Monte Vista Elementary

1 st grade Ms. Pryor

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2-01-2016

LITERACY focus standard

CCSS: RI 1.9 Students will compare and
contrast the adventures and experiences
of characters in stories.

MATH focus standard

CCSS: Measurement and Data
1.MD.3 Students will tell and write time in hours
and half-hours using analog and digital clocks.
vocabulary: hour, minute, analog, digital

Compare: They are the same because ______.

Contrast: They are different because _______.

This week we will focus on time to the half hour.

We will compare stories written by Jan Brett.

This weeks basal story is Mamas Birthday
Present and the genre is realistic fiction.

Phonics:

long a vowel teams: ai & ay

(train, wait, play, staying)
possessive ending: s
cats toy
Moms keys

Habit 6:

Thank you for coming to your childs conference. It was

nice to share their progress and talk about what we are
doing in class. Remember to initial their Reading Log and
to practice Math facts together.

Synergize
Together is Better

Upcoming:

Important Dates:
Mon., 2/01 - 100th Day of School
Tues., 2/02 Groundhog Day
Mon., 2/08 Chinese New Year
Fri., 2/12 Exchange Valentines in class
Mon., 2/15 Presidents Day (No School)

February is Dental Health Month. Information

went home about a quick dental check that will
take place for all First Graders.
We are finishing a Social Studies unit about
getting information from maps. The next
science topic will be animal habitats (arctic
and rain forest).
We are running low on glue sticks.
Any donations are appreciated.

Words to Practice:

give

enjoy

about

surprise

would

worry