March Service Project
Dear families,
As a first grade team, we are in charge of our March service project. The students decided that they are passionate about reading books! They have found that books can help them find their passions. This passion sparked an idea! What if we collect and donate books that will inspire others to find their voices/passions?
For the month of March, we are collecting new or gently used books to donate to schools less fortunate than us. Students can bring the books geared toward Kindergarten through 5th graders to school and drop them in bins in their wings.
Please help us change the world!!
Deerfield 1st graders
Curriculum
Reading:Students continued to grow as readers this week as they listened to Frog and Toad stories and discussed patterns in the characters' traits and the author's writing. They are really getting good at talking about books and digging in to why and how the author does different things. Next week, we will continue this and begin discussing lessons that the characters learn from each other and then what lessons we, as readers, can learn from the characters.
Book Baggies:
Please help the students remember to bring their book baggies every Friday. I would like them to have an opportunity to read different books.
Writing:
Students continued to draft their personal narratives this week. They learned to show not tell in their writing which adds more detail to their stories. Next week, we will work on adding transitions and dialogue to our writing.
Math:
This week, we learned about 2D shapes. We learned about defining and non-defining attributes of shapes and how to identify different shapes. Next week, we will focus on subtraction strategies.
IXL Skills - Use these activities as you wish to help your child with the skills we will be working on throughout this third trimester.
Science/Social Studies:
This week we began our unit on plants and animals. The students planted some seeds that we will be observing and learning about what plants and animals need to survive. Next week, we will plant some more plants and then explore the parts of a plant and what their purpose.
Purposeful Play
Please see the Purposeful Play tab on the blog to learn more about our weekly Play Time and donation items we could use for it!
Homework
- Read every night (you can read with your child, listen to them read or read to them - all of it helps). Then talk about the book - who are the characters, what happened, why did it happen, make connections, what's the main idea, why did the author write the book, how did the author give you information, what features did the author use to help you as a reader
- Work on a math skill
- counting forwards and backwards within 120 (and skip counting)
- adding and subtracting to 20 - play a board game for this
- telling time (What are the hands on the clock? How is a clock set up?)
- identify and count coins
- measuring - length and volume - have your child cook with you to practice this
- talk about shapes - 2D and 3D - find items around your house, etc.)
Specials Schedule
Monday: P.E. (Wear tennis shoes)Tuesday: Art (Bring an Art shirt labeled with your child's name)
Wednesday: Music
Thursday: Media/Library
Friday: Rotates (See the back of your child's OWL folder (everyday folder) for a schedule.)
Important Dates
March 23: Report Cards go live on MiStar
March 30: Henry Ford Meet Up (OPTIONAL)
April 1-5: Spring Break
April 19: No School
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