First Grade Newsletter
Week of May 17, 2021
Important Information
The last day of school for students is June 7.
We are sending your student’s chromebook home each day so please make sure your child has their chromebook charged and ready for school each day.
Students are given homework on the first day we attend school each week they are expected to turn in homework by the first day of school the following week.It is best to have your student complete one page each day. This will help them to be ready for second grade where they will have homework each day.
If your student is getting breakfast they must pick it up on the way to class from the cafeteria. If they are getting lunch they should let their teacher know during morning lunch count.
Please make sure your student has clothing appropriate for outdoor play. Sometimes it helps to have your student dress in layers because we can have temperature changes throughout the day.
Remember we are here to help with your student’s progress. You can contact your student’s teacher at any time using See Saw, email, or phone call. In addition your student’s teacher is available to students and parents using a scheduled google meet from 2-2:30 on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Parents may ask to have their student meet with their teacher at this time or the teacher may request to meet with a student at this time if the student is available. An example for the use of this time might be a scheduled meet to connect with a quarantined student.
Continue to check SeeSaw for teacher updates.
Our learning focus this week
Literacy
We will continue reading fiction and nonfiction texts about space. We are working on retelling, text connections, comparing and contrasting, compound words, and understanding unknown words. Remember to read with your student at home. Students who read at home are more confident in their reading skills.
Phonics/Grammar
This week we will practice reading and spelling with these sounds:
-ou/-ow
out, south, town, now
We will identify syllables.
Tricky Words of the Week
Please practice the top 100 fry words list. When your student feels confident in knowing these words automatically move on to the second list of 100 words. This will help your student to be a more confident and fluent reader.
Math
We will work on topic 13 which is comparing lengths and begin topic 14 which is telling time. Please continue to practice math addition and subtraction facts at home. Math fact fluency is an important skill for confidence in math. Fluency means the student knows their math facts quickly and automatically.