Peek At Our Week

What's Happening in 1A?
 

Math: This week we are finishing Chapter 1 and will take our test on Wednesday. In this chapter we are learning addition strategies to add within 10. This week we will review using a ten-frame and number line as strategies to help us add. We will also review related addition facts. We are practicing the math terms: addend, sum, addition equation, plus and equal. In Chapter 2 we will continue learning about strategies for adding numbers through 10. This week we will practice adding three numbers (addends). 

Fundations: This week we will be reviewing letter identification, sounds and formation. We will be working on letters a, g, d, s, e, r, p and j. 

ELA:
Phonics: This week in phonics we are identifying sounds and blending words with short a. Our spelling words for this week will have short a as the middle sound. We will also learn about inflectional ending -s. We will read decodables "Pam Can" and "Pack a Bag!". 

High-Frequency Words: Our words for this week are: does, not, school and what. We will practice reading these words in sentences, writing these words in isolation and sentences. 

Reading:  This week our genre is realistic fiction. We will answer the essential question: What do you do at your school?  We will learn about schools around the world and discuss what we like about our school. We will read our anchor text "Nat and Sam" and discuss the elements of the story. 

Writing and Grammar: We are working on sentence structure, word spaces and punctuation. We are practicing sentence writing. This week we will read a short story: "Jack Can". Students will write 2 sentences to answer the question: "How does Jack's feelings about school change?" We will answer the question and use it for our constructive response this week. 

Religion: We continue to practice our daily prayers. This week we will finish Chapter 1. In this chapter we will learn that God is our Father, He created the world and all the people in it. We will take chapter 1 test on Thursday. We will also learn about the Archangels. Their feast day is September 29. 

Science/Social Studies: This week we will learn about Johnny Appleseed. Later in the week we will investigate apples.