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What First Grade is Learning the Week of November 5th:

New Sight Words: New sight words next week are: our, but, your, from, man. Please help your child learn to read, write, and spell our new words.

Language Arts: We will continue the unit in Literacy by Design called Neighborhood News and the theme “My Neighborhood.” Our vocabulary words will be: contact, locate, and greet. We will continue to learn about synthesizing and work on how to be a fluent reader. A fluent reader reads smoothly, uses expression, reads in large phrases, and reads at an appropriate pace. We will continue to work on ending blends. In writing, we will continue our unit on Functional Writing and talk about how we use letters, lists, and how-to books in real life.

Math: Next week, we will continue our math unit “Solving Story Problems.” We will be working on subtraction. Students will be learning a variety of strategies for solving problems, including counting back, using the number line, and drawing pictures. Students will also be playing games that allow them to practice subtraction.

Social Studies: We will be starting a new unit in Social Studies called “Everything Changes.” At the end of the unit, students will understand that communities change over time. Next week we will begin our discussion about the past, present, and future. We will be creating timelines of our lives, so it would be great if you could send in a baby picture that we could use. The pictures will be attached to the students’ timelines, but if you would rather we make a photocopy of the picture to use, please attach a note. We will also be "voting" in first grade, but not for the candidates you think!! Stay tuned...

Things to work on at Home: Please work with your child at home on addition and subtraction. Find ways to practice addition and subtraction in your everyday life.

Special Notes: *The next PTO meeting is Thursday, November 15th from 6 to 7pm. *Movie Night at Carriage Hill: Friday, November 16th at 6:30pm. Free admission!

*Note from Mrs. Hilbers, library media specialist: Hello from the Carriage Hill Library Media Center. In first grade we have been busy exploring the many types of books available to read in a library. We identified the differences between fiction and nonfiction books, and explored the nonfiction shelves in our library. Nonfiction books (about real subjects) are very popular with young readers and there are many great books that have been published for our young readers. Check your student’s backpack after library media day to see what nonfiction book they have brought home to read and learn from!

*Feel free to contact your child’s teacher if you have any questions, comments, or concerns!

Mrs. Anderson: mjanderson@paplv.org
Mr. Radicia: jradicia@paplv.org
Miss King: dking@paplv.org