Week 12 October 24-28

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We hope you enjoyed your weekend!

~On Friday, Oct. 28^th, beginning at 9:00 a.m, all parents are invited to stay and

partake in the annual U.N. Day celebration here at school. This is a very fun and exciting day for all, where parents and children get together to learn about new cultures. So if you can, please join us on this great day! This is also a half day. All students will be going home at 11:45 a.m on this day.

~ Grade 1 has been learning a lot about the United Nations and the different branches. We have been talking about WFP, UNESCO and UNICEF. They continue to work hard with their group and will present their project this Friday October 28th at 8:45 am. You are also invited to come and see our presentations.

                               

This week your child will be inquiring into the following:

:This week your child will be reviewing all the Word Wall words with various chants and activities. The spelling challenge will be on Thursday this week due to U.N. Day and early dismissal. 

We will be discussing the meaning of homophones and we are going to brainstorm a list of them.

Spelling words:   two, more, write, go, see

:The students will continue working with their group. They will be recalling information, retelling key details of a text, organizing their information, and creating their project about the UN. This Friday, October 28th, will be the day they present their projectThis week your child will be writing an informative piece based on what they learned about U.N. They will open the topic of U.N., supply facts on U.N. and then provide a closure for their writing. 

This week your child will be writing an informative piece based on what they learned about U.N. They will open the topic of U.N., supply facts on U.N. and then provide a closure for their writing.

:This week your child will continue working on learning addition strategies such as adding in any order, counting on, adding doubles, and adding doubles plus one /doubles minus one and ten frames.

Vocabulary: Count on, doubles, doubles +1, doubles -1, ten frame, make a ten

B.3 Addition sentences using number lines - sums up to 10

B.4 Adding zero  

Addition skill builders

C.3 Adding 3

C.4 Adding 4

Monday

Reading: Read for 10 minutes and fill in the reading log.

Math: Worksheet 3.6

Tuesday

Reading: Read for 10 minutes and fill in the reading log.

Working With Words: Worksheet  

Wednesday

Reading: Read for 10 minutes and fill in the reading log.

Español: Worksheet

Working With Words:   Study for Spelling Challenge 

Thursday

Reading:Read for 10 minutes and fill in the reading log.

Math: Worksheet 3.7

Dress Up / Costume  Day  is  around  the corner.We are going to

have a celebration on Monday, October 31st. On this day students will come to school dressed up as their favorite book, or movie character. 

We will also be trick or treating around school. Please send in one bag of candies, lollipops, chocolates or any small treats or toys. Please send in by Tuesday October 25th. Also each Child should bring his/her basket to go trick or treating around school. Please send he basket in by Thursday.