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1st Grade Overview

March 21 - 27

LANGUAGE ARTS:
Phonics: We will review past concepts and work on using digraph oa.

Assessment: There will be a phonics assessment on Thursday, March 26th.

Spelling: Spelling list 18 test will be on Thursday, March 26th.

grow, open, away, started, passing, table, invite, crispy, she’ll, wisely, *give, *people

  1. The store will open for the sale at ten.

  2. Many people will be there.


Foundations and Frameworks: 

We will be in the Predict & Justify unit throughout March.

MATH: 

We will practice putting shapes together and taking them apart. 

Assessment: Unit 5 test will be on April 9th & 10th.

SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES: 

We will continue our study on the Survival of Living Things in science. In social studies, we will continue our unit on North America, and we’ll complete our Easter study.

Weekly Memory Work: Luke 24:6a and Easter poem

Luke 24:6a

He is not here;

He has risen!

Easter Poem

Easter is really for Jesus

Who died and then rose from the dead. 

We must always remember the love Jesus showed

And all the things that He said.

REMINDERS: 

  1. March 23-27- Hats off to Good Books Reader Presentations

  2. March 24- 3rd Quarter Report Cards

  3. March 25- Spring Class Pictures

  4. March 27- Hat Parade & Easter Party

  5. March 30-April 6- Spring Break

  6. SAVE THE DATE for this field trip: April 17th to the Knoxville Zoo (all day, siblings, extra family may attend) - parent drivers. 

  7. As a reminder, handwriting, SPECS log entries, reading comprehension and reading fluency are all additional skills which will be assessed and recorded on your student’s report card beginning this quarter. Neatness and returning homework on time are also still paramount and noted on report cards.

  8. Please help your child unload their homework folder and read to you each night for 10-15 minutes. 

  9. Snacks: A healthy snack may be sent each day. No cookies, potato chips, or candy, please!