This weekly newsletter from Ms. Pryor's 1st grade class at Monte Vista Elementary provides an overview of the upcoming week's literacy and math focus, homework expectations, and other important announcements. The literacy standard will focus on identifying the main topic and key details in an informational text about Helen Keller. In math, students will work on counting on using a number line to relate counting to addition and subtraction. The newsletter also reminds parents about fundraising efforts, upcoming assessments, and encourages practicing high frequency words and phonics skills at home.
This weekly newsletter from Ms. Pryor's 1st grade class at Monte Vista Elementary provides an overview of the upcoming week's literacy and math focus, homework expectations, and other important announcements. The literacy standard will focus on identifying the main topic and key details in an informational text about Helen Keller. In math, students will work on counting on using a number line to relate counting to addition and subtraction. The newsletter also reminds parents about fundraising efforts, upcoming assessments, and encourages practicing high frequency words and phonics skills at home.
This weekly newsletter from Ms. Pryor's 1st grade class at Monte Vista Elementary provides an overview of the upcoming week's literacy and math focus, homework expectations, and other important announcements. The literacy standard will focus on identifying the main topic and key details in an informational text about Helen Keller. In math, students will work on counting on using a number line to relate counting to addition and subtraction. The newsletter also reminds parents about fundraising efforts, upcoming assessments, and encourages practicing high frequency words and phonics skills at home.
CCSS: RI 1.2 Students will identify the CCSS: Operations and Algebraic Thinking main topic and retell key details of a text. 1.OA.5 Relate counting to addition and subtraction Students identify the author’s most important (e.g., by counting on 2 to add 2). point in an informational text. They will also choose key details that support their choice. “Counting On” with a number line
This week’s focus text:
I am Helen Keller by Brad Meltzer
Phonics Skills (week 5.5)
au/aw vowel sound sauce, audio crawl, drawn
Habit of the Week: Practice Makes Progress!
Read for 15 minutes each night and fill-in Habit 4: reading chart in yellow folder (with date). Think Win-Win Practice reading and saying high frequency words, and weekly phonics focus words. Everyone can win Complete homework pages. Istation Home (ISIP Reading, on-line books, and ISIP Math tabs) Listen Before You Talk Important Information: First Grade moms are invited from 12:40 - 1:25. MVES Raffle continues. Each student We will begin in the commons area as a grade has five tickets to sell to raise money level and then move to individual classrooms. for replenishing and replacing technology. Earth Day was 4/22. We will celebrate on 4/23. April Scholastic Book order is due Mon., 4/29. Please work on Istation Reading at home. Our final assessment (for the NMPED) is the first week of May. Words to Practice:
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