Old Union Elementary First Grade

Week of April 8

We enjoyed a visit from storyteller D.C. Cornish last week.  He was so entertaining! 

Our field trip will be April 24^th!  We will be visiting Fort Worth Museum of Science and Nature. 

Join first grade on April 17 at Central Market!  A portion of the sales will go to Old Union!  Your first grade teachers will be there from 4:00 to 5:00.  Meet us at the café.

In Language Arts this week, we will…

·       Begin writing poetry

·       Use context clues

·       Work with adverbs

·       Read poetry with a buddy to build fluency

·       Sort words according to spelling patterns

·       Read word family poems to reinforce the patterns that many words have

·       With our “Daily Language Review”, we will edit/correct sentences and explore many language arts concepts

In Math, we will…

·       Match ones and tens to the numeral

·       Begin measurement

·       Problem solve using SSM, SWA, and BSD plans

·      Participate in our math stations! 

In Science we will be researching a forest animal of our choice.  We will also be creating PowerPoint presentations in computer lab!