Our 1st Grade Classroom News The Week of April 1st- 5th, 2019 “I glanced out the window at the signs of spring. The sky was almost blue, the trees were almost budding, the sun was almost bright.” –Millard Kaufman Coming Up Spelling April 16th: 4th Nine Weeks Progress Reports April 19th- 26th: Spring Break May 6th- 10th: Teacher Appreciation Week May 21st- Awards Day (in classroom) Diphthongs ew/ ui chew blew stew few new 6. suit 7. ruin 8. fluid 9. they’re 10. we’re Our Learning Reading: Words with Pictures Book focus: Butterflies and Moths/ Earthworms/ Elizabeth Leads the Way Language: Articles Math: Order Objects by Length/ Compare Lengths Science: Flowering Plants and Pollinating Insects Social Studies: Historical Figures Challenge Words Challenge words are for extra practice and will not be apart of the spelling test grade threw recruit juice Spelling/ Homework Math homework sheet due Friday Weekly Language Review Study for spelling test on Friday Practice fluency ST Math (15 minutes)