1. Mother’s Day Performance.
May 2017
First Grade News
Mother’s Day Performance
Reading
Reading is a critical component in First Grade.
Please ensure that your hero does the following on a daily basis:
Reads assigned sight word list
Read assigned Phrases List
Reads assigned Fluency Folder passage
Read/practice skills on Istation
The Fluency Goal is as follows:
Reads 40 wpm by end of December
Reads 50 wpm by the beginning of March
Reads 60 wpm by the end of May
Please time your child 1 minute on the assigned passage.
Our First Grade Heroes are inviting Mom’s or Mom figures to a special performance on May 12th at 1:30 p.m.
Please come join us!
What are we Learning
READING – Literary Text/Poetry: Respond to and use rhythm, rhyme in poetry
Literary Text/Fiction:
Describe Plot Describe characters and reasons for their actions Across Literary Text: Recognize sensory details
Vocabulary Development: Determine what words mean Alphabetize a series of words Literary Text/Theme and Genre:
Make connections to own High Frequency Words Fluency rate-Goal is to read 60 wpm
WRITING – Write brief stories (B, M, E) Write short poems/write short letters
MATHEMATICS –Geometry and Measurement: Partition 2d Shapes Halves/Fourths Tell Time to the hour/half hour Measure length Number and Operations:
Solving word problems Personal Financial Literacy: Money earned as Income
SCIENCE – Earth and Space Organisms and Environment
SOCIAL STUDIES – History, Culture, and Economics
Book of the Month
Our Book of the Month is
Penguin on Vacation!
Istation
Please encourage your child to practice his/her Reading skills everyday. Let’s practice 15 minutes a day!
Thank you!
May 10, June 5-July 28, Progress Reports Issued Summer Break May 12, July 31, Mother’s Day Program-1:30 p.m First Day of School
May 18, st Grade Awards
June 2, 2017 Last Day of School! Report Card Issued SISD Early Release-11:30 a.m.
Reminders