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February 22nd, 2024

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Dear 1st grade Families

As we embark on a new week of learning, I'd like to share with you what our Tigers are going to be working on:

Readers will Focus on word solving, particularly with the diphthongs ou, ow, and oo, exploring how they spell different sounds. Also, they are going to experience collaborative exploration of little word parts and vowel teams to build and decode new words.

Mathematicians will have Hands-on activities with 2-D shapes, including composing, decomposing, and understanding halves, fourths, and thirds.

This week we’ll make emphasis on responsible citizenship, teaching students to navigate conflicts intentionally, consider multiple perspectives, and practice empathy.

Your support is crucial in making this learning journey enriching for our students. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out.

Weekly Learning Goals & Tasks

English Literacy

Learning Goal

Reading: Focus on word solving, studying special word parts, like the the diphthong ou, ow, oo and how these can spell two different sounds.

Phonics: Readers and writers will work together to learn the little parts that words are made of to build new words, especially with vowel teams.

What readers & writers are doing at school...

Reading: We will learn new graphemes like ou, ow, and oo, we will learn that one can make more than one sound and decode them in our mentor text.

Phonics: Readers and writers will work together to learn the little parts that words are made of and use those parts to build new words.

What readers & writers could be doing at home...

Reading: Have your child, make sound cards with the new graphemes they have learned (ou, ow, oo) Use this book "Brainstorm Bear" to find the words and use this CHART for an example of a sound card.

Phonics: Use what we practice about vowel teams like EE and EA to read the book “I Use My Senses to Explore the Forest”. Remember to say them out loud (words with vowel teams EE - EA) and write them in your homework notebook (Reading Response).

Spanish Literacy

Learning Goal

Celebración tipo arcoiris

What readers & writers are doing at school...

Los escritores realizarán su ultima revisión a su escritura, decidiendo cual es la mejor para celebrar su crecimiento como escritor de reseñas, usando voces exaltadas, palabras y dibujos convincentes, conectores que hacen de su escritura fácil de leer.

What readers & writers could be doing at home...

Usa tu voz de profesor (exaltada) para hablar con tú audiencia. Dirigiéndote a tu lector usando frases como: Me gustaría convencerte de, Tú puedes, deberías, te recomiendo. Asegúrate de usar un volumen de vozadecuado para tu celebración.

Mathematics

Learning Goal

Students will compose and decompose 2-D shapes and explore halves, fourths and thirds.

What mathematicians are doing at school...

Students will cut rectangles and squares into halves, fourths and thirds as they create their own stories about the sandwich fractions. they will also explain their thinking about what they notice.

What mathematicians could be doing at home...

Home Connection Unit 5 Moduel 3 Session 2 Equations and Number Words Page 1 Page 2

Science or Social Studies

Learning Goal

To reflect on what is a responsible citizen.

What tigers are doing at school...

Students are going to describe the characteristics of a good citizen.

What tigers could be doing at home...

Students share with friends and family what a good citizen is.

Social Emotional Learning Program

Learning Goal

In this unit, students learn that encountering problems, including conflict with others, is a normal part of the human experience. As they learn to resolve problems and conflicts in an intentional way, students deepen their understanding of themselves and others. Lessons focus on considering multiple perspectives and practicing empathy when learning during conflict. Through a four-step problem solving process, students learn the importance of getting input from others when resolving problems and working together to build healthy relationships.

What friends and learners are doing at school...

This unit is “Learning From Each Other.” We will explore ways to learn from one another when we have problems. We will learn how to identify a problem, think about how other people see and understand things, tell about our own thoughts and emotions, and learn how to solve a problem by working together.

What friends and learners could be practicing at home...

Learners and friends will use the peace place poster as a guide to learn how to resolve conflicts. please click HERE.

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Upcoming Events

Feb. 23

No School

Feb. 28

Student-Led Conferences
No School

Mar. 1

80th Anniversary
Fun Fair

Mar. 4

Grades
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Reminders

Make sure to read and write everyday.
Practice the "New Word Wall" to know the new snap words.
1C swimming cycle: February 19th - March 08th.
Remember to sign up for Student Led Conferences 1A Ms Gema, 1B Ms Claudia, 1C Ms Tamara, 1D Ms. Maria Jose" on Feb 28th and March 6th.
Toys are not allowed in school. Please double check your child doesn't bring toys in their backpacks.