First Grade News

April 4, 2016

Curriculum Highlights
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Math Geometry
Writing Publishing books
Reading Reading for details, following directions
Word study number words connected spelling, connected

meaning

Reminders
Your child has come so far this year. Please keep up with some thinking
practice over vacation by taking advantage of the many opportunities
vacations present for learning: using money to purchase things and receive
change; looking at the clock to see how long until the flight will arrive;
dividing shells into equal parts and then making fractions; solving real life
problems; conflict resolution (EG Excuse me, you may not realize, but I
think youre are sitting in my seat, instead of yelling Move outta my seat!
:-); reading brochures for holiday destinations; reading the menu and
calculating prices; paying tolls and getting change; purchasing movie tickets;
reading movie/book reviews; noticing people who persist through a task and
dont give up; tracking your journey on a map; making a schedule for the
day I know this could turn a 5 minute task into a 30 minute activity but this
type of homework is much better for your child than worksheets. Take the
time to teach your child slowly now and in a short time they will be
independent and able to save you time by doing these things all by
themselves.
After Spring break we will begin a new unit called Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
We will be looking at how the choices we make impact the environment. You
can support this unit by talking with your child about the various choices you
make in your home and how this effects the environment. What are you
currently doing that has a positive impact (or reduces your impact) and what
are some things you could change?
In partnership,
Ms. Tindall

Monday
Reading:
Characters what are the traits of the characters in the story youre reading?
Word Study: Find words that have something to do with number. (EG two, five, heaps, many,
fewer)
Math: Go on a shape hunt. Find different shapes around your home. Name them and tell why you
know it is that shape. I see in a rectangle on the TV screen. I know its a rectangle because it has
four straight sides, and 2 sides are longer and 2 sides are shorter.
*** Check that youve emailed mtindall@iskl.edu.my your Eco Footprint plan.
Tuesday
Reading: Characters what are the traits of the characters in the story youre reading?
Word Study: Look carefully at these words two, twin, between, twinkle, twenty, twist How are
they related in meaning? How are they related in spelling?
Math: Grab mixed piles of coins and count them. Record the amount using dollar and cent
notation.* Math challenge: Add some notes to the mix of coins.

Wednesday
Reading: Characters what are the traits of the characters in the story youre reading?
Math Challenge: Making change extra practice. You have $1.00. How much change would you get
if you bought:
a candy 29 cents
an eraser 56 cents
a pencil - 76 cents
a sticker 92 cents
a gum ball 7 cents
(Do each problem separately ie 5 different answers)
Thursday
Reading: Characters what are the traits of the characters in the story youre reading?
Math: Talk with an adult which way the hands on the clock move. What do the large numbers on
the inside of the clock face indicate? (the hours) What indicates the minutes? (the longer hand
and the small marks around the outside of the clock)
Word Study: How are these words related in meaning/ spelling? Tricycle, tripod, triangle. Can you
think of more?

Friday
Reading
Poem Collection

Number Words
1 one
2 two
3 three
4 four
5 five
6 six
7 seven
8 eight
9 nine
10 ten

11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

only

eleven
twelve
thirteen
fourteen
fifteen
sixteen
seventeen
eighteen
nineteen
twenty

twelve

one

twenty

two
lonely

once

twin

triangle

twice

trilogy

triple
trio

between

tri

tricycle
tripod

triplets

triathlon

Eco Footprint

With an adult visit this website:

http://calc.zerofootprint.net/

Take the quiz.

Discuss what you can do as a family to reduce your
impact on our earth.
Make a plan listing two things you will do as a family to
reduce your footprint on the earth.
Email the plan to school by Monday April 6th and be
ready to discuss with your classmates the things you
and your family have committed to, to reduce your
footprint on our earth.
Our Family Plan (EG We will say, No, to plastic bags in the
market. We will bring our own reusable bags instead. We will
try to eat more fresh local foods and less imported and
processed items.)
1.
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2.
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