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:This week we read some Little Critter books to begin discussing character series books. The students enjoyed the books and began noticing patterns in the character's traits, behaviors and the author's writing/illustrations. Next week, we will continue looking for these patterns in Frog and Toad books. We will also notice how the characters interact, what they might learn from each other, and what we can learn from them.
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:
We began our personal narrative unit on author's craft. The students began planning and drafting personal narrative stories. Next week, we will work on elaborating our stories by using different techniques such as "show not tell" and including transitional words or phrases.
Math:
Next week, the students will be learning about 2D shapes. We will learn to identify them, their attributes and ways to describe them.
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:
Students learned about the ways schools are different in the past from today. Next week, we will begin our unit on plants and animals. The students will be planting different items.
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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