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First Grade - Week of April 15

 


Donuts for Mrs. Potter

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

May 1: Family Fun Night Sponsored by the Lakeside PTO 5:00 - 7:00

May 13: Spring Concert 1:30 - First Graders Wear Orange

May 17: Celebration Cinema Field Trip

May 20: LBW Race at High School Track 4:30 - 6:00

May 24: Fun Day

May 29: Walk to KDL, East Branch to learn about summer reading 

May 31: Last Day of School - Half Day


IMPORTANT INFORMATION


Scholastic - LAST ORDER FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR Hey there, families!

Place an order of $25 or more and you can pick a FREE $5 book (use code READS at checkout) to add to your reader’s TBR pile!

Family Order Due Date: 04/24/24
SHOP OUR CLASS PAGE: https://orders.scholastic.com/ML8B7
SHOP FLYERS: https://clubs.scholastic.com/all-flyers

Library - Mrs. Webber introduced us to many new chapter book series this week. Below is the list from first semester and list two from this week. Additionally, your child has the list in their home folders today with notes on which series are interesting. 

First Grade Chapter Books Introduction - List 1

First Grade Chapter Books Introduction - List 2 

Celebration Cinema Field Trip: Remember, if you’re planning on attending this trip as an adult you will need to purchase tickets/popcorn by May 3. Parent tickets are $6 and the drink/popcorn combo is $5. You can select only a movie ticket or ticket/combo for $11. You can send in cash or a check made out to Lakeside Elementary with your child or drop it off in the office! Thanks! 


Prodigy: I'm excited to share that we are using Prodigy in class for standards-aligned practice in math during our STEM Fridays. 

To help your child log in and practice at home:

1. Go to prodigygame.com and select 'Play Now' in the top-right corner 

2. Enter your child's username and password: (in your child's home folder today) 


Summer Learning Opportunities: Here are some resources for summer learning from the Kent ISD along with different summer programs for children. 



WEEK AT A GLANCE


Literacy Workshop

Opinion Writing: We continued to work on our book reviews - focusing on creating a “sneak peek” that introduces our characters, tells the situation and asks a question at the end. 


Reading/Phonics: We completed our vowel team toolboxes! Here are the vowel teams we’ve been using-

EA, AI, OA, EE, AY, OY, OI, EW, UE, OO, OU, OW, AW AU, IGH


Hold your child accountable for recognizing these in the reading and using them in their writing to make vowels long.


Math: This week we have continued to help Hansel and Gretel mark paths around their house with breadcrumbs, pinecones, and pebbles. Each marker has a different value, 1, 5, or 10, and we’ve been working on counting forward and backward from any number by 1’s, 5’s, and 10’s! Since our paths were such a success we’ve added details to our paths in the form of flower pots, benches, and fences. These additions are also measured in 1’s, 5’s, and 10’s, so we’ve had to measure parts of our path to know how many of these objects we need along our trail! You can practice at home by challenging your student to count forward and backward from a random number by 1’s, 5’s, and 10’s! 



SEL - Solving Problems: In this week’s lesson, your child will show what they’ve learned about solving problems and suggest ways characters in a comic can apologize, ask for what they need to solve the problem, and make amends.
Try This at Home: Help your child practice their problem-solving skills at home. Reinforce the importance of apologizing, asking for what they want or need, and finding a way to make amends when they encounter a problem.




Vowel Town




Donuts for Mrs. Potter


Hansel & Gretel Math (Counting by 10s, 5s, and 1s) 




















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