Mrs. Rankow-First Grade
Upcoming Dates:
May 17-19- Beauty and the Beast
May 21- Field Day
May 23- End of year party
May 27- NO SCHOOL
May 31- last day of school
FIRST GRADE NEWSLETTER
This week we will focus on the following: 5/20-5-24
ELA-
This week we are working on ‘ghost letters’. These are letters in a word that don’t make a sound. This will be our final spelling test for the year!
We will be reading ‘The Great Kapok Tree’ this week. We will be learning about the layers of the rainforest and the animals that live in the different layers.
Spelling List
1. know
2. wrist
3. gnaw
4. knife
5. wrote
6. circle
7. square
8. shape
9. inch
10. triangle
Math
We are continuing our Math Masters Challenge. We hope to have a first grade Master by the end of the year.
We will start on shapes this week. We will look at 2-D shapes and their attributes.
Science:
We are continuing our unit on habitats this week. We will be incorporating land structures into our IB unit in the upcoming weeks. As a culminating activity, we will be making a diorama of a habitat that we have learned about.
** Please label any items that are brought to school. With the cooler weather, the students often leave their jackets/sweaters around and if their name is on the item, it is more likely to come home. Also, we do not have water fountains in the room, so please send in a reusable water bottle every day.