October 3-7, 2022

 

 October has arrived and the cool mornings have put a freshness of energy in first grade as we grow together this fall.

Spalding: This week we will be learning 9-10 new words each day. Please study these words with your scholar every night. Phonogram focus: ir, ea, ee, th, er, ay, ai, i, s, d

Grammar: Scholars will continue to review common nouns and proper nouns using family names. Scholars will also learn about abbreviations—what “abbreviation” means and how to properly shorten words.

Math: In math we will be wrapping up our time in subtraction within 10. We will spend the first half of the week reviewing the concepts learned such as strategies to subtract, fact families, number bonds, and how addition and subtraction are related. We will take our unit 3 test on Wednesday, October 5th. We will review our tests on Thursday to address any misconceptions. We will wrap up our week taking a cumulative test on everything learned in units 1-3. 

In literature we will be reading another Trickster tale and continuing with our study of Frog and Toad All Year.  We will continue using evidence from the text to cite our thoughts and answers. Our poetry recitation of “Bird Talk” by Aileen Fisher will be Tuesday, October 4th.

 

We will be beginning a new unit called 3 World Religions. The chapters we will be discussing are the following:

What Is Religion?

 The History of Judaism

Moses and the Jewish People in Egypt  

The Flight from Egypt

The History of Christianity

The History of Islam

Reminders for the Week

Book Fair will be this week.  Please send in money for shopping at school or order online if you are interested.

Parent Teacher Conferences will be October 10-11.