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Literacy This month our Fundations phonics program will focus on continuing to recall Trick Words, and reading, tapping, and spelling words with glued sounds (ex. -ing, ang, ong, ung, unk, ank, onk, ink) and R-controlled vowels (ar, or, er, ir, ur) We are also focusing on long vowel sounds and vowel combinations. In reading groups we will continue to focus on decoding strategies and recognizing spelling patterns in words. We will also delve deeper into reading comprehension activities such as exploring point of view, finding the author’s purpose for writing, and asking and answering questions. The writing focus this month is narrative writing. iReady is part of our daily classroom routine, but students may also access iReady lessons anytime on the BVSD student portal, including evenings and weekends. Username: first initial, middle initial, last name01 Password: BVSD lunch number.a Math Unit 4 will focus on Place Value. We will specifically focus on unknown partner numbers with teen totals, subtraction with teen numbers, practice with teen problems, and three addend word problems. Students should be working on automaticity of math facts 0-20. Please help them practice by making flashcards, or you can print some from this website: https://www.k5learning.com/free-flashcards/math Science/Social Studies We are doing a mini unit on winter plants and animals that is a preview of our plant and animal adaptations unit we’ll continue in the spring. We will also do a week of Junior Achievement, a program that teaches children about financial literacy. This month we’ll be studying light and sound and will do lots of fun experiments! We will discuss President’s Day, and we are quickly approaching the 100th Day of School. Valentine’s Day Celebrations We will be having a Valentine’s card exchange on Tuesday, February 14th. Your child can bring a decorated box/bag for Valentines as they complete them (any day up to the 14th). We emailed parents a list of students in the classroom for the cards and sent home a hard copy list in the Friday folder. On Valentine’s Day, we will be having a 1st grade afternoon snack in each of our classrooms. If you would like to contribute to the classroom snack, please see the Google Doc from your child’s teacher. Thank you for helping us make February 14th a fun day! Thank you! The First Grade Team |
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