1G Weekly News
May 7th, 2016
Notes and Updates
Dear Parents,
Don't forget tomorrow Sunday, May 8th is our Writer's Cafe. Students have been practicing and are really excited for you to join us!
Last week we started our new unit in writing, reading, and social studies. They began learning to be actors and think about how characters feel and reread. Then in writing we reviewed the writing process and looked at ways to make our introductions better than in the beginning of the year. Then in Social Studies we worked on learning our vocabulary terms of specialized jobs, goods, and services. Finally, in Math we are continuing to work on place value and greater than, less then, and equal to with bigger numbers.
Scroll down to read about what we will be learning next week and important dates and information for next week.
Cheers,
Shannon Keane
Special Announcements
Writers Cafe
Sunday, May 8, at 8:50 - 9:30, 1G will host our annual Writers Cafe. Students will share poems they wrote during our poetry unit and have a special song for Moms. I hope all parents will be able to join us!
A-Z Countdown
Believe it or not, we are in the final 30 days of school! We will celebrate the end of school year with an A-Z countdown of the last 26 days of school. Last week we started on Wednesday, May 4. Each day will be represented by a special activity for each letter of the alphabet. Some days do require some planning from home, so there is a copy attached to the e-mail for your convenience.
End of ASAs
Next week will be the last week of ASAs. Thursday, May 12, will conclude all T3 ASAs and Labs.
End of Year Assessments
This week, students will complete the Gates-McGinitie reading test. Then over the next few weeks, 1st grade teachers will also be completing end of year text reading level assessments, high frequency word reading, writing prompts and developmental spelling assessments. Students have grown by leaps and bounds this year and I am excited to see that demonstrated on these end of year assessments. Be make sure students are getting to bed early, having a good breakfast and are at school daily for these last 24 days of school!
ASD Fine Arts Show
Starting May 1st, enjoy 19 days of beautiful student artwork.
Random selections from PreK4-IB art are on display in the ES main corridor and the HS Fine Arts area so you may take a quick glance at what’s happening in the art rooms at ASD.
The students are very proud of the work they have created and we hope you take a moment to explore our galleries.
Mulan
Tickets for Mulan are on sale in the elementary office for 20QR.
There are two shows: May 11 at 6:00pm and May 12 at 7:00pm.
Come on out and support ASD theatre.
Red Flag Days
We are entering the time of year with potential red flag recesses. Red flag occurs when the heat index (temperature + humidity) is above 38 degrees C. The nurses monitor this and place the red flag in the hallways, when appropriate, approximately 30 minutes prior to recess time. Students have the option of going to the library, signing up for indoor recess options (movement, MPR, building, quiet classroom for drawing/reading/puzzles) or go out to a covered play area. For the students who choose to be outside during recess, we remind them to stay in the shade, drink plenty of water, and to not be running around.
Upcoming Dates:
May 8 Grade One - Writer’s Cafe
May 12 Grade 5 Play
May 12 ASA’s finish
May 17 KG Music Concert
May 22 PD – No Students
May 24 Principals Coffee 8-9am in ESPR
May 24 Full Day of School – Tuesday Morning Schedule
A Peek at the Week Ahead
Reading
Identifying the "important part" in the story
Visualizing as a comprehension strategy
Writing
- Speech bubbles and dialog
- Temporal words to move the story forward
Math
- Add and subtract multiples of 10 from multiples of 10 up to 100 (uses dimes)
- Add a multiple of 10 to any two-digit number within 100
Social Studies
- Specialized Jobs
- Good and Services
- Tools and Techniques
Word Study
- No Word Study - Gates McGinitie Reading Test
Whole Child
Writer's Cafe
Sunday, May 8, 2016, 08:45 AM
American School of Doha, Al Bustan Street, Doha, Qatar
Shannon Keane
Email: skeane@asd.edu.qa