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Weekly Theme: WEEKLY QUESTION: What changes can be seen in nature?“

*I can read high frequency sight words: “also, other, family, some, new, their.”

*I can read words with ‘r-controlled vowels of ‘or’’ (or, horn, storm,….)

**I can read long ‘e’ words (feet, he, green, see, me, week, tree….)

*I write verbs for ‘past’ and ‘future’ ( sit, sat, sitting, ride, rode, riding….)

**I can count syllables in words.

*I can compare and contrast in text.

**I can identify numbers broken into place value of tens and ones.

*I add/subtract with parts unknown.

** I can add/subtract to 20, showing take from ten as a strategy.

**I can state facts and compare traditions around the world for the holidays.

*I can write for a purpose: Christmas traditions.

Classroom News & EventsWeekly HW Practice

Mrs. Schmidt’s First Grade

November 27, 2017 Honey Bees

You should have received a special Thanksgiving letter/placemat that your child made prior to Thanksgiving. Hope you will treasure it.

Micro ½ day this Friday. Dismissal is at 11:35 am.

No more Words Their Way spelling tests until after December. We are retesting, regrouping.

Special Christmas study and projects all month.

*CLASS WEBSITE http://www.dvusd.org/Domain/2835

Monday: *Read for 15 minutes/*SIGN Reading Log *Complete 3 activities on the Tic-Tac-Toe Board (by Friday)

Tuesday: *Read for 15 minutes/*SIGN Reading Log *Complete 3 activities on the Tic-Tac-Toe Board (by Friday)

Wednesday: *Read for 15 minutes/*SIGN Reading Log *Complete 3 activities on the Tic-Tac-Toe Board (by Friday)

Thursday:

*Read for 15 minutes/*SIGN Reading Log *Complete 3 activities on the Tic-Tac-Toe Board (by Friday)

CUB OF THE WEEK:

Antonio

Mon-Wed: Kaylin

Wed.-Fri: Layla N.

Words Their Way (spelling)

Please remember that we sort and work on our

“SPELLING”/Words Their Way lists each night. The parent

check sheet will guide you. Do the top side the 1st week and the reverse side the 2nd week.

Our test is EVERY OTHER WEEK.

We have groups working on 3 levels so far this year.

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Taking overall test………No more tests until January.th.

Reading*I can read words with ‘r-controlled vowels of ‘or’’ (or, horn, storm,….)**I can read words with syllables (VC/CV)

*I can identify past and future tense verbs

*Identify syllables

*Compare and Contrast in stories.

*Fluency reading (speed)

High Frequency WordS also, other, family, some, new, their

Amazing Words gardener, sprout, shade, destroy, nature, dim, sprinkling,

Social Studies/Science

We will work all month on studying and comparing/ contrasting how different cultures celebrate their holiday traditions.

We will also study winter activities, centered around “Family in a Snowglobe,” a children’s book. More to come.

Math We will review and continue our last lessons in Module 2 this week.

Lessons 25-29 this week.

Module test at the beginning of next week. Then, reviewing Modules 1 & 2

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FRIDAY: *Read 15 min./Sign Reading Log *Tic-Tac-Toe Boards DUE!! (3 squares)

**Words Their Way: We took our reassessment; new groups forming for January.