Important Dates
March
14 – First Grade Music Concert – 7:00
15 – Movie Night
19 – Early Dismissal – 12:00
22 – Papermaking Assembly
25 – Spring Break Begins
April 2 – Classes resume
9 - No School – Teachers’ Institute
12 – No School - Due to Conferences
Author of the Month
Patricia
Polacco is our author for the month of March.
Many of her books are about events that happened to her and her family
when she was growing up. These books
discuss problems & feelings that many children have but may be afraid to
talk about, such as being bullied, not being able to read, and sibling
rivalry.
The children had a great time at the play on
Thursday. They were very attentive and
well behaved. Thank you to the parents
that chaperoned our trip.
Our next field trip, which is to Blackberry Farm
in Aurora, is tentatively set for the middle of May. I will send home more information on that
once our plans are finalized and the date gets closer.
Reading
In our anthology we will read the nonfiction selection, See How
They Grow BUTTERFLY. We
will also have an art link entitled Earth.
Comprehension
Strategies
We will be working on
identifying the topic, main idea, details and summarizing.
Vocabulary Words
The vocabulary
words for next week are: butterfly,
caterpillars, changing, chrysalis, danger, enemies, nectar, orange, suit,
suits, science words, color words, and pattern words.
Phonics Skills
We will be working
on vowel pairs ow, ou, and syllabication (VCCV pattern).
Grammar Lesson
We will be
learning about final blends.
Spelling Words
The spelling
words for next week are:
box, job, bulb,
own, grow, elbow, yellow, other, were, snowman
Lauren
will be our “student of the week” for the week of March 4th.