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1st Grade Overview

February 28 - March 6

LANGUAGE ARTS:
Phonics: We will work on using oi and oy, new vowel patterns (vc/cvc/cv), final stable syllable -tion, and digraph ue. 

Assessment: There will be a phonics assessment on Friday, March 6th.

Spelling: Spelling list 16 test will be on Friday, March 6th.

far, much, play, gave, upon, after, handy, dribble, spell, shapeless, *says, *should

  1. Six friends came to my slumber party.

  2. We stayed up until three.


Foundations and Frameworks: 

We will be in the Predict & Justify unit throughout March.


MATH: 

We will work on measuring and comparing with penguins. 

Assessment: Fact test will be on March 6th. Unit 5 shapes checkpoint quiz on March 19th. Unit 5 test will be on April 9th & 10th.


SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES: 

We will begin our study on the Survival of Living Things in science. In social studies, we will continue our unit on North America and our mini-unit on America.

Weekly Memory Work: Zechariah 10:1a and Squirrel poem

Zecharaiah 10:1a

Ask the LORD for rain in the springtime…

Squirrel

Whisky, frisky, hippity, hop,

Up he goes to the treetop.

Whirly, twirly, round and round,

Down he scampers to the ground.

Furly, curly, what a tail! 

Tall as a feather, broad as a sail!

Where’s his supper? In the shell.

Snappity, crackity- out it fell!


REMINDERS:

  1. March 13-20- Scholastic Book Fair

  2. March 20- Grandparents’ Day ½ day

  3. March 24- 3rd Quarter Report Cards

  4. March 25- Spring Class Pictures

  5. March 27- Easter Party

  6. March 30-April 3- Spring Break

  7. SAVE THE DATE for this field trip: April 17th to the Knoxville Zoo (all day, siblings, extra family may attend) - parent drivers. 

  8. As a reminder, handwriting, SPECS log entries, reading comprehension and reading fluency are all additional skills which will be assessed and recorded on your student’s report card beginning this quarter. Neatness and returning homework on time are also still paramount and noted on report cards.

  9. Please help your child unload their homework folder and read to you each night for 10-15 minutes. 

  10. Snacks: A healthy snack may be sent each day. No cookies, potato chips, or candy, please!