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First Grade News- Room 126 Fred L. Wilson Elementary: 704-932-8656

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April 28, 2008

Academics

A Note from Miss Chandler Last week was a very busy week. I am pleased to say that we will be back on track this week. Today we had a small group of students from ALB come to our classroom and teach us about Thunderstorms. This Saturday, May 3, 3008 we are a community picnic. It will be held in the field near the playground beginning at 11:00. If it rains on Saturday, then it will be postponed until May 16th. If you look at the calendar, you will notice that next week Mid-terms will be coming home. Although this quarter is almost half way over, there is still a lot of learning taking place in our classroom. Please remember to read with your child each night, and assist them with the homework. Many students are returning their homework unfinished on Friday’s.

Thanks for your support, Miss Emily Chandler 

Questions to ask your First Grader: 1. What is the contraction for will not? 2. What is a caption? 3. How many rods are in the number 56? Idea of the week: After reading their homework book, have your child make a list of each story element listed below. Characters Problem Setting Solution

Reading: I have noticed lately that as many children read, they are having trouble identifying the setting, problem and solution in a story. This week we are going to be working to identify these story elements as we read each day. Comprehension is one of the most important parts of reading. Please remember to ask your child some comprehension questions about their homework book each week. In word study, we will review: /ew/, /ue/, /oi/ and /oy/.

Writing:

As we work on revision this week, students are going to get an opportunity to help a partner fix their story. Although many students have trouble adding to their stories, most do a wonderful job finding ways to help another writer. In addition, we are going to be writing letters to a class of K-2 students in Northern California.

Math: This week we are going to talk about how numbers can be represented in many ways. For example you can show the number 9 using tally marks, shapes, the number word and rods and cubes. We will also review how to tell time to the hour and half hour and how to order numbers. Please look for your child to bring home a list of the addition facts they need to practice for the week.

April (classroom community) Monday

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1 PTA 7:00

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6 CiCi’s Pizza

7 MidTerms

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2 2 by 2 Reading Sat. Picnic 112 9 2 by 2 reading

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22 Skate Night

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26 No School

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28 Spring Musical 6:30-7:30

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