Mrs. Smith’s Classroom Newsletter Language Arts Math
Torey J. Sabatini School
Madison, NJ
April 2016
Mrs. Smith’s Classroom Newsletter
Math Language Arts
This month we will finish our unit on mental math. The children worked hard to add/subtract the ones and then the tens in their heads to come up with the answer.
We will start our unit on Telling
Time. The children will practice telling time to the hour and half hour. We will also work on reading calendars.
In Language Arts, the first graders have been busy working on comprehension skills. They have been working on making predictions, using clues to make predictions, inferring, visualizing, determining importance and asking questions (and searching for answers).
They also focused on retelling stories using story elements.
In May, the first graders will begin their character study unit.
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Writer’s Workshop
Science, Social Studies, & Health
In Social Studies, the students finished up their chapter on families, roles of different family members, and looking at different places in the world that families live. We will start our chapter on wants and needs of families.
In Science, the students are eagerly awaiting the start of our aquarium unit. Students will study the needs of living things and an underwater ecosystem.
This month, we will begin our new unit on Persuasive Writing. This is always a first grade favorite. They will learn the parts of a friendly letter, persuasive language, and how to revise. The first graders focus on giving reasonable explanations to convince someone to give them what they want. This is a unit where the students are able to use their creativity! In May, we will begin our unit on poetry.
Reminders
Please send in a note or email me if your child is going home with someone else after school or if there is a change from how he/she is normally picked up.
Please send a peanut/nut free snack everyday with your child.
Language Arts
Dr. Seuss, Nonfiction
Math
Using money; quarter, half dollar, dollar
Science/Social Studies
Earth, Environment, Weather
Word Study
Important Dates
“R” & “L” Blends
Monday, April 4-Friday, April 8 Spring
Break, No School
Monday & Tuesday, April 25-26
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Friday, April 29 Field Trip
*Please remember to pack your child a peanut/nut free bagged lunch
