January 8, 2014

First Grade News
January 8, 2014
Curriculum Highlights Math measurement, time The suffix <ed> many verbs can be changed from present to past tense by adding the <ed> suffix. <ed> can represent different sounds /t/, /d/, /id/ Science Living Things Writing Routines and habits. Six traits review. Reading Strong readers choose books that interest them, categorizing books for easier selection Reminders Quote from the research: lots of easy reading is absolutely critical to reading development and to the development of positive stances toward reading. R L Arlington (from What Really Matters for Struggling Readers: Designing ResearchBased Programs)
Word Study (the <ed> suffix) <ed> is a vowel suffix (begins with a vowel.) A vowel suffix is
special because it has the power to change a base word. EG. When you add the vowel suffixes <ed> or <ing> or <er> to the base word <care> you must drop the final e before you ad the suffix care + ed = cared, care + ing = caring, care + er = carer. However, if you add a consonant suffix such as <ful> it has no power to change the base care + ful = careful. Examples of words with the <ed> suffix:
called asked
worked wanted
lasted helped
ended watered
looked showed
! News From Ms. Tindalls Class Welcome back to school for the second semester! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. Please help us all get back into the routine by making your child responsible for packing his/her bag, checking the calendar for special events and also making sure he/she knows if she has lunch/snack from home or lunch/snack from school each morning. The word study this second semester exposes children to the idea that there are rules and patterns that can be followed to help us to read and spell new words. The words in this newsletter each week are not for memorizing. They are to give you and your child examples of words that follow the focus rule for the week. (This weeks focus is forming the past tense of some verbs using ed, which is a vowel suffix.) I do not expect your child to memorize how to spell the words but to be familiar with the pattern, notice it in books, and begin to apply it when writing new words. In class children work in small groups listening to the words, sorting them into patterns and practicing writing letters that go together such as the <ed> suffix. All children experience success in these activities. At home, ask your child to listen to the words and try to sort them e.g. for this week what words say /t/, /d/ or /id/ at the end. Help your child to find other words in reading books with the <ed> suffix. In partnership, Ms. Tindall !
Monday Reading: How did you choose your book? Is it too easy, just right or too hard? Why did you choose that book? Word Study: Look for patterns and highlight. Find the suffix <ed> in your reading books. Math: Review time to the quarter hour. Which direction do the hands on the clock go? Which is the minute hour, hand? Which marks on the clock represent minute/ hours? How many hours in a day? How many times a day does the hour hand complete one full revolution of the clock? Tuesday Reading: How did you choose your book? Is it too easy, just right or too hard? Why did you choose that book? Word Study: Say each word in a sentence. What is the base word (word that makes sense all by itself), and what is the suffix? What sound does the suffix make? (This work can be done orally, on a white board/ chalk board, scrap paper whatever works for your child as a leaner at home) Math: Review counting mixed piles of coins. Ask mum and dad to empty their wallets. Grab piles of coins and count them. Wednesday Reading: This semester well be studying non-fiction. What are some topics that interest you? Math: Practice addition by playing domino top it. Explain to a partner how to play this game. (players each turn over a domino, each person adds the numbers on the domino, players check their opponents calculations, the player with the highest number says top it and take all three dominoes) Thursday Reading: This semester well be studying non-fiction. What are some topics that interest you? Word Study: Sort the words into three groups - <ed> says /id/, /t/ or /d/. (can be done orally) Math: Play shop. Write price tags for things around your home and pretend to buy them. You must give either the right amount of coins or ask for change.
Friday Reading Poem collection: Recite/sing your poem/song collection. Please return it to school on Monday. Science: Optional: Go on a Living Things hunt what makes something living/ non-living/ once lived?

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