Classroom Needs: large and small Ziplock baggies and gummie bears
Language Arts: Our strategy focus will be summarizing and our comprehension focus will be drawing conclusions. Practicing these skills at home too is a great way to help your child.
Grammar: We will continue looking at a sentence deciding if it is a complete sentence or not. We will work to remember that sentences end with a period, exclamation point or a question mark.
Phonics: We will work with letter clusters with /l/ and short o.
Phonograms: We have begun our learning about phonograms, two letters that when written together make one or more sounds. We learned /sh/, /th/ and /er/ this week.
Writer's Workshop: We will begin our new unit focusing on opinion writing. I can't wait to read about your child's opinions!!!
Word Wall Words: Your children will learn 5 new word wall words each week and together we will put them on our Word Wall. Listed below are the word wall words on our wall so far and the 5 new ones. It is my hope that you will make a word wall at home or make flashcards to practice daily with your child. This will help your child with reading, writing, and spelling.
as a are and am at an all be because by big but can come did down do friend from find for favorite girl get go he has him had his her have here house in I it if is like my me make made may no not nice of on one once old play see said some school she so saw the this to them then two that they up was we with what went will who want why when where which you yes
TOO MANY YOUR MORE TIME
Star of the Week: We will begin our Star of the Week Program and LOVE learning more about our first grade friends. Please check out the Star of the Week Schedule listed to the right. If you have any questions or need to make a change in the schedule, just let me know.
Math: Our next unit in math encourages student mastery of key number facts and fact strategies for single digit addition and subtraction up to 20. We will use the strategies already introduced and add in the number rack.
CGI: In an effort to increase rigor and incorporate more mathematical teaching strategies that will help reinforce the Standards of Mathematical Practice, I will begin teaching a rigorous story problem program using the CGI, Cognitive Guided Instruction, approach. This will help me learn how your child problem solves and also help me to guide and plan my instruction.
Lexia Reading Core 5 Program: It is very helpful for you child to work in this program each day at home. This is a self directed program that helps your child with reading and spelling skills. Your child will need a head set to listen to the directions and complete it without any help as they do here at school. I receive a report as to the progress the children are making at with the program at home. I highly recommend it! To access it follow these 4 steps..
1. google lexia core 5
2 go to...
www.lexialearning.com/products/core5
3. go to "sign in" at the top right4 scroll down to Core5
5 put in my email lea_robinson@pvusd.net (if needed)
4. your child will type in his/her username and password from the card provided
Moby Max is HERE!
MobyMax is a computer based program and just like the Lexia Reading Core 5 Program, this is a self directed program that helps your child with academic skills at home. Using a headset, your child will be able to work in the program without any help. I receive a weekly progress report just like the Core 5 Program and hope to see your child progressing in a consistent manner through the program. Your child will be working in the "math and fact fluency" section. Each student has a unique login. Follow the steps written on your child's log in card. I stapled it to your child's class folder.
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