Room 3 News
Mrs. McCarthy
Week of February 8th, 2016
Andrew, Annalise, Ari, Brandon, David, Davis, Desi, Eli, Emma, Jack, Layla, Luke, Lupita, Marvyn, Nevinh, Paloma, Reef, Sky, Sylvie, Victoria
Language Arts
Comprehension Skill: Retell -When readers retell information from a story, they use their own words to tell what they learned.
Comprehension Strategy: Reread - When readers reread, they go back to read all or parts of the story again to make sure they understand it. Parent Information Info espaƱol
Phonics: Words with long o (-o, -oa, -oe, -ow)
Spelling Words: buy, move, better, change, low, row, flow, no, go, boat, coat, snowman
Dictation: Coach shows us how to throw. They can row an old boat.
Grammar: Go and Do: Go and Do are action verbs
High Frequency Words: better, buy, change, move, difficult, ripe
Robust Vocabulary: agree, argue, accomplish, attempt, goal
Eureka Math
In Module 2, Topic C, students are learning to strategize to solve word problems and solve equivalent problems. Parent Information
Science
*In addition to the unit on "organisms," first grade is beginning a NASA unit on satellites. This unit will last several weeks. Do you have any information on satellites? Send it our way.
If you are interested in exploring more about satellites with your child, go here.
Students will work in teams to design satellites on Wed.
All organisms have external parts that they can use to capture and convey information to help them survive and grow.