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September 1st, 2023

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Dear First Grade Families,

We are happy to see how our students have developed and grown a lot over the week by seeing and hearing patterns and using them to make rules in phonics. As powerful readers and writers, our students have learned to study names and use them to study any word, having as a goal review nineteen high frequency words. Keep in mind that phonics is a way of teaching children to read skilfully and it works better when children are given plenty of encouragement and learn to enjoy reading and books. Please remember 1st graders should be reading everyday for 20-25 minutes then write about what they read in their “Reading Response Notebooks”. Keep up the good work and keep our eyes on the goal ! Get ready to step into your child's shoes, join us for Open House on Sept 6th, sign up sheets 1A Tiger Experience, 1B Tiger Experience, 1 C Tiger Experience 1D Tiger Experience

Thank you for your continued support,

Weekly Learning Goals & Tasks

English Literacy

Learning Goal

WRITING: Emulate what mentor authors do in our own writing.

PHONICS: Focus on studying how a word can be similar to other words, making emphasis on reviewing high frequency words.

What readers & writers are doing at school...

WRITING: Writers this week will be using familiar words to spell new and harder ones in their writing. We will studny mentor texts to emulate craft moves from other authors in our own stories.

PHONICS: Readers and writers will see how a word can be similar to other words and they will review high frequency words. When writing, they will turn a new word into a snap word because we are powerful writers and thinkers.

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

WRITING: Read a story together, talk with your child about what the author does to bring the story to life, then have them add that same craft move to their own personal story. Use the How to Ways to Bring Stories to Life Anchor chart to help.

PHONICS: Use what we practice about “Snap Words” to read the book “Where Do You See Letters?”. Make sure to identify five new words, now turn those words into snap words: start by reading the words, then go through each step on the chart.

Spanish Literacy

Learning Goal

Los lectores tienen Buenos Hábitos para comprender libros.

What readers & writers are doing at school...

Los lectores inician el Tramo III del taller de lectura releyendo y prestando atención a lo que pasa realmente en cada pagina, para hacer coincidir su voz con la del personaje ( sentimientos, pensamientos)

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

Los lectores prestarán atención a las palabras mientras leen , se preguntarán : ¿Tiene sentido esta palabrá? , ¿Qué significa?, además, estudiando la palabra.

Mathematics

Learning Goal

Identify pennies and nickels by name and worth.

What mathematicians are doing at school...

Practice coin names and values by counting how much money they have.

What mathematicians could be doing at home...

Home Connections Unit 1 Module 3 Sesson 5 Popsicle Tallies P#1 Page #2 Due on Thursday, Sept 7 Activity #3 What Comes Next?

Science or Social Studies

Learning Goal

What scientists are doing at school...

Families have pasts and change over time. There are different types of documents that relate family histories.

What scientists could be doing at home...

Create your family tree using drawings or pictures from family members. Begin with your grandparents.

Social Emotional Learning Program

Learning Goal

"Learners and friends Think about the importance of getting to know each other.Discover commonalities and differences between them.Understand and appreciate each other more."

What friends and learners are doing at school...

Counselors describes to them what it means to have things in common and things different between each one with simple examples. Then, through the game getting to know each other, they interact, ask and answer about common interest and different interests (favorite movie, favorite book, favorite animal, etc.)

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

Can you ask your child at home, what things do you have in common with your classmates? What things do you have differently with your classmates? Remind them that the community in the class is diverse, each one is unique and we can learn from each other.