1. News Fowler’s Homework Reminders Upcoming Events A Peek at Our Week
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elizabeth.fowler
@dcsms.org
News
Week of April 8-12, 2019
Upcoming Events
A Peek at Our Week
PTA meeting – April 9th at 10 am in the cafeteria
April 18-Easter Treats Send in 12 candy filled eggs and an empty egg carton by Tuesday April 16
April 19 and 22- No School
April 23 – Progress reports
May 14- Field Trip to the Pink Palace
Reading: We will read Big Blue Whale this week. We will ask and answer questions about key details in a text. (RL1.1) Know and use various text features to locate key facts or information in a text. (RI1.5) Compare and contrast two nonfiction books that teach the same topic. (RI1.9) Find reasons that an author gives to help support his/her point. (RI1.8)Retell with main idea and details. (RI1.2) Connections between people, events, ideas (RI1.3)
Math: We will identify the days of the week, number of days in a week, and the number of weeks in a month. (1.MD.3b) Count, read, and write numerals, and represent a number of objects to 120. (NBT.1)
Writing: Students will write informational pieces. (W1.1, W1.2)
Sight Words: We will work on List 1 of the third 100 list this week. Practice the highlighted words in your child’s folder .
Language: We will learn to use commas and capital letters in dates. (L1.1.2)
Spelling: boxes, edge, meter, caution, reporting, study, tapping, sounded, taping, catch, change, often
Homework
Monday:
Language sheet. Read Take Home Book and answer comprehension questions.
Tuesday:
Math sheet and read Take Home Book
Wednesday:
Read Take Home Book
Thursday:
Math sheet and read a book from home
Read the take home book in the blue folder and answer the questions!!!! This is very important! Return them to school on Thursday.
Vocabulary-
gulp – swallow something quickly
store- keep something to use later
creatures- living things
journey- trip to someplace far away
krill- tiny, pinkish shrimplike creatures that whales eat
Reminders
Your child must master 70% of Language Arts skills AND 70% of Math skills AND read and comprehend Level I independently to promote to 2nd grade.