- Team Time- Last week we have been working with the “Bossy R”. The “r” makes the vowels a, e, I, o, and u say a new sound. “Er, Ir, and Ur” all say /er/ as in sister, bird, and church. “Ar” says /ar/ as in car and “Or” says /or/ as in corn.
- Math- Last week we continued to work with nonstandard units of measurement. We have been working on comparing measurements using the words shorter than, longer than, and the same as. We put ourselves into small groups and ordered ourselves from shortest to tallest and then found items around the room and discussed how they compared to each other in size.
- Reading – We have been working hard on our Reader’s Theater plays. The five plays we have are “The Gingerbread Man”, “The Elves and the Shoemaker”, “Puss in Boots”, “Mrs. Tizzy’s Shopping List”, and “Town Mouse and Country Mouse”. Students have been working on reading their parts using great fluency and expression and changing their voice so it matches their character. We have also discussed the setting and how we can transform ourselves into our characters. You are invited to our performance of the plays next Monday, May 13th at 12:30. Hope to see you there!
- Writing- We have been using the writing process to help us write great first grade stories. We first plan what we are going to write about filling out a graphic organizer, then we write our first draft, then we edit our story looking for correct punctuation, spelling, capitals, and finger spacing. Then we revise our story, going back and adding in more details. Then we write our final copy and publish it and then last share our story.
- Wilson’s Fundations- We have been working on closed syllable words that have 5 sounds. Words have parts that go together called syllables. A syllable is part of a word that can be pushed out in one breath. Closed syllables have only one vowel and must be followed by or closed in by a consonant and it can be more than one consonant. A closed syllable gives the vowel the short sound. For words that have 5 letters and 5 sounds tapped out, like trust, we tap out the first sound /t/ with the thumb and index finger, then /r/ with the thumb to middle finger, then /u/ with the thumb and ring finger, then /s/ with the thumb and pinky finger, and then do the final sound /t/ going back to the thumb and index finger.
- Important Information:
- Family Fancy Dance- Keep on turning in the RSVP’s for our first Banks Road Family Fancy Dance. It will be from 5:45 to 7:45. If you need a new sheet to RSVP, please let me know.
- Individual Spring Pictures- Keep on turning in checks made out to Lifetime, if you want to order pictures, or return whatever pictures you do not want to keep.
- May Scholastic- Our last Scholastic book order for the year came home last week and are due Monday, May 13th. Remember, you can order online using our activation code: G229M.
- Word Lists and Math Masters- We only have 18 more days of school, so keep on practicing both of these. A huge congratulations goes out to Seth Landron for completing all 20 words lists!!!! Keep up the great work everyone!
- Spirit Week- Track 1 ONLY: May 28th- May 31st is as followed: Tuesday: Backwards Day, Wednesday: Wacky Tacky Day, Thursday: Hawaiian Day, and Friday: School Spirit (5th grade Clap Out)
- Reader’s Theater Plays- We will be having our dress rehearsal for our 5 classroom plays on Friday. If you would like to have your child bring in props or clothing for their play/character, they can bring it in on Thursday. It will go back to you next week. Please don’t go out and buy any materials. We will use whatever materials and props we have.
