First Grade Weekly Update

  • Thank you for all the treats and supplies for a fun Valentine’s Day.
  • If you wish to order Scholastic Books, orders are due Wednesday, February 19.
  • Thank you to all who e-mailed availability to drive and/or chaperone on our field trip 2/28. We don’t have enough seats to transport everyone yet, so if you are available to drive please e-mail me with the number of backseat seatbelts. I will send home confirmation of drivers and/or chaperones next week.
  • Friday, February 23 is Blast from the Past Spirit Day with free dress.
  • Talent Show information went home last Thursday. Forms need to be returned at the first practice, February 24 (after school.)

Here’s a look at what we’ll be working on:

Language Arts

  • reading: Race Day, SUPER DUPER Zoom, Lily’s Little Boat
  • handwriting
  • sight words: oh any day good very want
  • plural nouns
  • rhyming
  • phonics:
    • identify base/root words
    • long vowels with CVCe pattern (cake, bike, bone, flute…)
    • add ed and ing to CVCe (baked, baking)
  • Writing
    • short messages to a classmate-replies
    • friendly letters

Math

  • developing number sense in 0-120 range-values change depending where a number is on the number line
  • addition and subtraction stories
  • place value
  • greater than and less than

Religion

  • God loves Mary
  • How can we be a light to the world?

Science

  • How can the sun help you if you’re lost?

Social Studies

  • Black History Month-visit from Alameda librarian
  • President’s Day

Dates to Remember:

  • February 17: President’s Day Holiday
  • February 19: Scholastic Book Orders due
  • February 21: free dress-Blast from the Past
  • February 22: Crab Feed
  • February 23: Lillian Black Festival of the Arts @ Bishop O’Dowd
  • February 24: February birthday free dress
  • February 25: Burning of the Palms
  • February 26: Ash Wednesday, 8:30 mass
  • February 28: field trip to Chabot Space and Science Center (8:30-2:30p.m.)
  • March 6: Young Author’s Fair books due
  • March 9: No school
  • March 12: Art Docent
  • March 13: Talent Show/noon dismissal/Sports Picture Day

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