March 14-18, 2016

Specials

Monday - 3

Tuesday - 4

Wednesday - 5

Thursday - 6

Friday - 1

Upcoming Events

March 15 - PTA Meeting at 6:30 in the Library

**1st Grade Literacy Night 5:30-6:30 in the first grade hallway**

March 18 - Snow Makeup Day

March 28 - April 1 - Spring Break! (This isn't an April Fool's Joke - it's that soon!) :)

April 6 - Spring Pictures for all students

April 8 - Snow Makeup Day

April 11-15 - Book Fair

April 11 - May 13 - FAST Testing Window (This just means we will be taking our final FAST Assessment sometime in this window)

April 13 - All Pro Dad's Breakfast

April 14 - Celebrate the Arts Night

April 15 - Student Recognition awards (10AM in the gym)

Kid Friendly Objectives

I can identify the character telling the story at any point.

I can identify and write compound words.

I can read, write, and identify words with the ar spelling pattern. (Carney is a great way to remember this one :D)

^ This is how we are remembering it in class. These are our Pirate Letters!

I can solve double digit subtraction (equations and word problems).

I can relate addition and subtraction (fact families). 

I can sort and identify shapes based on their attributes.

I can create and write a problem and solution for a fictional narrative.

Spelling Lists

A

far

jar

hard

yard

March

part

star

party

charm

Target

B

star

scar

charm

starve

large

sharp

Target

market

garden

farmer

Wish List

Chalk

Bandaids

Skinny Dry Erase Markers

Week in Review

Last week marked the end of our nonfiction studies and the beginning of something TOTALLY different. We are beginning to study Fairytales! How fun is that?!

The first fairy tale we dove into was "Jack and the Beanstalk."

Most of us had heard this story before. This version is in the 3rd person point of view. Your first grader should be able to tell you now that this pretty much just means that the narrator is telling a story. Most traditional fiction stories are told in 3rd person. 

But first graders don't stop at learning just ONE point of view in a week! Of course we had to study what the 1st person point of view means, too! We learned that this basically means that someone in the story (a character) is telling their version of events. The big clues for this POV are words like "I," "my," and, "we." We gave Jack AND the Giant a chance to clear up their sides of the story. 

By the end of the week, we even heard a version of the story as a "Fractured Fairytale." We cracked up comparing this version of Jack and the Beanstalk to the original. 

You don't even want to know what the Giant used for his magic in THIS wacky fairytale. 

We are having SO much fun using these fairytales to inspire us to write our own fictional narratives.

First, we refreshed our brain on what settings are. Next, we did "graffiti walls" to work with our tables in identifying characters that "fit" those settings. For example, we don't want to have a story about fire fighters set in the ocean! 

We spent the rest of the week nailing down our setting and characters. This week, it's all about nailing down our problem, solution, and 3 major events. Those creative juices are really flowing. :)

We also learned about pronouns last week. One of our favorite ways to practice new content is by playing "Quiz, Quiz, Trade." This lets everyone in the room be an expert and quiz their friends.

We also got to celebrate SPRING!!!! We couldn't wait and went outside to enjoy DEAR (Drop Everything and Read).

Have a great week! :)