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Newsletter 2-2-2015

This document provides information for 1st grade students at Monte Vista Elementary. It summarizes the literacy and math focus standards for the week, which are comparing and contrasting characters in stories and understanding the equal sign and evaluating equations. The weekly reading assignment is "Mama's Birthday Present" and phonics skills cover long a sounds and possessive endings. Important dates are noted, including no school on Presidents' Day. Homework includes nightly reading, weekly spelling and phonics, and an optional family activity calendar. A thank you is also included for snacks donated for a 100th day celebration.

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Newsletter 2-2-2015

This document provides information for 1st grade students at Monte Vista Elementary. It summarizes the literacy and math focus standards for the week, which are comparing and contrasting characters in stories and understanding the equal sign and evaluating equations. The weekly reading assignment is "Mama's Birthday Present" and phonics skills cover long a sounds and possessive endings. Important dates are noted, including no school on Presidents' Day. Homework includes nightly reading, weekly spelling and phonics, and an optional family activity calendar. A thank you is also included for snacks donated for a 100th day celebration.

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Monte Vista Elementary

1 st grade Ms. Pryor

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2-02-15

LITERACY focus standard

MATH focus standard

CCSS RL.1.9 Students will compare and


contrast the adventures and experiences of
characters in a story using key details.

CCSS: Operations and Algebraic Thinking


1.OA.7 Students will understand the
meaning of the equal sign, and determine if
equations involving addition and subtraction
are true or false.

Strategy: Students will use the sentence frames:


We will compare and contrast _____ and _____.
They are the same because _________________.
They are different because __________________.

4 + 6 = 10
2+3=1+4
12 = 12

This weeks basal story is


Mamas Birthday Present
The genre is realistic fiction.
(Week 4.1)

7 = 10 10
1+1=2+2
12 = 20

Phonics skills:

long a:

ai and ay
train, rain, play, stay
possessive ending s
cats toy
Moms keys

True
True
True
False
False
False

We will talk about balancing equations to make


both sides the same (equal).

Februarys Habit of the Month


Important Dates
Mon. 2/2

Habit Seven:

Groundhog Day

Sharpen the Saw

Mon. 2/16 Presidents Day - No School


2/23-2/27 Parent/Teacher Conferences

Balance Feels Best

(conference sign-up sheet will go home next week)

Homework Reminder:
1. NIGHTLY Reading (fill-in log)
2. Weekly Spelling/Phonics
3. Family Activity Calendar (optional)

Thank You

Thank you for donating snacks for our 100th


Day celebration. We enjoyed them, and plan to
use the leftovers during the next few weeks.

Words to practice:

give
surprise

enjoy
would

about
worry

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