1. Our 1st Grade Classroom News
Week of November 27th – December 1st
Our Learning Focus
Important Information
* Scholastic Book Orders are due by Thursday, Nov. 30th! Let me know if you are ordering Christmas presents and I’ll hold them for you to pick up!
Theme: Santa Claus & Christmas
Math: equivalent expressions for a number, deciding if equations are true/false, & fact families
Phonics: Suffix “s” – see additional letter
Reading Focus: Retelling stories with key details & identifying the central message/ lesson
Writing Focus: Writing narratives that recount 2 or more appropriately sequenced events with details, temporal words, & a sense of closure
Speaking/Language: expressing ideas and feelings clearly; describing with relevant detail
Science: Balance and Motion
** Wish List Items: Please help our Elf on the Shelf with small stocking stuffers for the kids to receive each day for good behavior while we countdown to Christmas! We have 19 kids in our class. Thanks!
Dates to know
12/1: RES Spirit Day
12/5-12/7: PTA Holiday Shoppe
12/11: Secret Santa gift is due!
12/13: Progress Reports
12/14: Christmas
Party at 2:15
12/14: Zaxby’s Family Dinner Night from 5-8
12/15: Early Release
12/16 – 1/2: Christmas Break
1/3: Return to School
1/3: Mid-year mClass assessments begin!
3/8: Field Trip to
Morehead Planetarium
Words to Remember
WWW: how, now, down, out, about, friend
Word Families: -et, -en, -ed