What We're Working on This Week:
First Grade Curriculum:
Language Arts
This week in Language Arts we will continue to learn about parts of speech by discussing adjectives and verbs. We will be adding some adjectives to our journal writing and adding it to our new journal checklist! We have become such good writers! We will also begin a new spelling unit on words with -ow sound. Spelling test will be on Thursday, April 12th. Book bags will go home Monday and be due back on Thursday, April 12th as well! We are working hard to polish our writing and reading skills as we begin to get ready for 2nd Grade!!!
Social Studies
In Social Studies we will begin a new unit on Map Skills, Land Formations, and Directions. We will be learning about the topography of our country as well as focusing on why maps are important to us and how to use them!
Math
This week we will be finishing our learning all about 2D and 3D shapes! We will be making google slideshows with shape riddles. We will also be doing some fun hands-on stations to finish up our unit!
Science
We will be learning all about animal adaptations and how animals have certain features to help them survive in their environment! We will learn about their coverings and how they move to help them survive!
We are also SO excited to be observing chicken eggs as they incubate! They arrived on Monday. We will incubate them for 21 days, and then we will watch as they hatch! We have a camera set up with a live-stream of the incubator, so you can watch the eggs at home. We will also have the live-stream going when the chicks are hatching!!
Important Dates:
April 10th and 11th- STAAR Testing for 4th and 5th
(please no visitors on these days!)
April 13th - No School (Professional Development Day)
April 13th - No School (Professional Development Day)
April 20th - TCE Hoedown 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
May 14th, 15th, 16th - STAAR Testing for 3rd, 4th, and 5th
(please no visitors on these days!)
May 18th - Field Day
Other Important Information
It is already time for spring conferences! Information will be coming home in your child's green folder about signing up for a spring conference! Please let us know if you have a conflict!
TCE Hoedown / Spring Auction 2018
We are gearing up and getting ready for our favorite and biggest fundraiser for the year for TCE! Our annual TCE Hoedown will be Friday, April 20th from 5:00-8:00pm. We need everyone who can help volunteer in order to pull off this great event for our kiddos and the community.
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