Monte Vista Elementary

1 st grade Ms. Pryor 11-25-13

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LITERACY focus standards

CCSS RL.1.2 Students will demonstrate understanding of a storys central message or theme by using supporting details from the text.
Strategy: Students will use the sentence frames: The theme of this text is _______________. I know this because __________________. We will focus on the themes: patience, acceptance, friendship, courage, and love.

MATH focus standards

CCSS: Numbers and Operations in Base Ten
1.NBT.C.5 Given a two-digit number, mentally find 10 more or 10 less than the number, without having to count; explain the reasoning used. 1.NBT.C.6 Subtract multiples of 10 in the range 1090 from multiples of 10 in the range 10-90 (positive or zero differences), using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used.

This weeks story is Honey Bees. The genre is expository text.

Phonics Focus:

long e: ee

and

feet, greet, sweet

be, me, we, she

Please continue to help your child practice the weekly phonics skills. I sent home the Unit 3 resource page, and posted it on the website too. We will be on week 3.1 when we return from Thanksgiving Break.

Weekly Dictation Tests

Novembers Habit of the Month

Habit Four: Think Win-Win

Everyone can win!

May Your Family Enjoy a Lovely Thanksgiving Holiday Together!

(see you Monday, 12/02/12)

Great job on the disguised turkeys! The students really enjoyed writing about them and sharing their stories with the class.