The Week of October 26th...

This Week in Language Arts we will...

• work on our stories so that readers can understand and read our writing
• hear and record sounds in the words they write
• work on writing sight words with automaticity
• double check that we are spacing between words 
• draw from our repertoire of word-solving strategies to tackle challenges with greater automaticity
• work on improving our fluency
• work in partners to use strategies to read hard words
• strengthen our knowledge of spelling patterns through our sorts

This Week in Math we will...

• represent numbers using tens and ones then identify as odd or even
• find patterns in numbers by identifying even and odd characteristics
• use our strategies to break down word problems into manageable pieces

This week in Social Studies we will...

• learn about the importance of recycling
• learn about natural resources and how we use them
• identify examples and uses for natural resources
• identify goods and service
• analyze the importance of having both goods and services and how they impact our communities

Additional Announcements

Report Cards. Report cards are available today through Skyward Family Access. Your child’s report card will be available under the Portfolio tab. The last report card of the school year will be printed and mailed home.

·       Dragon Dash has been rescheduled to Friday, November 6^th. Hopefully the weather then will be fantastic! It will be during our Encore time which is 9:05 – 10:00 am. 

Calling all Characters! Book Character Day parade is Friday, October 30th. Please have your child dress as a favorite book character and bring that book to school on that day. We will have a Parade first thing in the morning and then students will be able to share their books with the class during our Reading Workshop time.

·       If you plan on having lunch with your child at school, we have stressed to our students that they only pick one friend to join you. We have found that when we open up invitations to multiple friends, feelings can get hurt.  If your child is having a hard time picking between friends please know that it is not required! You can always enjoy lunch with just your child and then he/she doesn’t have to worry about the stress of choosing. I like to call it the “One or None” Plan. J We also appreciate your help making sure that all cafeteria rules are being followed. I know it’s exciting to have you there – and to potentially have a friend join, but we do have to make sure that rules are followed to ensure the safety of everyone in the café. Again, thank you so much for your help with this!

Spelling. Please work with your child on his/her spelling patterns at home. Two pieces of homework are due on Thursdays. Spelling tests are also on Thursday mornings, so we ask that you please try to have your child to school on time. New sorts come home on Fridays.

    iStation. As a reminder, we encourage all students to read at least 15 minutes a night. Remember that one of your reading tools at home is iStation. Earlier in the year we sent home login information so your child could access this program. This program is EXCELLENT and provides us as teachers a great picture of what your child is mastering and is yet to master. There is also a parent portal that you can access as well. We cannot stress enough what a valuable tool this program is. I would personally encourage your child to make this one of his/her reading options at least twice a week. This can replace book time or can be used in addition to it. But it makes a huge difference in your child’s ability. If you have any questions or have lost your login information, please contact me.

     Twitter. First Grade is all a twitter! That’s right, we are officially tweeting! Please follow us on Twitter @OUES1stGrade to catch glimpses of all our hard working kids throughout the week!