I hope everyone is settling back into a nice rhythm now that we are back at school!
Here is what you can expect this week:
Math:
This week we will review how to add and subtract numbers within 20 (and even higher) as well as how to compare two numbers to determine which is "greater than" and which is "less than". We will also begin a new unit on graphs and learn how to create and interpret data.
History:
This week we will continue to study the Islam religion and the regions where this religion is practiced. We will look at the Five Pillars of this belief system and match the vocabulary to a foldable.
Science:
This week we will continue to study the human body by learning about the muscular system. Students will learn how our muscular system helps us move. We will learn about the three types of muscles. Skeletal muscles are used to move around, smooth muscles control the organs in the body, and cardiac muscle pumps our heart.
Literature:
We will continue our study of fairy tales with Rapunzel and The Frog Prince. Students are diligently working in their packets and completing creative writing assignments. We will continue to recognize the specific elements of fairy tales in the stories we read.
Writing:
Students will continue working on the conventions of a proper sentence. We will be reading excerpts from Tom Sawyer and retelling the important details of the story.
Grammar:
This week we will introduce a new part of our grammar puzzle, the tiny articles A, an, and the. Students will learn to recognize these in their writing projects.
Spelling:
Because this is a short week with the holiday and the field trip, students will have only 10 words to learn.
Wednesday: move, delay, pound, behind, around, burn, camp, bear, bare, clear
Thursday: Write words once with markings
Friday: Test
As a reminder, the 1st grade field trip will be this Tuesday.
Please have your student arrive to school on time as we will be loading our bus at 8:15.
Please pack your student a SACK LUNCH as we will be having lunch at freestone park before returning to school. We will also have snack outside the museum before our class begins at 9:00.
We will be returning to school by 2:00 and students will be dismissed as normal at 2:45.
