This is the last week that new assignments will be posted
Next week please catch up on any work your child is behind on
At the end of next week I will send your child’s final progress report for all of remote learning (March-June). This will be the grade your child will receive on their report card for marking period 4
Be on the lookout for information regarding picking up student belongings this week from school through a drive-by process
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns! We did it everyone, last week of school!!!
Pick Up Student Belongings 6/3 and 6/4 from 12:00-2:00pm
Student belongings from their desks and lockers have been bagged and are ready to be picked up. Anyone who ordered a year book will also have the year book in their bag. Please read below for important info on pick up procedures.
Please bring book bags and library books to return!
Before leaving home place all book bags and library books in the trunk of your car.
Pull up in the drive thru lane in the parking lot, pop your trunk, and wait for a staff member.
The Staff member will follow social distance guidelines and ask for your student information (name, teacher) and leave to get their bagged belongings.
The Staff member will then place the items in your trunk and take any items you are returning to school (book bags and library books).
**I have also been awarded a grant to buy my students learning materials to use at home. I will be passing out backpacks full of materials to help your child’s education continue at home!**
This week’s assignments have been posted. Click the link to view the full description of this week’s assignments.
New articles have been posted for writing this week.
We will continue reviewing science and social studies topics, with a focus on health and safety. This week we will focus on fire safety.
Teachers have been bagging up student property at school. An announcement will be made soon about times parents can come pick up the items the week of June 1. (We are waiting to get fifth grade t-shirts and yearbooks before passing things out.)
Parents can preview the new, proposed ELA (reading, writing, spelling) curriculum for next year on Monday, June 1 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. via Zoom. Please view this document for more information. Email communications@dearbornschools.org for the Zoom login information.
The last day to submit assignments for a grade will be June 7 at 11:59 p.m.
The last official week of school June 8-11. No new work will be posted that week. I am planning to only post some fun end of the year activities, and ideas for helping parents prevent learning loss over the summer.
This week we have lessons for only 4 days, we had no school Monday 5/25 because of Memorial Day.
New articles (only 4) have been posted for writing this week.
We will continue reviewing science and social studies topics, with a focus on health and safety.
Teachers will be bagging up student property at school this week. An announcement will be made later this week about times parents can come pick up the items the week of June 1.
The last day to submit assignments for a grade will be June 7 at 11:59 p.m.
The last official week of school June 8-11. No new work will be posted that week. I am planning to only share student work, some fun end of the year activities, and ideas for helping parents prevent learning loss over the summer.
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, ER and EST endings :
Rule: We can add ER or EST to the end of a short (one syllable word) when comparing things using an adjective (such as tall).
Add ER to compare two things: he is taller than his sister.
Add EST to compare three or more: Ms. Roe is the tallest person in our class.
SpellingNotes:
small, smaller, smallest– remind your child that small ends with a double l.
big, bigger, biggest– when a short vowel word ends with a single consonant (like the word big) we double the final consonant letter before adding ER or EST to keep the vowel sound short. Think of how bigger rhymes with digger, and biger would rhyme with tiger.
quick, quicker, quickest– these words may be tricky! We often say that the q makes the /kw/ sound like in queen, but in English words q must be followed by a u. Quick also ends with the digraph CK which makes a single /k/ sound.
lucky, luckier, luckiest– when a word ends with Y you must change the Y to an I before adding ER and EST. Lucky also contains the CK digraph which makes the single /k/ sound.
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 is the last week to complete work from Module 5. This was a short Module with only 13 lessons.
Zearn Lessons: Module 5 Lesson 13 and Module 6 Lessons 1, 2 and 4 will be due on Friday. If your child finishes all of these lessons on Zearn before Friday, please have them work on the problem set in their “Learn” book with the Flowerbeds painting on it or their homework assignments in the “Succeed” book with The Bedroom painting on it.
The homework assignments are optional, I have attached them below in case you do not have your book.
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. Only two video lessons are available this week: Module 5 Lesson 13 Module 6 Lesson 3
Writing
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 to stay safe and healthy.
Now that we have completed our social studies history unit, we’ll review health and safety lessons that connect to other topics we have studied in science and social studies this year.
This week we’re learning about staying safe outside in the summer.
To read Scholastic News enter the code: croe14 Note: You may need to click the link, login using the code above and then click the link again.
Memorial Day Celebration with American Flag on background. Text “Memorial Day – Remember and Honor”
Just a reminder that there is no school on Friday, May 22nd or Monday, May 25th. Remote learning will continue on Tuesday, May 26th. I hope you all have a wonderful holiday weekend with your families!
Rule: The spelling patterns ER, IR and UR are all r controlled vowels that represent the same sound /r/ like the last sound in the word over.
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 /r/ sound should only get one tap; it’s spelled with two letters in these words but only represents one sound.
over, were, every, under and after- the /r/ sound in these words is represented by the ER spelling.
every- remind your child that a y at the end of a word usually represents either the sound of long I (like sky) or the long e sound (like key). In the word every the y represents a long e sound which can be tricky (Hey! The word tricky ends with a long e sound too!).
under and after- these words also have side-by-side consonants (under, after) which can be tricky for kids to hear. Remind your child to tap it out and listen for all the sounds.
bird, girl and dirt- the /r/ sound in these words is represented by the IR spelling.
burn and hurt- the /r/ sound in these words is represented by the UR 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
There are 4 Zearn Lessons this week.
Zearn Lessons 9, 10, 11, and 12 will be due on Thursday. If your child finishes all of these lessons on Zearn before Thursday, please have them work on the problem set in their “Learn” book with the Flowerbeds painting on it or their homework assignments in the “Succeed” book with The Bedroom painting on it.
The homework assignments are optional, I have attached them below in case you do not have your book
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 to stay safe and healthy.
Now that we have completed our social studies history unit, we’ll review health and safety lessons that connect to other topics we have studied in science and social studies this year.
This week we’re learning about healthy eating and the importance of drinking water. You can read the magazine and watch the videos below throughout the week.
To read Scholastic News enter the code: croe14 To read on epic enter your class code: igs1178
Rule: The spelling pattern OR is called an R controlled vowel because the R that follows the O changes the sound of the o. We often call this a “bossy r” in first grade.
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 AR sound should only get one tap; it’s two letters but only represents one sound.
thorn- remind your child that th spells the /th/ sound like in thumb.
more, core, store and shore- all look like they have a magic e at the end, but the r is still “bossy” and controls the sound of the or, remind your child that these words end with an e that is silent.
shore- also contains the digraph sh which sounds like the beginning sound in shell.
four- is our tricky spelling this week. It is spelled with a u but sounds exactly the same as for. We spell it differently to let others know it’s the word for the number four (not the conjunction or preposition).
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. Zearn Lessons 5, 6, 7 and 8 will be due on Friday. If your child finishes all of these lessons on Zearn before Friday, please have them work on the problem set in their “Learn” book with the Flowerbeds painting on it or their homework assignments in the “Succeed” book with The Bedroom painting on it.
The homework assignments are optional, I have attached them below in case you do not have your book.
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?”
We only have two lessons left in our History Unit this week, so I have added a little more reading. It is fine to read these books over a few days, and you can feel free to read to your child, some of the books are considered advanced for first grader.
Lesson 5: Schools Then and Now Going to school in the past was different than going to school now in many ways, especially now that we are doing online learning at home! In the past not all children were able to get an education. Some children had to go to work to help their family earn money, some were not allowed to go to school because of slavery and lasting racism, others lived in an area where there was no school. In the United States now, all children are able to attend public schools, but we still have work to do to make sure all children have equal learning opportunities.
We learn about the past from people and pictures.
Schools were different in the past.
Schools have changed over time.
Read the magazine and books below and think about: What things about school are different now? Is there anything that is the same?
Lesson 6: Celebrating Events and People in the Past Culture is a word we use for talking about the arts, religion and traditions of a group of people. There are many people in the United States from many different cultures. People celebrate holidays to honor important events and people from their culture, and some cultures do not celebrate holidays at all. Talking to others about the holidays they celebrate helps us understand each other and build relationships in our community among people who are from different cultural backgrounds.
National holidays are special days celebrated in our country.
Many national holidays are celebrations of events that happened in the past.
Many national holidays celebrate people who lived in the past.
People are honored with national holidays because they made the United States a better country.
Read the books below to learn about special holidays in the United States.
It is time to register for preschool, young 5’s and kindergarten for the 2020-2021 school year. Please email me if you have a child that will be joining us at River Oaks next year.
I just wanted to take a minute to say “Thank You!” to all of the parents who are doing their best to help their children succeed during this time. I know it is not easy, but you are making a difference in your child’s education and are doing a GREAT JOB!
I am here to help you in anyway possible! Please do not hesitate to email me with any questions or concerns. I am also available for phone calls or face times if your kiddos would like to talk or say hi as well! 🙂
