Here’s what we’re covering for the week of May 10 - 14
Basal Story: The Surprise Family
Spelling Words
1.Number
2. Way
3. People
4.Than
5.Water
6. No
7. Could
8. My
9. First
10. Been
Focus:
This week our reading, writing, and math skills will center around the oceantheme. We will learn about many fish and animals that live in the ocean. Wewill also learn about pond life and fun at the beach. Please continue to readas much as possible with your child as we approach the end of the school year.
During this very important year of first grade, your child will experience many exciting learning experiences. We will learn to read and explore books. We will write our own sentences and stories using phonetic skills and our classroom word wall. Through discovery, critical thinking, and reasoning skills we will solve math and science problems. Art will be a major part of our curriculum, as we incorporate our creativity into each subject.

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My Philosophy of Teaching
Children deserve respect. A child's self esteem should be nurtured tenderly. My job is to work with a child until he/she learns. Your child should enjoy the learning process and I want to help them develop their own motivation for learning. I will do my best to encourage your child to be a successful learner. Modeling is the most powerful way to affect a child's learning. Please model the love of learning at home by reading to and in front of your child. -
Mrs. Laniece Sharpe
"The highest result of education is tolerance." -Helen Keller
Discipline Plan
Rewards
A happy teacher
Verbal praise
Extra free time
Good note sent home
Consequences
Verbal warning
Change ticket
Thinking chair
Loss of recess time
Parent Contact Principal

My First and Second Quarter Objectives
Language
Listening/ Speaking Objectives:
- Identify classmates by name
- Introduce self by first and last name
- Participate in rhymes, songs, conversations and discussions
- Orally complete predictable text and rhymes
- Participate in rhymes, songs, conversations and discussions
Phonics:
Identify and use in reading initial consonant sounds
Identify and use in decoding short vowel sounds of a and o Read and spell phonograms:
- Identify and use in reading initial consonant sounds
- Identify and use in decoding short vowel sounds of a,o and i
- Read and spell phonograms:
Reading:
- Identify characters and setting of story read
- Make predictions regarding story
- Use contextual clues to read (meaning, structure, visual)
- Read with fluency
- Identify problems and solutions of story real
- Identify details in story read
- Use contextual clues to read (meaning, structure, visual)
High Frequency Words
but | looks | no | who | did |
her | she | they | let's | have |
here | there | he | out | that |
with | for | this | down | over |
Writing:
Write first and last name using capital and lowercase letters. Capitalize pronoun "I" in writing.
Write in daily journal
Identify and use word wall as a reference for high frequency words
Identify a statement and a question, and be able to differentiate between the two.
Write upper and lower case letters of the alphabet
Write in daily journal
Identify and use word wall as a reference for high frequency words
The Writer's Checklist:
2. I used capital and lowercase letters correctly.
3. I put a punctuation mark (.,?) at the end of each sentence.
4. I have space between my words.
5. I used at least 1 describing word (adjective).

Math
- Patterns - make predictions, identify and create patterns
- Identify number concepts to 20
- Use number lines
- Number words 1-5
- Daily calendar
- Beginning addition and subtraction
- Problem solving: making a picture, acting it out, looking for a pattern
· Add numbers to 12 using a number line or manipulatives if needed
· Subtract numbers to 12 using a number line or manipulatives if needed
· Recognize and apply terms more, less and same as
· Recognize number words 6-12
· Problem solving: making a picture, acting it out, looking for a pattern
· Beginning addition and subtraction
Problem solving: making a picture, acting it out, looking for a pattern

Science
- Five Senses
- Safe Practices
- Safety and Healthy Habits
- Make observations using senses
· Weather
· Seasons
· Exploring Color
· Explore color and color mixtures
· Make predictions and test using scientific experiments
· Analyze and draw conclusions from experiments
· Observe changes over time - changes in weather, seasons, organisms, matter

Social Studies
- Know and follow classroom rules
- Identify authority figures and their responsibilities
- Understand that there are different kinds of families
- Friendship
5. Identify cardinal directions on a map - north, south, east, west
6. Understand use of a map
7. Create and use simple maps
8. Historical figures
9. Holidays and traditions

Third Quarter Objectives
Language: Listening/ Speaking: Retell a story Participate in rhymes, songs, conversations and discussions | Phonics: Identify and use in reading consonant blends ( -l blends and -r blends ) Plurals Identify and use in reading digraphs /ch/ ch and /wh/ wh Read and spell patterns: a-e | i-e | o-e | -l blends | s- blends |
| Reading: Draw conclusions from stories read Categorize information from text read Read and comprehend a familiar text Use contextual clues to read (meaning, structure, visual) Read with fluency High Frequency Words/Contractions soon | went | some | many | look | which | make | were | way | about | don't | I'll | I'm | I've | it's | who's | you'll |
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| Writing: Write a story using a beginning, middle and ending Create lists, labels, and captions for illustrations Identify a noun in a sentence Identify and use word wall as a reference for high frequency words |
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