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Week of October 13^th

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Unit 4…Bonus Letters (f,l,s and want to be z). One of our new spelling rules is the BONUS LETTER RULE. To read the word puff one would only need to know the sounds in the letters puf. However in our language when a one syllable word ends in f,l, or s, a second f, l, or s is added when spelling the word. 

Trick Words…, said , one ,was

Spelling words are words using digraphs wh-sh-th-ch-ck

Word cards are available on Fundations site. *Please check out the Fundations  tab on the website and read the unit 4 info.  I do not expect the activities to be returned, but you should be practicing these activities throughout the week to help strengthen the bonus letter rule* with your child.

Math Connects  Develop Subtraction Concepts Essential Question:  What is a subtraction ?  What do you do when you subtract? Vocabulary: difference, number line, minus sign, take away, cross out, count down and subtract.

The students are practicing math facts. We subtract within 10.  Once again first graders will be fluent in subtraction within 10 by the end of the school year. Use flashcards at home. No Ten marks homework this week. 

 Writing   Writing Essential Question:  What is a personal narrative?

A personal narrative is a story about a life event. This is a small moment in our lives. Every Monday we write a personal narrative in the form of Weekend News. We choose an event that happened over our weekend  and write a lead sentence, one to two details and a feeling or closing sentence. Our small moment about our weekend has a beginning, middle and end. Then we draw pictures to match the narrative. This is a quick write on Mondays. We do not spend a great deal of time on revisions of this piece of writing. Discuss your weekends with your child. This will assist them in their writing of Weekend News.                                        

    REMINDERS      PLEASE do all parts of your spelling Homework each week and return it on Friday. Halloween Bingo….Outdoor Fall Fun...Please send an item to assist us with the first grade Bingo Raffle Basket.  THANKS! 

PLEASE RETURN SCHOLASTIC NEWS FORM!