Parent Newsletter for 1A

May 18
th
May 22
nd



Reminders:
- Please make sure your child has the
requirements for PE swimming. See schedule
- Art Exbibition and Music Concert at
school on Wednesday at 8:00am in the
Multipurpose room. Concert attire for
students includes black bottoms (slacks,
skirts, long shorts, uniform bottoms), a
solid color shirt (please no writing or
designs, any color) and comfortable
shoes.
- Sunday, May 25 is a holiday for Isra Wal
Miraj. There is no school.

LANGUAGE ARTS
Reading: This week students will be reading
both online and physical books. Mondays reading
is on RAZ KIDS and Wednesdays reading is the
guided reader sent home.
Phonics: This week we will be focusing on the
short and long vowel sounds. Please make sure to
review these with your child (short , , , , ,
long , , , , ).
Spelling: Words their Way, our individualized
spelling program, is suited to your childs needs in
spelling and will focus on either initial/final
sounds, short vowels, long vowels, digraphs, other
vowels, blends or inflected endings. Spelling test
on Thursday!

Writing and Grammar: This week will be
creatively writing to about celebrations or places
they have been to that involve light and sound.
Please discuss this with your child. Activate their
memories about different places and events they
have been to that involve light and sound. i.e.
birthdays with candles on a cake and singing; New
Year and other holidays with fireworks; etc.



INQUIRING ABOUT LIGHT AND SOUND

This is our second week in the Unit of Inquiry into Light
and sound. We will be exploring what life would be like
without light and sound. This week, we will do many blind
folded activities where students need to do things and
follow the directions of others. We will also experience
what life is like with no sound and discuss how sound can
help us construct meaning.

Ideas to help support your child and extend their
understanding for light and sound:
Research what it means to be deaf or blind. Watch
a video about deaf blindness
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d2d5nB3Q
Os
Learn some sign language.

MATH
This week, we will review place value. Students will be
reviewing adding and subtracting 10s and 1s as well as
challenging some students with adding and subtracting
place value up to 1,000 and beyond. See the schedule below
for the MAP testing days for math.

Review at home using

www.everydaymathonline.com is a great resource of
games and support to enhance your childs math skills.

www.ixl.com/math/grade-1 is a great website to see
what skills your child needs to practice for grade 1.

Weekly Dojo Winners this week
are is Kareem and Zhaojin
for being courageous this week.























Grade 1 A
May 2014



Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat.
May 1

2 3

Day 3
PE


4 Day 4 5 Day 5 6 Day 6 7 Day 7 8 Day 8 9 10
MUSIC PE
Caps
Library
IT ART MUSIC
Library
Swimming starting
this week so please
remember to get a
bathing suit, cap and
towel.

11 Day 1 12 Day 2 13 Day 3 14 Day 4


15 Day 5 16 17
PE Swimming
Bathing suit (wear to
school) cap and
towel. Remember a
change of clothes
too.

ART PE Swimming
Early
Dismissal or
Activity
afternoon
MUSIC PE Swimming
Library

18 Day 6 19 Day 7

20 Day 8 21 Day 1

22 Day 2 23 24
IT

ART
MAP Testing
Reading 1
MUSIC
Library

PE
Music Concert
At 9 am remember
concert attire.
ART
MAP Testing
Reading 2

25 Isra

Wal
Wal
Isra Wal
26 Day 3 27 Day 4 28 Day 5 29 Day 6

30 31
Wal Miraj
Holiday
No school
PE

MUSIC
MAP Testing
Math 1
PE
Library

IT
MAP Testing
Math 2



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This schedule may be updated if changes arise.