Week of May 2, 2016



 This week the children will work on the following skills.

• The children will decode, identify, and read words with / kn/, /gn/, and /wr/.
• The children will read the story "Jack and the Beanstalk".
• The children will continue to retell and rewrite stories in sequence, identify the main idea of a story, and identify details within a story.
• The children will compare and contrast different version of the story "Jack and the Beanstalk" by using a Venn Diagram"
• The children will identify and the author's purpose for writing a story.
• The children will discuss and write about their mothers.
• The children will continue to review word problems, addition and subtract facts, using tally marks, and interpreting data on a graph.
• The child will identity the parts and functions of a natural system--the pollination system.
•  The children will take their year-end reading assessment on sight words and reading for fluency and comprehension, 
• The children will write a narrative about their mother.

                                                           Weekly spelling words: 

know        knot       knit       write       wrong       wrist       gnat       knife       gnaw      knight

Bonus Words:  beanstalk        Mother

                                                             First Grade Picnic

The children will enjoy a fun day at the park on Friday.  Parents are invited to come and enjoy fun and help with the children.

• The children should wear their blue field day shirt.
• All children should wear tennis shoes.  Please no sandals or flip flops.
• Children may bring balls and other outside games.  Please no hard balls.
• All children should bring a snack lunch including a drink.
• Please put sun screen on your child.  If your child would like to bring sun screen to be reapplied please put your child's name on it.