ir, ur, and or like in her, stir, fur, and worm. *Please help your child recognize and write the sound/ spelling with words.