First Grade Weekly Newsletter: Week of January 18-22, 2016
Spelling Words Phrases to Read:
show snow Jump on the rug. Do you like bugs?
row boat I like my nap. The dot is on top.
bow coat His dog is wet. Ben’s bed is blue.
grow road Did you get a cat? Where is the wax?
blow toast Max has a log for you. Can you see in the fog?
Reading: Tomas Rivera (pages 116-131)
Skills: Vowel Pairs: oa (road), ow (blow); Phonograms -ow (snow), -oat (boat); Contractions: ‘ve (I’ve); ‘re (we’re); Synonyms: words that mean the same thing (finished/done); ABC Order; Comprehension: retell the story/details; Grammar: Future Tense using will and going to: I will read each day. I am going to school on Monday. Writing: Writing to Narrate: Topic sentence tells what all the sentences are about. Detail sentences tell what happened in order. Details tell who, what, where, and when.
Math:
Add and Subtract within 20 (5 +5 =10, 15-9=6, 5 +7=12) ; Add Tens (50+30 =80, 70+20= 90, 40+40=80); Subtract Tens (80-20=60, 30-10=20, 70-40=30)
Science: Chapter 7 – Motion Lesson 3: How Does Gravity Make Things Move? (pages 241-245)
• Gravity is a force that pulls things straight down to the ground.
• Gravity makes things fall unless something is holding them up.
• Gravity pulls your body down a slide.
• Gravity moves all objects on Earth the same way.
• When you push an object, you move it away.
• When you pull an object, you move it closer to you.
• A push or pull can change an object’s path.
• If there are no pushes or pulls, all objects fall.
• Pushes, pulls, and gravity are alike because they are all forces that cause things to move.
Social Studies: Unit 5- Looking Back: Lesson 1: Time and Change (pages 169-177)
• Yesterday tells about the past.
• Today tells about the present (now).
• Tomorrow tells about the future.
• Things change over time.
• To change is to become different.
• We see things change in spring, summer, fall, and winter.
• The weather changes from season to season.
• Spring, summer, fall, and winter are called seasons.
• A time line shows when things happened and in what order.
• A time line can show days, weeks, or years.
Tuesday’s Homework Name ______
Write the following spelling words two times each.
1. show ______
2. row ______
3. bow ______
4. grow ______
5. blow ______
6. snow ______
7. boat ______
8. coat ______
9. road ______
10. toast ______
Reading: Read Tomas Rivera (pages 116-131)
Bubble in the correct word for the questions.
1. What is the synonym of finished?
O maybe O done
2. What is the contraction for I have?
O I O I’ve
3. What is the synonym of speak?
O were O talk
4. What is the contraction for we are?
O we’re O I’ve
5. Tomas helped pick crops all day. What are crops?
0 plants that are food 0 books with pictures
Math: Solve.
1.) 10 + 10=___ 0 9 0 20 0 15
2.) 14 – 9=___ 0 5 0 6 0 13
3.) 13 – 8=___ 0 9 0 16 0 5
4.) 2 + 12=____ 0 14 0 19 0 12
Wednesday’s Homework Name ______
Put the following words in ABC order
show 1. ______
boat 2. ______
toast 3. ______
grow 4. ______
road 5. ______
Reading: Read Tomas Rivera (pages 116-131)
Bubble in the correct answer.
1. Can I go ______you? 0 with 0 yes
2. Past for are. 0 laugh 0 were
3. ______are my friends. 0 He 0 They
4. ______with me to the library. 0 Come 0 His
5. The synonym of friend. 0 pad 0 pal
6. The synonym of street. 0 road 0 roast
Comprehension: Bubble in the correct answer.
1. Why did Tomas pick crops? 0 It was his job. 0 He could hear stories.
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Math: Add Tens.
1.) 50 + 20 = ______0 40 0 70 0 90
2.) 30 + 10 =______0 100 0 50 0 40
3.) 40 + 40 =______0 80 0 60 0 30
4.) 60 + 30 = ______0 10 0 90 0 30
5.) 50 + 50 =______0 20 0 80 0 100
Thursday’s Homework Name ______
Spelling: Bubble in the correct answer.
1. “It is a good day to go out in our ______,” said Joan. 0 bow 0 boat
2. “I can feel that wind _____,” said Mom. 0 blow 0 brown
3. “Look at the white ______fall all around us,” said Wes. 0 show 0 snow
Contractions: Bubble in the correct answer.
1. “_____ got a plan to play a flute,” said Tomas. 0 I’m 0 I’ve
2. “_____ going to look for a flute Mom had,” Kim said. 0 We’re 0 We’ve
Reading: Read Tomas Rivera (pages 116-131)
Comprehension: Bubble in the correct answer.
1. What helps Tomas think of good stories? 0 sleeping late 0 reading lots of books
2. Which BEST tells about Grandpa? 0 helping 0 mean
3. Where was Tomas born? 0 South Carolina 0 Texas
4. Who are the characters in the story? O Grandpa and Tomas O Shelia and Bill
5. A ______tells about a real person’s life? O coat O biography
6. Where did Grandpa take Tomas to get books to read? O library O gas station
Grammar: Bubble in the correct answer.
1. Verbs with will and going to tell about the ______. 0 future 0 past
Math: Subtract Tens.
1. 70 - 50 = _____ 0 20 0 120 4. 80 – 30 = _____ 0 110 0 50
2. 90 - 70 = _____ 0 4 0 20 5. 60 – 20 = ______0 80 0 40
3. 20 - 10 = _____ 0 60 0 10 6. 50 – 20 =______0 10 0 30