1st Grade Newsletter: 02/07/25
Dates to Remember…
- February 11-14: Used Book Sale
- February 14: Valentine’s Day Class Parties 1:30-2:30pm/Parents are welcome to attend.
- February 17: No School for Students/PD Day for Teachers
- February 18: Read-A-Thon Begins
- February 21: Read-A-Thon PJ Day
- February 23: Parnassus Spirit Night
- February 25: Family Skate Night
- February 27: Percy’s Reading Party
- February 28: Navigator Day
What We Are Learning:
Social Studies: Studies Weekly #19 “Our Leaders”
Spelling words: horn porch short park barns grabbed sipped napped there’s can’t
Math: Place Value
Science: Seasons and Patterns
Tricky words: said who
Phonics: Blending, segmenting, tricky words, and decodable texts
Skills: Spelling Alternatives ‘p’ and ‘pp’ for /p/
Spelling Alternatives ‘b’and ‘bb’ for /b/;
Spelling Alternatives ‘c’, ‘k’, ‘cc’, and ‘ck’, for /k/;
Focusing Question: How do characters respond to the powerful force of the
wind?
Texts
- Lobel
- Gilberto and the Wind
- Marie Hall Ets
- Owl at Home
- “The Guest,” Arnold
Math: Place Value
Science: Seasons and Patterns