Week of April 4th
What is 1st Grade Learning?
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Religion |
We will read about Jesus calming the storm and Jesus healing a man who couldn’t walk. We will discuss how Jesus can give us the courage to calm our fears and how he uses his Almighty power to heal us when we are sick. Virtue of the Week: SELF-SACRIFICE: God’s power for you to give up something to help others. Big Question: How can you be self-sacrificing, even when others criticize you for it? Memory: Matthew 11:28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. |
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Reading |
We will learn that readers have big jobs to do when they are the boss of their reading. We will continue to explore vowel teams (ai, ay, ee, ea, oa, ow, ou and oo) and practice flipping the sound when a word does not make sense. Phonics: Vowel Teams (ai, ay, ea, ee, ew, ue, oa, ow, ou, oo, oi, oy) Reading Fluency Skill: Smoothing out our reading and stopping if a word does not sound right, look right, or make sense. Spelling: Unit 3.3 – ou |
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Writer’s Workshop |
This week we will begin a new unit on poetry. We will also finish writing back to our pen pals. |
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Math |
Concepts that we will practice include identifying one, five, ten and twenty dollar bills, using money amounts using a dollar sign, adding 9, identifying one half, one third and one sixth, using comparison symbols and dividing a set of objects by sharing. |
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Science |
Topic 5: Living Things – Plant Parts and Where Plants and Animals Live |
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Social Studies |
Unit 5: Lesson 1 – A Call for Freedom (The Declaration of Independence and the 4th of July) |
Please Note…
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NEW and IMPORTANT- Grafton Summer School Opportunities are available this year from June 20th – August 4th. There are three sessions of fun filled learning and enrichment classes to choose from. REGISTRATION opens during Spring Break – Sunday, March 27th. The entire Summer Learning Academy Course Brochure will be available no later than March 21 in the online school news and on the district website (www.grafton.k12.wi.us). You will need to register your family on the SKYWARD site to be able to register. Registration for the enrichment classes is through Skyward Family Access and will open on Sunday evening, March 27, at staggered start times: Grades 4K-2 at 5:00 pm, grades 3-5 at 6:00 pm, grades Family Day – Thank you to those who were able to join us for Family Day! it was a nice morning worshipping and enjoying some activities together. I hope you and your family have a nice Spring Break together. March Chapel Offerings – Thank you! Thank you! Through the contribution from Thrivent Financial, the hot chocolate donations, and the puppy chow and rice krispie treat sale, not only do we have enough funds to sponsor Denison and Christmichel for another year of education, but we were also able to make a contribution toward the medical care facility in Haiti. The remaining March chapel offerings will go to help support Ukraine relief. Reading Road Race Rally – Upcoming souvenir dates: 4/18 Collins 4/25 Russell 5/2 Juedes 5/16 Peto The reading log that was sent home will be used for our Reading Road Race Rally. We will participate in this with Mrs. Boyce’s class. Please have your child read at least 20 minutes, 4 times a week. A star should be colored in for each reading session. Please note that shoeboxes (Glove Compartments) can stay at home to be filled with the souvenirs that are brought home each week. PAST NEWS- Save the Date (Chapel service) – Our class will be leading chapel on March 9th. You are welcome to join us for the service and sit in the balcony. The service will also be live-streamed for those unable to attend. Chapel scripts were sent home today. Please have your child practice reading his/her parts at home. Scripts can be used for the service (no memorization is required). Desert Dioramas – Thank you for your help on the desert diorama projects and presentations. The students did a wonderful job presenting and were so excited to look at all of the different deserts. 100th Day of School – Wednesday, February 2nd marks the 100th Day of School. We will base many of our activities on Wednesday around the number 100. Please send in 100 edible items for a class snack. National Lutheran Schools Week- We enjoyed celebrating our Lutheran school this week with a variety of activities, dress-up days and special events. It is such a blessing to be able to learn and praise God together. Thank you for your prayers and support. January Chapel Offerings – Zambia Mission Project Parent/Teacher Conferences – I enjoyed meeting with you at parent/teacher conferences. Thank you for your support and extra efforts in your child’s learning. PK-1 Pajama Party for January 14 – This event has been postponed until April 22nd. Christmas Activities – Thank you for the gingerbread house and Christmas party donations. We will have a class gift exchange ($7-$10) at our party on Dec. 22nd. Special Collection – In response to the novel The Family Under the Bridge, the Lutheran Junior Honor Society is collecting clothing, winter coats, hats, and gloves as well as toiletry items for Bob’s Under the Bridge, an organization that directly ministers to the homeless. Thank you for all your help! Room Parents/Liason- Thank you to Hilary Collins, Meagan Steinke and Jessica Loppnow for volunteering as our room parents this year. Snack – Please send a healthy snack with your child each day. I will have extra snacks available in case it is forgotten on a busy morning. Water bottles can be used throughout the day and can be refilled at the drinking fountain. MARK YOUR CALENDARS! APRIL 8-10 Fri-Sun Fine Arts Festival 22 Fri PreK & K Pajama Party |