The First Grade Team wants to make sure we are supporting our students learning and their families at home. Please take a moment to complete the survey to let us know more about how we can adjust our learning plan. 

Take the survey here: https://forms.gle/R1xmo8WmVwkfFVVJ7

Please have your students work on their grade level sight words. Mark off the words they know. If they do not know some of the words for their grade, make note cards and help your students review them. If your student has mastered all the words for their grade level, they can begin to work on the next grade level words. As always, if you have any questions, please let me know.  

Parents,

We’ve got some great news to share! Zaman International will be at Dearborn High on Wednesday from 10-12:00 pm to deliver 250 boxes of food to families that may need them; the boxes feed a family of four for 1-2 weeks. 

Feel free to use the south side of the building where normal breakfast and lunch pickup occurs. 

Thanks Najah Bazzy and Zaman International for their generosity!

Try one today at https://family.gonoodle.com

Spelling:

This week we have a new spelling pattern, the consonant digraph WH. Digraph is the word we use to describe two letters that represent only one sound. Other examples of digraphs are th, ch, and ph.

Spelling words: when, wheel, what, which, where, white, while, whale, wheat, once

Rule: WH is used to represent the unvoiced /w/ sound. (That means you don’t vibrate your vocal chords when making the sound. Put your hand on your throat and feel the difference when you say was compared to what.)

Notes: This could be a challenging week! Check out the notes below to help your child with any specific spellings that might be tricky. It is ok to reduce your list to the first five words.

• wheel contains the double e which represents the long e sound.
• what can be tricky to remember because the letter a represents the /u/ sound like in up. (We call that a lazy vowel or the schwa sound.)
• white, while, and whale all have the magic e at the end which makes the vowel in the middle make the long sound.
• where looks like it has a magic e but the “e-r-e” is a tricky spelling for ai-r. I like to remember it by thinking about the meaning of the word- where has the word here in it. Where? Here.
• wheat has the vowel digraph ea, which can spell the long e, short e, or long a sound. In this word, it spells the long e sound like in eat. We eat wheat. Compare this to how the long e sound is spelled in wheel.
• once is our super tricky sight word. The o does double duty representing two sound /w/ line win and /u/ like up. The c in this word comes before an e so it is pronounced /s/ like in circle or center. The e is silent.

Reading

Read your book bag books and books on Raz Kids every day. 
You should complete at least 2 quizzes on Raz Kids everyday (10 per week). I will be able to see your quiz scores each time you take a quiz, so read carefully and look back in the book to check your answers!

Math

We will begin with reviewing the lessons we have completed so far in Module 4 on Zearn before moving on. You should complete at least one lesson a day. This week Lessons 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 will be due on Friday.  Please do not go past lesson 15. If you complete all lessons and want to practice more math, please lo onto IXL to practice skills.

Writing

You should spend about 30 minutes each day working on writing each day. Read a nonfiction book on Raz Kids from the Reading Room and write an informational writing piece about it. You should complete three different writing pieces (one each week) and bring them to school on April 13th to turn them in. 

Challenge Assignments

If you finish all of the work above, you and your parent can decide if you should move on to work on the extra assignments.

Other Resources

• Speech and Language Activities for Speech students
• Reading Teacher’sblog
• Physical Education blog and GoNoodle
• Art blog

Let’s celebrate spirit week! If you would like to participate, check the schedule below and email one photo of yourself that matches the day’s theme. I’ll post everyone’s photos on the blog!

• Monday: Pajama Party Day! Show us your favorite pajamas!
• Tuesday: Hobby Day! Try a new hobby, experiment or craft and share a picture.
• Wednesday: Game Day! Take a picture of yourself playing a game or sport.
• Thursday: Reading Day! Take a photo of yourself reading at home. 
• Friday: Family Day! Share a picture of you and your family hanging out.

Here is an optional daily schedule to help your day run smoothly. It is important to have a balance of work, play, exercise and quiet time throughout the day!

Today we will learn: Can animals laugh? Click the picture to explore ->

ACCESS is offering FREE Grab-and-Go meals for kids.

Pick up times are from 3-5 p.m. Monday- Friday.
Please call 313-203-3406 for more information.

Scholastic Learn at Home

Scholastic is offering some really great learning at home options on their site: Follow this link to check it out!

Even when schools are closed, you can keep the learning going with these special cross-curricular journeys. Every day includes four separate learning experiences, each built around a thrilling, meaningful story or video. Kids can do them on their own, with their families, or with their teachers. Just find your grade level and let the learning begin!

-The Editors of Scholastic Classroom Magazines.