DiGioia Digest
First Grade Footnotes
March 24, 2016
Reading – Nonfiction- used timelines to gain information (seasons,
presidents, candy); learned that literary nonfiction presents real information
through a story structure (Are You a Butterfly and “Mari’s Journey”);read
“From Egg to Frog” and noticed how the sequential structure helps to
understand the order of nonfiction text; participated in literature circles
with Fluffy’s Lucky Day and Fluffy Plants a Jelly Bean as a discussion
director, word wizard, passage picker, connector, and artful artist
Writing –noticed the story structure plan for Little Nino’s Pizzeria and
different ways to close a story (feelings, unexpected twist, set up for
another story); used editing skills to notice where end marks belong (period,
question mark, exclamation point); noticed quotation marks to fill in speech
bubbles for “Tiny Spider” booklet; wrote and illustrated homophone
sentences (blue,blew)
Math – Module 8 – identified parts and total in addition and subtraction
problems; counted on and back to solve subtraction problems; decomposed a
number to help subtract; used the addition strategy to solve subtraction
problems ( 8-5= ? is the same as 5+? =8)
Science- Matter- sorted solids, liquids, gases; investigated properties of
liquids and solids; observed and measured properties; compared tools
(balance, ruler, meter stick, measuring cup, thermometer);
Social Studies – Students shared personal timelines showing past and
present events in their lives; discussed Daily geography questions using map
skills (compass rose, directions, map title, oceans, country); drew
communication and transportation timelines to show past and present
**Please save a shoe box for our April habitat diorama project! More
information to come on April 4th!
Important Dates –
March 25 – No School
March 28-April 1– Spring Break
April 4 – March Book It! reading calendar due
April 5 – Spring pictures
April 19-21 – Spring Book Fair
April 21 – Open House 6:30-7:30 pm