Wednesday, April 16, 2014

The chicks! The chicks!

April 14-18, 2014

Last week was super exciting! We had a lot of chicks hatch and we had so much FUN! We are continuing our research on chicks this week to help us understand more about where they come from. It is fun times in first grade right now!

Math:  This week we will begin learning about fractional parts.  We will learn what a fraction is first off, and then we will talk about equal parts of a whole and then even halves and fourths.  If you find the opportunity to talk about fractional parts with your child at home, that would be great!  Any time you can find the chance to relate math to real life is awesome!

Reading and Writing Workshop:  This week in Reading and Writing workshop, we will be reading Expository texts and learning about the Research process.  We will apply this knowledge when we begin our class Research project on Chicks!  After that, the students will be picking their own topic to research.

Science:  This week in science we will continue our Animals unit.  We will focus on Mammals this week.  We will learn about the mammals’ body parts, life cycle, how mammals depend on the different things in their habitat, and last, we will learn what makes mammal babies so different from all other animals’. 

Reminders:
*Please remember to send a healthy snack every day.  Snack time is @ 9:30am.
*Make sure your child wears tennis shoes every Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.
*Library day is Thursday.
*Please remember to send back your child’s orange folder every day.

Dates to remember:
April 18:  No School- Good Friday
April 22-23:  STAAR Testing-NO VISITORS
May 1:           Field Trip to ZACH Theater
                                     Talent Show (K-3)
May 2:           Field Day
                                    Talent Show (4-5)
May 5-9:        Teacher Appreciation Week
May 7:           Early Release Day
May 9:           Career Day
May 12-16:  Book Fair
May 26:         No School-Memorial Day
May 29:         End of the Year Party
May 30:         Last day of school!




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