Week 29

Announcements

Please have your child bring in their copy of George the Drummer Boy.


Calendar

Tuesday, March 19^th: School Resumes

Thursday, March 21^st: Library Visit 

Friday, March 22^nd: 1^st grade coffee shop conversation @ 8:00 am

Friday, March 29^th: Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast @ 7:50 am

April 10-12^th: Book Fair


Homework

Nightly: Read for 15 minutes, practice poem (1 minute), practice rocket math (1 minute) 

Phonograms: or, ng, ow, sh, th, ie, ee, ear, dge, y

Tuesday: morning, however, mind, shall, alone, order, third, push, point, within and math wkbk. pg. 86-89

Wednesday: body, field, belongs, cheese, earn, edge, feather, fence, funny, going and wkbk. pg. 92-95

Thursday: Review all 20 words and Test B


Academics

Poem: Sing a Song of People by Lois Lenski  Idiom: A.M. & P.M.

Spalding: Due to spring break on Monday, we will only have 20 words this week and our Spelling Test will be on Friday!

Tuesday: morning, however, mind, shall, alone, order, third, push, point, within

Wednesday: body, field, belongs, cheese, earn, edge, feather, fence, funny, going

Phonograms: or, ng, ow, sh, th, ie, ee, ear, dge, y

Writing: Copy work and narration exercises will be from Pollyanna by Eleanor Porter.

Grammar: We will begin a new unit this week on adverbs. An adverb is a word that describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb. We will practice writing sentences with adverbs and identifying the adverbs within other sentences.

Math: We will review double digit addition, double digit subtraction and multiplication to ensure mastery of these skills.

Literature:  This week we will read George the Drummer Boy which offers the reverse perspective from Sam the Minuteman at the battle of Lexington and Concord.

History: This week we will learn about key aspects of Puritan life and understand that other colonies sprang from Massachusetts. We will review and take an assessment on Friday.  A review guide will be sent home on Tuesday.

Science: This week we will continue to learn about rocks and minerals. We will review the three types of rocks learned before break: igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary. We will explore the many materials, items, and products that are made up of minerals. On Thursday, we will pretend to be geologists and will conduct a special rock investigation! Please check your child's green folders on Tuesday for specific instructions regarding this activity.