Parent Letter
News from First Grade
Enota Multiple Intelligences Academy
January 6, 2014
Reading and Language Arts Skills
We are finishing Unit 4 - “Earth’s Treasures”. We will practice the following skills this week: writing all letters neatly and correctly; sound spellings for le, el, nk, ng, qu, y, a, a_e, ce, ci, i, i_e; visualizing; drawing conclusions; using text evidence; homophones; reading plays aloud; and using the verbs was and were. Our focus question this week is “What can I do to care for Earth?” Spelling The spelling words for this week are: sometimes, I’m, like, child, kind, side, nine, bite, five, nice. The test on Friday will include a dictation section.
Math We are beginning Topic 8 – Tens and Ones. We will be learn to: read and write two-digit numbers as groups of 10 and some left over; count groups of tens, up to 10 tens, and write how many;use groups of tens and ones to show and write a given two digit number; model a two-digit number and write its expanded form (ex. 38 = 30+8); break apart a ten to make 10 ones and new representations in expanded form; and make a table /list to show all the ways to make a number.
Our Place on the Map We are completing our geography unit. Your child will learn to name and locate our city, county, state, country, and continent on a simple map or globe. Smartville Our class will be attending Smartville this Tuesday from 8:25-9:08.
Words on a Ring/ Decodable Books I will be testing and send new sight words for January this week. Remember to practice the individualized set of sight words and decodable books each night.
Enota Multiple Intelligences Academy
January 6, 2014
Reading and Language Arts Skills
We are finishing Unit 4 - “Earth’s Treasures”. We will practice the following skills this week: writing all letters neatly and correctly; sound spellings for le, el, nk, ng, qu, y, a, a_e, ce, ci, i, i_e; visualizing; drawing conclusions; using text evidence; homophones; reading plays aloud; and using the verbs was and were. Our focus question this week is “What can I do to care for Earth?” Spelling The spelling words for this week are: sometimes, I’m, like, child, kind, side, nine, bite, five, nice. The test on Friday will include a dictation section.
Math We are beginning Topic 8 – Tens and Ones. We will be learn to: read and write two-digit numbers as groups of 10 and some left over; count groups of tens, up to 10 tens, and write how many;use groups of tens and ones to show and write a given two digit number; model a two-digit number and write its expanded form (ex. 38 = 30+8); break apart a ten to make 10 ones and new representations in expanded form; and make a table /list to show all the ways to make a number.
Our Place on the Map We are completing our geography unit. Your child will learn to name and locate our city, county, state, country, and continent on a simple map or globe. Smartville Our class will be attending Smartville this Tuesday from 8:25-9:08.
Words on a Ring/ Decodable Books I will be testing and send new sight words for January this week. Remember to practice the individualized set of sight words and decodable books each night.