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First Grade - Week of November 13

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

November 22-24: No School - Thanksgiving Break
November 27 - December 1: Lakeside Scholastic Book Fair
 *Bedtime Stories: Wednesday, November 29 from 6:30-7:15 p.m
December 15: Winter Showcase 9:15 am (Families Welcome)

WEEK AT A GLANCE


Reading/Phonics: The SSDA (Super Secret Detective Agency) is at it again! We have received a new set of missions to help us become expert word detectives. We have worked on:

  • The Case of the Twin Letters: Using double consonants in the middle of the word to help us break words apart.

  • The Case of the Sticky Letters: Looking at THREE consonants (trigraphs) at the beginnings of words

  • The Case of Words in Disguise: We are becoming experts at contractions and using an apostrophe to combine two words into one smaller word! (I am, I’m)


Math: In number corner this month we have been working with fractions (whole, half, fourth) and telling time to the hour. We have also been looking at the tens place and ones place and knowing the value of each. This has been important as we’ve been building teen numbers during math, adding a one digit and two-digit number together, and using strategies to add with sums to 20! 


Writing:  We worked on writing introductions and conclusions. We’ve also been brainstorming how we can turn our How-To books into a series to “gift to others.” Some of our series include “How-To Play Sports”, “How-To Draw”, “How-To Make Lunches” etc.


SEL Lesson - Noticing Clues: In this week’s lesson, your child will show that they can use body language and context clues to figure out how someone is feeling. They’ll also show that they know ways to help themselves feel calm when they encounter strong feelings.

Try This at Home: Ask your child to tell you some ways they’ve learned to feel calm when they get upset. Have them teach you how to use slow counting to feel calm.

Extra Information

Field Trips: We have four field trips remaining: Forest Hills Performing Arts Center, Recycling Center, Van Andel Institute, and the Celebration Cinema IMAX. If you would like to volunteer to drive for any of the field trips, please complete this sign-up.  All parents will have the opportunity to join us on May 17th for the Celebration Cinema field trip. I will send out a separate form for this field trip in the spring.

Classroom Volunteers: Its officially time I ask for help. :) I would love help preparing for upcoming math units and projects. Please sign-up here if you would be willing to volunteer in the classroom. Thank you in advance for your help.

Please be sure that you’ve filled out a volunteer consent form if you plan on driving for a field trip or would like to volunteer in our classroom. 













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