Week of February 23rd

 

What is 1st Grade Learning? 

Religion

We will read about Jesus’ first miracle and Jesus healing the official’s son.  We will discuss how Jesus provides for what we need and helps us when we are sick.

Memory:  1 Peter 5:7 Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.

Reading

We will continue our biography unit.  This week, the students will read an informational text called Before the Railroad.  

Phonics: Word endings (er, est, s, es, ed, ing)

Reading Fluency Skill: Students will decode longer words by breaking them into syllables.  

Spelling: –  4.3 faster, fastest, short, shorter, shortest, slow, slower, slowest, *away, *pretty
Writing

This week the students will write a Who Am I? riddle about a rainforest animal.  

Grammar:  Future Tense Verbs

Math

Unit 9:  Students will use mental math to find 10 more of a given number, use place value to add 2-digit numbers and a multiple of 10 and use place value to add a 2-digit number and a 1-digit number.       

Science

 Unit 5   Lesson 1:  Where do Plants and Animals Live? The Rainforest

Social Studies

Unit 4:  Globes and Maps (The students will practice the cardinal directions and learn the names of the continents and oceans)

Please Note…

NEW AND IMPORTANT:

February Chapel Offerings-   Offerings will be given to Family Sharing.  

The Lutheran Junior Honor Association is continuing its support of Christmichel and his community in Haiti by raising funds for education, food, and medical supplies. To help meet this goal, LJHA will celebrate “MARCHing out of Winter” by offering hot chocolate to students with a suggested $1 donation. Grades 5-8 will be served Wednesday February 25th and grades 1-4 will be served Thursday February 26th.

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PAST NEWS – 

Advent Service –  Here is a link for our Grades 1-2 Advent Service.   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p6_W88S56ADNdXHAYMzPlcHXgd9HeX7h/view?usp=sharing

Eaton’s Pizza Reading Incentive Program–  Eaton’s pizza calendar was sent home. (The same reading stars can be used for the Eaton’s pizza incentive.  When you mark a star on the reading sheet, you can mark a star on the Eaton’s calendar). 

Reading Road Race Rally –   The reading log that was sent home will be used for our Reading Road Race Rally.  Please have your child read at least 20 minutes, 4 times a week.  A star should be colored in for each reading session.  Sheets should be turned in each Friday.  The shoebox can stay at home to keep all of the souvenirs in.  Upcoming souvenir dates:       2/23  Kosciesza   3/16  Stark  3/23  Koch

FEBRUARY
20 Fri   Family Day  1/2 Day of School 11:40am Dismissal
23 Mon NO SCHOOL (Winter Break)

MARCH

6 Fri End of 2nd Trimester  Interest Day – 11:40am Dismissal  Panther Parent Skateland Event

18 Wed 1st Grade Chapel Service

20 Fri March Madness Family Event