ACES First Grade Newsletter
Week of 10/24-10/28
Upcoming Dates...
- Wednesday 10/26 is a half day for students
- Not So Spooky Story Night is Thursday 10/27 from 5:30-6:30
Sight Words
These are the sight words that your child should know by heart and should continue to practice if they don't have them down pat:
- and
- a
- the
- is
- his
- of
- as
- has
- to
- into
The words in bold will be introduced this week.
Fundations
We are continuing with our second week of Unit 3. This week we will:
- learn that the digraphs wh, ch, sh, th, and ck stick together to form one sound
- learn why wh is only at the beginning of the word
- learn why ck is only at the end of a word right after a short vowel
- learn that the digraph th makes two sounds
- learn the sight words as, has, to, and into
- introduce character, setting, and main events in a narrative story form
Reading
This week will...
- continue to set goals to work on when we read to self
- work on identifying characters, problems, and solutions in a story
- continue to monitor for meaning while we read
Writing
We are continuing to work on writing personal narratives or "small moments." This week we will work on...
- What is the heart of your story?
- Spacing between words in sentences
- choosing words that match our pictures
Math
This week we will..
- Continue to review missing addend
- Work with equivalencies between number sentences (for example, 5+2=4+3)
- Work with doubles and doubles plus one
Science & Social Studies
- Science: Fall
- Social Studies: Election