Important
Dates
March
13 – Report Cards Go Home
19 – Early Dismissal – 12:00
20 – Movie Night @ PV
26 - First Grade Music Concert @ LV
30 – Spring Break Begins
April
7 – Classes
resume
Math
We just finished Topic 11 which dealt with
subtracting tens from a two-digit number, such as, 70-20=50.
On Thursday, we will be starting Topic 12, which focuses on measurement.
Salman will be the “student of the week “ next week.
Reading
This week we read
the fable of The
Tortoise and the Hare. We
discussed the elements of a fable (characters, problem, and moral/lesson) and
wrote them on a chart. We also compared
this fable to The Ugly Duckling.
The
vocabulary words for this story were:
boast, dart,
contempt, plod, and steady
Comprehension Skills
For the month of March we are focusing
on visualizing skills. We read the poem
called, “My
Neighbor’s Dog is Purple” and drew a picture half-way through the
story, and then again at the end. They
shared their pictures with the rest of the class. It was very interesting.
Phonics
Skills
We will be learning about the /ou/
sound. We will also review base words
and the endings –ed and –ing.
Grammar
Skills
We
will be reviewing alphabetical order.
Spelling
Words
The spelling words for next week are:
Bat, pet, self, out, our, round, mouth, saw, put, outside
Have a Happy St. Patrick's Day!
