Monte Vista Elementary

1 st grade Ms. Pryor 9-16-13

LITERACY focus standards

CCSS RL1.3 Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story using key details.
We use a Retell Rope to identify and describe a storys setting, characters, problem, major events from the beginning, middle, end, and the solution. Students should be able to orally tell you about these story elements. This weeks basal story is Pig in a Wig. The genre is animal fantasy.

MATH

focus standard

CCSS 1.OA.1 Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.
This week we will be using Math tools to reinforce addition strategies. We will also be talking about and demonstrating subtraction strategies for the first time!

CCSS RF1.1a Recognize the distinguishing features of a sentence.

(Capital letter, end punctuation, makes sense)

Our class website is updated weekly: http://apryorknowledge.weebly.com/

Phonics Focus : short i sit, nip, fin

-x ending six, box, tax

Important Dates: 9/17/13 Constitution Day 9/19/13 Talk Like a Pirate Day (arrrr!) 9/24/13 - School Picture Day (NEXT Tuesday) 9/24/13 - PTO meeting at 6:00 pm

Habit Two:
Begin With the End in Mind (Have a Plan)
Words to practice:

Parent/Teacher Conferences are this week for all students. --------No school Friday for Kindergarten through 8th grade.

she what

take up
*Last week, 16 (out of 23) students knew all 5 words by Friday.