The Green Gazette
Isaac Fox Elementary
January 15, 2016
SHARING CORNER
Curriculum At A Glance
Your children deserve a round of applause for
another amazing reading accomplishment. They read
just over 12,000 minutes in the month of December.
This is their highest combined total so far this year!
Way to go!! Hopefully the children are reading a
variety of genres and having good book talks with
you. Please encourage your child to take advantage
of the online reading tool myON. Let me know if you
need another copy of the introductory letter that
contains your child’s password.
Your children have added a new comprehension
strategy to their repertoire – inferencing. We learned
four things we can try to infer (figure out) the
meaning of a new word. Please ask your child if
he/she can name one or more of them. 
Literacy- First graders are studying the long vowel sounds, with
our recent emphasis being long O. This week we are also
expanding our knowledge of contractions.
The children are now learning a new genre of writing – personal
narrative. A personal narrative is a true story about something that
happened to you. Some important rules for this type of writing are
to focus on ONE special time, use the word “I,” and include details
that tell more. I’ve been reading aloud narrative stories and the
children identify the various components. The students are also
practicing using a Story Map to help organize their ideas before
writing.
As a reminder, I represent our first grade team
on the District 95 Literacy Committee. As a result,
there are five days that I am out of the classroom.
This week I attended the third meeting, and the final
two are scheduled for February 3rd and March 2nd.
 Mrs. Green
Social Studies- Through active discussions and activities, your
children have learned how to distinguish between needs as things
we must have to survive and wants as things it would be nice to
have. They created a class chart that clearly demonstrated food,
clothing, and shelter as needs. They took the assessment this
week. Next week we will be exploring the groups that we belong to:
school, family, and community.
Math- I am so proud of the effort the children have been putting
toward strengthening their knowledge of doubles facts. Connecting
“doubles” to familiar situations often helps children remember them.
For example, two hands show “double 5 is 10,” an an egg carton
shows “double 6 is 12,” and two weeks on a calendar shows
“double 7 is 14.” As doubles facts become automatic, it makes it
easier for us to use this knowledge to help solve related facts, such
as Doubles +1 and Doubles +2. The Doubles assessment was
given today. If these facts are still not automatic for your child,
please continue reviewing them at home.
IMPORTANT DATES
STAR STUDENTS
Jan. 15
Institute Day– No School
Anna
Week of January 19th
Jan. 18
Martin Luther King Day– No School
Piper
Week of January 25th
Jan. 29
Isaac Fox Bingo Night
Feb. 1
January Reading Calendars due
Posters are due on Monday, and personal items for sharing
should be sent in on Friday of your child’s week. Oral and
written communication skills are being practiced as students
present their poster & personal items, and we all write a
thank you letter to our star.
Mrs. Green
cindy.green@lz95.org
(847)540-2825