Mrs. Klan's First Grade

Here are some powerpoints that I have converted to PDF files to help review some of the concepts we have been learning in first grade.

Have your child view this file and write an opinion piece telling whether they would prefer an apple or orange as a snack.

Good afternoon, families!

I hope this post finds you safe and healthy. I will be posting regularly in order to give students opportunities to learn during this time. Please feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions or concerns. Thank You! klanr@dearbornschools.org

Hello Families,
Unbelievably, it is our last week together in first grade. I have enjoyed my class so much this year. Watching them grow academically, physically, and socially has been a great pleasure and I am so excited to see what their futures hold. Thank you for entrusting them to me and giving me the opportunity to make a positive difference in their lives. I love each and every one of them and am so proud of the progress they have made. Please never hesitate to visit as they progress through their school careers.

This week, please remember to keep back packs at home. Also, students MUST return any books (unless I have told them to keep them), book bags, and math bags. Thank you for your cooperation! Have a wonderful summer!

I cannot believe it is JUNE!! Here are our plans for the week:

Spelling
Words
big
bigger
biggest
quick
quicker
quickest
jump
jumper
jumping
shall

We will be having our First Grade Picnic on Tuesday, June 5. Please pack a lunch for your child on that day as if we were going on a field trip. We will be eating popsicles with all of the other first graders and having an extra long recess, so you might want to put sunscreen on your child. It would also be a good idea to send an extra bottle of water since we will be outside for over an hour. Please send a blanket or towel for your child to sit on. They may also bring balls, jump ropes, or other playground equipment (sidewalk chalk etc.) on this special day!

ELA: Students will be reading fiction stories and identify who is telling the story at various points. Additionally, students will be looking for words that authors use to suggest feelings or appeal to the five senses. We are working on narrative writing, where we retell a story focusing on the beginning, middle, and end.

Science: We are learning about heredity and looking at human and animal traits that are learned and passed down. Some animal babies (most mammals) share traits of their parents, while some do not (such as butterflies and caterpillars).

Social Studies: We are reviewing for our social studies test about the past, present, and future.

Grade 1 PRE Test Unit 10

The homework tonight and tomorrow is a practice page with story problems and missing number equations. Please remember that our field trip is on Thursday. They must bring a disposable lunch (no glass bottles) that day.

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Hello Families! I hope you are enjoying this beautiful, long weekend. This is a short week, and we have a field trip on Thursday. Please send your child to school with a disposable lunch that day. Here are our plans for the week:

Spelling Words
wood
stood
took
foot
book
cook
pick
kind
early
own

Reading: We are continuing to read fiction books and identifying the central message or lesson in the story. Students should be able to ask and answer questions about the important parts in a text. Additionally, we are comparing and contrasting two characters or stories in order to state the similarities and differences.

Math: Students are learning to solve addition and subtraction story problems. They must be able to find the missing number. I am teaching them to read the problem and identify the key words that will help them determine whether we must add or subtract to solve the problem. I will post the pretest on my blog.

Social Studies: We are learning about Independence Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and Presidents day as these are National Holidays that play an important part in our history.

As the year begins to wind down, I am noticing that some of the students are having a more challenging time following the rules and expectations. It is so important for them to have positive behavior and be kind to one another. We are struggling with this a bit, so please talk to your child about respecting teachers by listening, following directions, and focusing during lessons. Also, please remind your child to avoid name-calling or teasing of any kind. I always explain to them that part of my responsibility is to help keep them safe and happy, and to teach them how to be kind to one another. Let’s continue to work together to help our children become positive, successful second graders 🙂

Have a beautiful weekend!
Grade 1 PRE Test Unit 10