1A Classroom Update 5
December 14, 2018
Dear 1A Families,
Important Announcements
- We sent home 1st grade sight word flashcards along with some of your child's work in his/her Yellow Take Home Folder. Please find a NEW list of suggested activities at the bottom of the document in the link below titled "1st Grade Sight Words". You can practice these with your child at home over the break. We strongly encourage you to sort the flashcards to have your child only focus on the 1st grade sight words taught to date. When your child has mastered those words, then he/she is ready to move forward on the list.
Important Dates
- Thursday, December 13 | DTES Info Night (6-7pm)
- Monday, December 24 - January 1 | Winter Break (School Closed)
- Wednesday, January 2 | Classes Resume
- Monday, January 21 | Martin Luther King Jr. (No School)
ELA
Breece, Teddy and Emma role playing a part of a story
Who is acting as the moon, Felix or Leo?
Zuri and Trimaine acting out how the sun looks like when setting
What are Jemma and Nylah acting as?
Lilly is getting smaller as the moon and Dylan is observing!
Phonics & Sight Words
In Phonics, we have been learning all about the rules for bonus letters and glued sounds that really help us with our spelling! We learned that when a one syllable word ends in an f, l, or s, a second f, l, or s is added at the end of it - making it a bonus letter! Check out the chant that we learned to help us remember this rule!
This week, we just started learning about glued sounds - which are letters that keep their individual sound but are glued together to make one sound. The glued sounds we learned so far are -all (ball), -am (ham), and -an (fan). In the near future, we will be learning many more glued sounds in our English language!
Math
Roll a die 3x to add 3 addends!
Michael and Sophia using counting bears to solve number stories
1A enjoys solving number stories with partners!
Learner Profile of October: Risk-takers
Learner Profile of November: Open-minded
Curriculum Share
A BIG THANK YOU to families who took time to come to our Curriculum Share last month. Our Curriculum Share Potluck was such a success thanks to you all. If you were not able to make it to our Curriculum Share, do not worry! Here are videos of our rehearsals, performance and presentations. ENJOY!