This has been quite the pleasant week with your children. We’re really digging into our learning and I’ve been so surprised and pleased with the amount of growth your kids are showing. Especially in reading! Kids are really starting to take off in their fluency. It’s been fun to read with them in small groups. The Moby Math challenge is over tomorrow. We’ll find out the results, hopefully on Friday. The kids worked so hard! We definitely beat the entire first grade in math problems done! You should be so proud of your little ones. I haven’t seen such incredible work ethic in my time as a teacher than I have with this class of kids for the past two years!
*REMINDERS*
Next week’s Specials:
Mon: Art
Tues: Computer Lab
Wed: Music, Library
Thurs: Science Lab
Friday: NO SCHOOL
NO SCHOOL: Friday April 8.
BOOK ORDERS: Are going home today. They will be due back by Friday April 15. I only accept checks. If you want to use a credit card you can order through my website: http://mssandberg.weebly.com/scholastic-book-orders.html
FIELD TRIP: We’re taking another field trip! We are going to the environmental learning center to do a science project and learn more about rocks and soil. It will be on Tuesday April 5. Permission slips go home today. Please fill out the form and return to me by Friday April 1. We were able to get a grant that covers the full cost of the field trip and the busses! So, this trip is free! I will need 5 chaperones to come along with us. If you are interested, please e-mail me ([email protected]) or stick a note in your child’s Thursday note.
Thanks for sharing your wonderful child with me. Have a lovely weekend.
Sincerely,
Ms. Sandberg
HERE’S WHAT WE’RE LEARNING NEXT WEEK:
READING:
- LETTER SOUND: dipthongs: ou, ow
- SIGHT WORDS: against, below, fall, orange, sure, yellow
- GENRE: Fiction, Expository
- READING STRATEGY: Summarize
- READING SKILL: sequence of events
- FLUENCY SKILL: Repeated reading: Prosody
- VOCABULARY WORDS: blaze, increase, observe, outline, scorch, wondered, season
WRITING:
- GRAMMAR/MECHANICS: color and number words (adjectives)
- We will begin writing fiction stories and dive into poetry for the remaining portion of the school year.
MATH:
- We will be learning about fractions and focusing on halves and quarters.
- Math IXL: J.1, J.2, B.2, B.4, B.12, B.22, B.23