Easter Baskets

PLEASE SEND EASTER AN EASTER BASKET WITH YOUR CHILD TOMORROW!!! THANKS :)

Play Parts

I have the play parts assigned and will be letting the children know today which character they will be playing. However, I do not have all the parts typed and ready to send home today. I was short on a few characters and had to add another play last night. I will get the parts out to them tomorrow!

Easter Party

For the party tomorrow we will be taking the bus! The children are really excited about riding on the bus:) Parents you are still welcome to come, you can just meet us there. We are leaving at 9:05am and if you would like you can follow behind us. If you want to just meet us there but need directions just message me :) Thanks!

Questions on Study Guide

The questions on the study guide are set up to "guide' the discussion about the story. The answers are not always clearly stated and the children may need to discuss out loud the information from the text to arrive at the answer. Some of the questions will have several answers. Having them identify all possible answers to the question helps them prepare for questions like Which of the following is NOT.....? . I did realize that number 5 may be a little confusing....It is asking how seeds are transported?

Study Guides

On tonight's homework I am having the children complete questions 1-5 on their study guides and look up then write the definitions for 2 of the vocabulary words (these directions are listed on the actual homework sheet). I feel like this is a great way to prepare for the test and teaches the children good study habits. The study guide should be turned in with the homework sheet and I will return the study guide tomorrow so more questions can be completed for Tuesday's homework. :)

Newsletter March 30th-April 3rd

Spelling Words: No Spelling!!! :)

High Frequency Words: brown, know, right, round  Review all words previously learned (refer to the HF word sheet I sent home)

Sounds/Spellings: Review Long and Short o sounds, spellings, and rules. For extra practice at home have the students write words using the spellings for each sound (Long o: o  _ow  o_e   oa_) For short i: Focus on words ending in _dge, _ck, x, _ng (these spellings only come after short vowel sounds)

Vocabulary: shrub, stems, vine, energy

Stories: Green and Growing

Comprehension Skills and Strategies: Asking Questions, Visualizing, Making Inferences, Cause and Effect, Identifying Sound Words ex. swoosh, Making Connections, Compare and Contrast, Drawing Conclusions  Focus: Classify and Categorize

Study Skill: Using the Library

Language Arts: Possessive Nouns and Pronouns Intro: Synonyms

Writing: Easter Story

Math: New Concepts; Five-digit addition and Addition and subtraction with four numbers Math Concepts to be tested on: Addition/Subtraction Families 1-11, subtracting two-digit numbers, story problems, temperature, counting by fives, numbers that are ten more than, identifying numbers up to 1,000

Math Test: Wednesday, April 1st
Pre-Spelling Test: None
Spelling and Sentence Test: None
Reading Test: Thursday, April 2nd (may change until next week, depending on how the children are doing with the story)

FYI

Both first grades will be presenting plays on May 8th, at 9:00am in the cafetorium.  I will be sending home assigned parts for my plays Wednesday. The children will need your help in memorizing their parts. Each child will be a character in one of the plays, and each child will have a speaking part, such as narrator for another play.  They will not read their parts.  They must memorize each part. As you help them learn their parts, please feel free to model how that character might say the words...model expression with your voice.  I will also work on that with them at school.  Please keep these parts at home for right now.  Later, I may ask the children to keep their parts in their homework folder.  I want to thank you ahead of time for helping with this.  We can't do it without you!  (:  Please begin working on this now.  We will begin practicing in the classroom in a couple of weeks.  It would be nice if the children were well on their way to knowing their parts.

Mrs. Blackwell is giving me the costumes she has used in the past. I should have most of the ones I need but will not know for sure until I receive the costumes from her. If any parents would like to offer to help either make or repair the costumes please let me know :)

On May 14th, we have a field trip planned to Landmark Park's Digitarium Planetarium.  Cost is $6 per student.  I'm not sure if we will need drivers. There is a possibility we will go by bus.  I will give you more information on this trip later.  Payment is due by the 17th of April.

NO SPELLING TEST THIS WEEK.