First Grade

We will enjoy the story the New Friend which will help us force on evaluating the structure of a story. We will answer the comprehension questions also to make sure that we are understanding what we read. The story also shows us how there are words that take an ES at the end instead of just an S to make it plural.

We will continue our study of habitats focusing this week on the ocean. I hope you enjoy many non fiction books about the ocean at home this week too. 

In math we will refocus again on fact families. Please complete chapters 18 and 19 in your at home math book to reinforce this concept. It is very easy to make worksheets of fact families so feel free to make homemade ones as well. All the extra practice will help!

This Saturday at the Capitola Mall there will be the Author's Fair. Please take some time to stop by the mall  and look for the Rio del Mar table. Each class will have student made books there for all to enjoy. Each year they ask students to come up front and read his/her book to the crowd. If your child is interested in doing this, find the person in charge and sign up.

Remember that this Friday is our school's Jogging for the Arts. Help your child to remember to come to school ready to run!

A special thank you to Linda Morales for all her hard work with the students decorating our garden box. It looks amazing! She will finish planting with the student this week so please send in your child's favorite flower to be planted.