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Bible

We are all important to Jesus. Jesus loves the little children. Jesus can heal the sick and raise the dead.  This week’s Bible verse comes from Matthew 6:21 ESV. Our Bible verse test over Matthew 6:21 ESV is on Friday.  

Math

We will have the Unit 5 Math Test on Thursday. A study guide for our upcoming math test over Unit 5 is inside of your child’s homework folder. Please have your child complete this to prepare for Thursday’s test. 

Reading

Retelling - Ask your child to retell The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. 

A great way to practice retelling at home is to have your child tell you five important details, in order,  from a book they have read.

Questions to encourage retelling:

1. Who is the main character in the story? What can you tell me about the main character?

2. Where does the story take place?

3. What is the problem or goal in the story?

4. How does the main character solve the problem or accomplish the goal? 

We will be assessing the skill of retelling on Wednesday, January 26th. 

We are practicing fluency in first grade! Fluency is defined as the ability to read with speed, accuracy, and proper expression. In order to understand what they read, children must be able to read fluently whether they are reading aloud or silently. When reading aloud, fluent readers read in phrases and add intonation appropriately. Their reading is smooth and has expression. 

Ways to help your child practice fluency at home: 

• Reading aloud and having your child match his voice to yours

• Having your child practice reading the same list of words, phrase, or short passages several times - use phonics work sent home in the homework folder

• Reminding your child to pause between sentences and phrases

• Read aloud to your child to provide an example of how fluent reading sounds.

• Give your child books with predictable vocabulary and clear rhythmic patterns so the child can "hear" the sound of fluent reading as he or she reads the book aloud. Dr. Seuss books and nursery rhymes are great for practicing fluent reading. 

 

Phonics  

Introduction to vowel teams (ai and ay) 

We will have a spelling test on Thursday. 

Writing

Author’s Purpose

We are learning the differences between fiction and nonfiction. An author writes a fictional story to entertain the reader. The purpose of nonfiction is to inform the reader. This week your child will continue identifying nonfiction text features in a text. They will also compare and contrast fiction and nonfiction. 

 

Science

We will wrap up our magnet study. Our magnet test is on Wednesday, January 26th. A study guide is inside of your child’s Friday folder.