Miss Snyder’s First Grade News
Monday, October 5, 2015
Reading/Language Arts
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Handwriting
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Book making
Using Coins to Count-on
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Count-on Strategy
Cross-checking for accuracy
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Commutative Property of Addition
Chunking to decode words
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Using a Number Track to Count-on
Rhyming words
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Science/Social Studies
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Properties of Rocks
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10/12—Columbus Day (no school)
10/13—Field Trip (9:30-11:00)
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Observations
Introduction to Minerals and Fossils
Math assessments
Important Announcements/
Reminders
Introduction to Rocks
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Problem solving strategies
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Word sorts (test on Friday)
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Math
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10/15—Illustrator (David Catrow) will
visit May Whitney
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10/20—Picture Retake Day
10/22—Early Release Day
Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance. Samuel Johnson