Week 26

Happy Friday 1C Families!

We had a great time celebrating Great Hearts day last week! Thank you everyone who helped make the day so special.

In pursuit of truth, beauty and goodness,

Ms. Kaye



Calendar
February 18^th: No school in observance of President’s day
February 22^nd: Library visit
March 8th: First grade field trip to the Desert Botanical Gardens (more information and permission slip to follow). 

Announcements
Please ensure that your child brings their copy of Sam the Minuteman to school by 2/25.

Homework
Nightly: Read for 15 minutes, practice poem (1 minute), practice rocket math (1 minute) Phonograms to practice: ew, f, ui, er, l, ar, ur, high, wr, r 
Monday: No school 
Tuesday: news, new, small, smaller, smallest, war, summer, above, express, turn and WB pg. 68-70
Wednesday: lesson, half, father, anything, table, high, June, right, write, wrote and Test B
Thursday: Review all words 20 words and WB pg. 71-73
Friday: Read a book of choice for 15 minutes 

Academics
Poem: The Swing by Robert Louis Stevenson Idiom: An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Spalding: There is no school on Monday, this week we will only have 20 words Spelling Test on Friday!
Tuesday: news, new, small, smaller, smallest, war, summer, above, express, turn
Wednesday: lesson, half, father, anything, table, high, June, right, write, wrote
Phonograms: ew, f, ui, er, l, ar, ur, high, wr, r 
Writing: Copy work and narration exercises will be from Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain and The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco
Grammar: We will wrap up our adjectives unit and review nouns and verbs in preparation for an upcoming assessment.

Math: We will continue to add and subtract 2 digit numbers as well as add three numbers at a time!

Literature:  We will enjoy the adventures of Anasi! Please ensure that your child brings their copy of Sam the Minuteman to school by 2/25.

History: This week we will continue our early explorers unit as we learn about Hernan Cortez and how Pizarro discovered the New World and defeated the Aztecs.

Science: We will review all that we have learned about the human body in preparation for an assessment on Thursday. An optional review sheet will be sent home Tuesday night.