Material Pick Up: Today 5/6 is the last day to pick up materials from 10am-12pm. Students will receive their math books for the remainder of the school year, as well as the following supplies: pencils, crayons or colored pencils, drawing paper, a few index cards, glue stick, spiral notebook and composition book. Learning material pick up will be a drive up service. Please stay in your car and someone will come out to bring all of your child’s materials.
Writing: Please take a picture and email me one writing sample per week. Students are now receiving writing grades and I need to see their work. Please send me their favorite writing from the week and email me on Fridays. Writing grades began last Friday. If you haven’t sent me one from last week, please still do so. Thank you!
New articles have been posted for writing this week.
This week we begin studying geometry in math, Module 5.
Please limit your child to ONE lesson a day on Zearn and have them complete the video lesson and homework if they need more work. If they fall behind, contact me and we can make reasonable plan for catching up. Students who do multiple math lessons in a day without direct teaching will likely not get the time and practice they need to retain their new learning. Instead of working faster through the work it is better to work deeper and build more knowledge.
This week we will be switching from Science to Social Studies and begin learning about how people learn about the past.
Spelling
Practice the spelling pattern throughout the week as usual. Have a parent or sibling give your child a spelling test at the end of the week.
This week we have a new spelling pattern, AR :
Spelling words: far, jar, car, bar, art, arm, card, yard, hard, are
Rule: The spelling pattern AR is called an R controlled vowel because the R that follows the A changes the sound of the a. We often call this a “bossy r” in first grade.
Notes: Children often hear the /ar/ sound and write just the letter R. Remind your child that /ar/ is spelled with two letters. Continue to remind your child to “tap it out” even if they remember how to spell the word, it helps with permanent spelling memory. The AR sound should only get one tap; it’s two letters but only represents one sound.
are- The E at the end of the word are let’s us know that it’s the word are, but it doesn’t represent a sound. The E is silent.
Reading
Every child should be reading at least 40 minutes per day. This can be a combination of reading on Raz Kids to complete the required quizzes, reading on Epic, or any additional reading your child may do.
Raz Kids Levels A-J should read and complete at least 2 quizzes on Raz Kids every day (10 per week). Levels J-Z should read and complete at least one quiz on Raz Kids every day (5 per week).
If you are not sure of your child’s level please let me know.
I will be able to see your child’s quiz scores each time they take a quiz, so they should read carefully and look back in the book to check their answers! If they are having trouble I will email you to check in.
Math
This week there are four assigned lessons. Lessons 1, 2, 3 and 4 will be due on Friday. If your child finishes all of these lessons before Friday, please have them work on the homework assignments below and on IXL math instead of moving on.
The homework assignments below are optional. They are all in your child’s math homework book. I suggest spending 10-15 minutes on them after the Zearn lesson of the day is completed.
Below are videos of the Eureka Math lessons we would have completed in class. You can use these as references for the homework or complete them for extra practice.
This week have your child read one article each day and write about what they have learned, or what they think is most important from the text. You may read the text aloud to them and google or discuss any tricky words- it’s a great idea to have them use the new words they learn in their writing.
Student writing should be at least three sentences long with a goal of five sentences, and it should focus on the information in the article of the day.
This week we are learning about how life in the past was different. After you read each article, ask yourself, “How is life now different from life in the past? How is it the same?”
Below is a great example piece! It has an introduction sentence where the author notifies the reader what the piece will be about. There are 3 facts in the body of the piece. The last sentence is a conclusion sentence.
Social Studies
We are starting a new unit in Social Studies: “How do we learn about the past?”
Lesson 1- Past, present, and future: Watch this Video After watching the video have your students write the following- “In the past I liked to _____. In the present I like to ______. In the future I want to ______.”
Lesson 2- How Calendars Measure Time: Watch this Video- Calendar and Dates Have your child look at a calendar you have at home. Ask them questions about days, weeks, and months. Try having them use vocabulary like past, present and future when talking about dates.
Lesson 3- Learning About the Past: We learn about the past from people, artifacts, photographs and written records. Talk about your families past and write about it. “In the past, my family ________________.”
Lesson 4- Families Have a Past: Explain to the students that a photograph is a piece of evidence of a family history. Family histories include our own family, our parents’ family when they were kids, our grandparents family when they were kids and so on. Find a family photo from the past and talk about when it is from, whose in the photo, etc…
Challenge Assignments
If your child finishes all of the work above, you may choose to have them work on challenge assignments.
Next week we will be passing out learning materials for any students that would like to pick them up to help with the remainder of remote learning. Students will receive their math books for the remainder of the school year, as well as the following supplies: pencils, crayons or colored pencils, drawing paper, a few index cards, glue stick, spiral notebook and composition book.
Learning material pick up will be a drive up service. Please stay in your car and someone will come out to bring all of your child’s materials.Learning Materials pick up next Tuesday (12-3) & Wednesday (10-12)
For this marking period, students will receive feedback on weekly assignments in the form of narrative comments. I will be emailing parents regularly to give feedback on student work.
Meeting: regularly submitted work and attended check-ins
Accuracy of work assessed on standards/graded
High participation
Progressing: Submitted most assignments and attended some of the check-ins
Limited Participation: little or no participation due to circumstances shared with teacher
Please contact your teacher or building principal if you have any questions about this grading procedure or need further information.
Attendance and Participation
It is essential that parents/guardians and teachers continue to communicate so teachers are fully aware of the student’s well being and progress. Students and parents are expected to contact teachers if there are questions about instructional content. Students are expected to demonstrate active engagement in the work assigned by the teachers. Completion of assignments are used as evidence of attendance. The continuation of learning continues until June 11th, 2020.
Rule: The spelling pattern OO can represent three sounds (say the words moon, book, and floor to compare the sounds). This week we will be studying words with the short double o sound like in the word look.
Notes: Continue to remind your child to “tap it out” even if they remember how to spell the word, it helps with permanent spelling memory. The OO sound should only get one tap; it’s two letters but only represents one sound.
shook- remind your child that the /sh/ sound in this word is spelled with the digraph SH
put- this is our tricky word for the week. The short oo sound is spelled with the letter u, instead of the common double o spelling.
Reading
Every child should be reading at least 40 minutes per day. This can be a combination of reading on Raz Kids to complete the required quizzes, reading on Epic, or any additional reading your child may do.
Raz Kids Levels A-J should read and complete at least 2 quizzes on Raz Kids every day (10 per week). Levels J-Z should read and complete at least one quiz on Raz Kids every day (5 per week).
If you are not sure of your child’s level please let me know.
I will be able to see your child’s quiz scores each time they take a quiz, so they should read carefully and look back in the book to check their answers! If they are having trouble I will email you to check in.
Math
This week there are three assigned lessons. Lessons 27, 28, and 29 will be due on Friday. If your child finishes all three lessons before Friday, please have them work on the homework assignments below and on IXL math instead of moving on.
This is the last week to complete work on Module 4. If your child is behind on math, please have them complete two lessonsper day.We will be moving on to a new module next week and students will not be able to return to complete unfinished lessons.
The homework assignments below are optional. They are all in your child’s math homework book. I suggest spending 10-15 minutes on them after the Zearn lesson of the day is completed. Zearn skips lessons that would have been a review day in school. I have included the review homework for these lessons as well- you can choose to skip them or work on them on Thursday and Friday as a review. I’m trying to give plenty of work for those who want more, but please do not feel pressured to complete all of the extra assignments!
Video Lessons
Below are videos of the Eureka Math lessons we would have completed in class. You can use these as references for the homework or complete them for extra practice. There are some materials required for the lessons that you will probably not have at home. Below I have listed the materials you will need and some substitutes you can use (or you can just watch the video). Not all videos for the module have been posted yet, as more videos are uploaded I will add them to the list below.
Materials:
White board and marker- Paper and pencil is fine 40 Linking cubes- You can use legos, blocks, beads, or any other small objects 4 Dimes and 10 Pennies
This week have your child read one article each day and write about what they have learned, or what they think is most important from the text. You may read the text aloud to them and google or discuss any tricky words- it’s a great idea to have them use the new words they learn in their writing.
Student writing should be at least three sentences long with a goal of five sentences, and it should focus on the information in the article of the day. But, they can add additional information from other articles as they develop more background knowledge and deepen their understanding of the topics.
This week we are learning about animals that build and dig. After you read each article, ask yourself, “What does this animal do? How does that help it survive in the wild?”
Below is a great example piece! It has an introduction sentence where the author notifies the reader what the piece will be about. There are 3 facts in the body of the piece. The last sentence is a conclusion sentence.
Science
Please use this week to catch up on any science lessons you did not get too.
In order to make sure students have the opportunity to learn all of the first grade content, I will be posting around three Mystery Science lessons per week. These lessons include a short video and an online book or activity.
The activities are not required, but they are fun! Keep clicking through the slides at the end for even more fun!
Why do birds have beaks? Substitute materials: Beaks- tweezers, kitchen tongs Food- any beans, beads or small pasta
Why are polar bears white? Substitute materials: Glue dots: use tape or simply set your “moth” different places Moths: cut and color paper- any shape is okay!
Why don’t trees blow down in the wind? Substitute materials: Umbrella top- any paper, junk mail, etc. Straws- popsicle sticks, silverware or real sticks from outside Stickers- tape, glue, stapler Pipe cleaners- yarn, shoelaces or other strong string Dixi cup and play dough- any small plastic cup and clay or homemade dough
The meal distribution times for four of the meal pick up locations will change for the month of Ramadan fromApril 24 – May 21. Pick up days will continue to be Monday, Wednesday and Friday except for the week before and week after Memorial Day. The times for each location and further information on Memorial Day changes are below:
Noon to 2 p.m. Fordson High School Woodworth Middle School Salina Intermediate McCollough Elementary
10 a.m. to Noon Dearborn High School Edsel Ford High School Smith Middle School
Memorial Day pick up changes: Week of May 17 Monday, Wednesday and Thursday – May 18, 20 and 21 with no Friday pick up. Times vary by location- see above.
Week of May 24 Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday – May 26, 27, and 29 pick up. Times switch back to 10 a.m. to noon at all seven schools
One day during the week of April 27th, River Oaks will be passing out Chromebooks again. The date has not been confirmed, but as soon as it is, I will let you know. When they are passed out this time, it will only be to families who have not been able to borrow one yet. If you are a family who has not had the opportunity to come up to the school to borrow a Chromebook, please let me know, so I can pass the information along.
Practice the spelling pattern throughout the week as usual. Have a parent or sibling give your child a spelling test at the end of the week.
This week we have a new spelling pattern, the vowel team OO:
Spelling words: moon, noon, room, pool, tooth, too, you, who, new, into
Rule: The spelling pattern OO can represent three sounds (say the words moon, book, and floor to compare the sounds). This week we will be studying words with the long double o sound like in the word moon as well as some high frequency words with the same sound, but a different spelling pattern.
Notes: Continue to remind your child to “tap it out” even if they remember how to spell the word, it helps with permanent spelling memory. The OO sound should only get one tap; it’s two letters but only represents one sound. The
you is spelled with ou representing the long /oo/ sound
who is very tricky! Three letters represent two sounds. Wh represents the /h/ sound and a single o represents the long /oo/ sound.
new is tricky because it has the long /oo/ sound, but it is spelled with ew like in chew or flew.
into is a compound word made up of in and to. The words to, too, and two are spelled differently to help the reader understand the authors meaning.
To usually indicates a direction like ‘going to a store’ or ‘giving something to your friend’.
Too can be used as a conjunction that means the same thing as also or and. Too can also be used to intensify the word after it like ‘the candy is too sweet’.
Two represents the number 2.
Reading
Every child should be reading at least 40 minutes per day. This can be a combination of reading on Raz Kids to complete the required quizzes, reading on Epic, or any additional reading your child may do.
Raz Kids Levels A-J should read and complete at least 2 quizzes on Raz Kids every day (10 per week). Levels J-Z should read and complete at least one quiz on Raz Kids every day (5 per week).
If you are not sure of your child’s level please let me know.
I will be able to see your child’s quiz scores each time they take a quiz, so they should read carefully and look back in the book to check their answers! If they are having trouble I will email you to check in.
Math
This week we are moving on from review and are starting new content that your child has not studied before. There are four assigned lessons. Lessons 23, 24, 25, and 26 will be due on Friday. If your child finishes all four lessons before Friday, please have them work on the homework assignments below and on IXL math instead of moving on.
If your child is behind on math, please have them complete two lessons per day.
The homework assignments below are optional. They are all in your child’s math homework book. I suggest spending 10-15 minutes on them after the Zearn lesson of the day is completed. Zearn skips lessons that would have been a review day in school. I have included the review homework for these lessons as well- you can choose to skip them or work on them on Friday as a review. I’m trying to give plenty of work for those who want more, but please do not feel pressured to complete all of the extra assignments!
Below are videos of the Eureka Math lessons we would have completed in class. You can use these as references for the homework or complete them for extra practice. There are some materials required for the lessons that you will probably not have at home. Below I have listed the materials you need, I have listed some substitutes you can use, or you can just watch the video. Not all videos for the module have been posted yet, as more videos are uploaded I will add them to the list below.
Materials:
White board and marker- Paper and pencil is fine 40 Linking cubes- You can use legos, blocks, beads, or any other small objects 4 Dimes and 10 Pennies
This week have your child read one article each day and write about what they have learned, or what they think is most important from the text. You may read the text aloud to them and google or discuss any tricky words- it’s a great idea to have them use the new words they learn in their writing.
Student writing should be at least three sentences long with a goal of five sentences, and it should focus on the information in the article of the day. But, they can add additional information from other articles as they develop more background knowledge and deepen their understanding of the topics.
Below is a short video that shows some samples of typical first grade writing.
Below is an example of an Informational piece of writing about guinea pigs.
This is a great example piece! It has an introduction sentence where the author notifies the reader what the piece will be about. There are 3 facts in the body of the piece. The last sentence is a conclusion sentence.
Science
In order to make sure students have the opportunity to learn all of the first grade content, I will be posting around three Mystery Science lessons per week. These lessons include a short video and an online book or activity.
The activities are not required, but they are fun! Keep clicking through the slides at the end for even more fun!
Why don’t trees blow down in the wind? Substitute materials: Umbrella top- any paper, junk mail, etc. Straws- popsicle sticks, silverware or real sticks from outside Stickers- tape, glue, stapler Pipe cleaners- yarn, shoelaces or other strong string Dixi cup and play dough- any small plastic cup and clay or homemade dough
Last Week’s Lessons (in case you didn’t get to them). Why do birds have beaks? Substitute materials: Beaks- tweezers, kitchen tongs Food- any beans, beads or small pasta
Why are polar bears white? Substitute materials: Glue dots: use tape or simply set your “moth” different places Moths: cut and color paper- any shape is okay!
Challenge Assignments
If your child finishes all of the work above, you may choose to have them work on challenge assignments.
