Q4W1 Mar 9-13

  First Grade News

Dear Parents, 

We are in the final week of Quarter 3 and wish your family a fun-filled Spring Break next week. 

Please take note that, the Simple Machine Project is due Friday, March 13th. Scholars will present their projects in the afternoon.

Next week we will begin Sam the Minuteman. The school will provide copies of this out of print book for your scholar. If you are interested in buying a copy for home this link will provide you with an option for buying out of print books: https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/sam-the-minuteman-9780064441070.

In Literature this week, we will conclude Owl at Home.  In Grammar and Writing, scholars will focus on writing complete sentences, citing textual evidence, reviewing the parts of speech, and learning about adverbs.

 

In Math, we will continue in Chapter 9, addition and subtraction skills for numbers up to 100. This week, we will focus on addition strategies for one and two-digit numbers with and without renaming.  

In History, we will continue with our unit on the American Revolution, focusing on the role of Paul Revere and Samuel Adams as colonial leaders.  Our colonial scholars have been paying taxes and will write a letter to King George III, imploring him to reconsider these unfair taxes or face a colonial uprising.  We will deliver the letter and await his answer. 

Thank you so much for your continued support and partnership.  Have a wonderful week.

 

Go Griffins! 

A Peek at the Week

Language Arts

Spalding phonograms

Spelling words

Adverbs

Owl at Home

Math

Chapter 9 Addition & Subtraction within 100 with renaming

History/Science

American Revolution

    Colonial Leaders: Paul Revere, Samuel Adams

    Boston Tea Party and Battle of Lexington and Concord

Upcoming Events

March 23 - Last Day to order a yearbook

March 27 - Art Show

March 27 - Spirit Day

Q3W8 Mar 2-6

 First Grade News

Dear Parents, 

We hope you enjoyed the beautiful weather this weekend.  . 

Please take note that, the Simple Machine Project is due Friday, March 13th. Scholars will present their projects on Friday. 

In Literature this week, we will wrap up Aesop's Fables, recite The Swing poem on Wednesday the 4th, and continue reading Owl at Home. 

 

In Math, we will continue in Chapter 9, addition and subtraction skills for numbers up to 120. This week, we will focus on adding 2-digit and 1-digit numbers with and without renaming (carrying the one).  

In History, we will begin our unit on the American Revolution, focusing on taxation and the Boston Tea Party. (Shhh, this next bit is a surprise!) This week, scholars will be visited by King George III's British soldiers (our fifth-grade sister classes) and ordered to pay taxes. The colonists of First Grade will soon understand the frustration the American colonists felt over 200 years ago.  Please send 50 pennies to school marked with your scholar's name if you can. We will return them to you at the end of the unit. 

Thank you so much for your continued support and partnership.  Have a wonderful week.

Go Griffins!

 

A Peek at the Week

Language Arts

Spalding phonograms

Spelling words 

Owl at Home 

Aesop's Fables

Poetry recitation The Swing

Math

Chapter 9 Addition & Subtraction within 100 with renaming

History/Science

American Revolution, 13 colonies, taxation, Boston Tea Party

Upcoming Events

March 13 - Simple Machine project due

March 16-20 - Spring Break

March 27 - Spirit Day

Q3W7 Feb 23-27

 First Grade News

Dear Parents, 

Welcome to the 7th week of quarter three! 

In Literature this week, we will continue reading Owl at Home. We also read more of Aesop's Fables, focusing on  "The Dog in the Manger," and the "Maid and the Milk Pail."  Scholars will continue to practice "The Swing" poem as they prepare to recite it for the class the first week of March. Please encourage them to practice at home and demonstrate how we are learning to act it out in class. In Writing, we will focus on procedural, or "how-to," writing.  Scholars will select a topic to teach us about!  We will use concise language and the transition words "first, next, then, last" as we write.

 

In Math, we will take a test over Chapter 8 on Tuesday the 24th. Please review the study guide that will be sent home on the 23rd with your scholars. We will begin Chapter 9, Addition and Subtraction, within 100 on Wednesday. This is a challenging unit for most scholars. Please review their homework with them nightly and encourage them to explain what they are learning about new concepts.

 In Science, we will end our unit on movement and begin learning about simple machines.

Thank you so much for your continued support and partnership.  Have a wonderful week.

Go Griffins!

 

A Peek at the Week

Language Arts

Spalding phonograms

Spelling words

Procedural Writing

Owl at Home

Aesop's Fables

Math

Chapter 8 Numbers to 120 and Money

Chapter 9 Adding and Subtracting within 100

History/Science

Movement and Simple Machines

Upcoming Events

Feb 27 - Spirit Day

Feb 28 - Griffin Gala

March 16-20 - Spring Break

Q3W5 Feb 9 - 13

 First Grade News

Dear Parents, 

We hope you had a great weekend! We enjoyed seeing many of our families at family game night on Friday!

In Literature this week, we will begin practicing our new poem, The Swing, by Robert Louis Stevenson. We will also read and analyze another poem called The Puffin. Finally, we will learn about adjectives and complete a self-portrait using words that describe us.

Please send in Owl At Home by Monday, February 16th.

In Math, we will continue Chapter 8 and begin counting money, focusing on the values of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. Scholars will practice changing coins for the same value and adding up sets of coins to determine the amount of money. Identifying and adding coins at home is an excellent way to support your scholar in these skills. 

In Science, scholars will explore magnets and investigate push and pull forces and friction.  We will explore various items to determine whether or not the object is magnetic or non-magnetic.  

Our chicken life cycle project culminated this past week with the hatching of our chicks. Scholars were excited to see them before they were returned home to one of our fabulous team members. 

Thank you so much for your continued support and partnership.  Have a wonderful week.

 

Go Griffins! 

A Peek at the Week

Language Arts

Spalding phonograms

Spelling words

Personal Narrative

Adjectives

Math

Chapter 8 Numbers to 120, counting money

Science

Forces- pushes and pull

Upcoming Events

• Feb 10th-12th - Parent Open House

• Feb 21st - Daddy Daughter Dance

• Feb 27th - Spirit Day

• Feb 28th - Griffin Gala