Old Union Elementary First Grade

Week of Sept. 30

Thank you to Mr. Mertens for visiting us and teaching us about fire safety!  Check out Firefighter Herreman!

Our Encore schedule so that your kiddo remembers tennis shoes-VERY important

	Mon.	Tues.	Wed.	Thurs.	Fri.
Thomas	PE	music	PE	art	Rotation with PE
Graviett	PE	art	PE	music	“
Herreman	art	PE	music	PE	“
Johnson	music	PE	art	PE	“

In Language Arts this week, we will…

·        Write small moments

·        Write with a partner

·        Discuss reading strategies such as: go back and read it again- a favorite!

·        Skip it and go on (reading strategy)

·        Find little words in big words

·        Use our schema while we read (what we already know about something)

·        Build our vocabulary with a weekly read-aloud. We will be introduced to 3 new words.  All week, we’ll keep track of when we use them in our writing, speaking, or see them in our reading.  The new words will be posted so that we will have a reference for future use.

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

In Math, we will…

·        Solve a logic problem

·        Graph in a variety of ways

·        Collect and sort data

·        Conduct surveys

·        Continue to solve our problems of the day.  We use “CUBES” strategies.  (Circle the numbers, Underline key words, Box the question, Ex out extra information, and Show our work)

·        Visit our math stations. Each station will have a math activity that reinforces concepts that we are currently learning or have previously learned. Your child will also be able to visit “First in Math” at some point this week.

In Science, we’ll learn about our senses. 

Upcoming Dates:

·        Oct. 23- First Grade Family School Night 4:00-5:00 (McDonald’s on 1709 at Davis by Hobby Lobby)