Stremelstein's Classroom News
Mrs. Himelstein & Ms. Stremel- First Grade Room 202
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Character Trait for June is Empathy: We can show concern for others.
6/10 Volunteer Coffee - Once again, thanks a “latte” to our incredible volunteers! Join us for a coffee playdate on June 10th at 8:00 AM on the SEES playground. We are so appreciative of your help! June 13th-June 17th will be your last week for volunteering.
6/10 Accelerated Reader -The last day to earn AR points is on Friday, June 10th .
6/17 Flag Salute
6/19 Father's Day
6/22 Last Day of School/ Minimum Day
Reading- Author Study : Mo Willems and Oliver Jeffers
- Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
- Describe characters, setting, and major events in a story, using key details.
- Compare and Contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.
Academic Vocabulary: compare, contrast, alike, different, illustrations, character, setting, event, traits, identify, opinion, sequence, experience
Phonics Skills:
- Inflectional endings; plurals
Word Families:
- Inflectional endings; plurals
Spelling Words of the Week: Word Wall Words, Word family Words and Challenge Words
Word Wall Words: butterflies, daisies, families, paintbrushes, sunglasses
Word Family Words: boxes, buses, dishes, misses, wishes, catches, bunnies, flies, kitties, ponies, puppies
Challenge Words: butterflies, daisies, families, paintbrushes
Academic Vocabulary:
Math Vocabulary:
addition, add, addend, sum, subtraction, subtract, equation, equal sign, true equation, false equation, count on, count back, make 10, place value.
Math-Addition & Subtraction
Addition & Subtraction: 1)Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems.
2) Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10
3) The commutative property shows us that we can add numbers in any order and still get the same sum. 4) The equal sign in an equation means "the same as" the quantity on one side of the equal sign should always be the same as the quantity on the other side of the equal sign.
Writing- Opinion
- Write opinion pieces in which students introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure.
Classroom Wishlist: Expo Markers, wipes & pencils:)
Classroom, SEES & PTO Websites
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