Monte Vista Elementary

1 st grade – Ms. Pryor

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8-13-2018

LITERACY focus standards MATH focus standards

CCSS: RL1.3 Students will describe We are focusing on daily Math routines, counting
setting, characters, and major events in a strategies, and the proper use of Math tools. We will
story using key details. represent a number in many ways including:
We use a “Retell Rope” to identify and describe a numerals, number words, pictures, 10 frames, tally
story’s setting, characters, problem, major events from marks, and base ten blocks. (1.NBT.1)
the beginning, middle, end, and the solution. Students
should be able to orally tell you about these story
elements.
This week’s focus texts are:
The Recess Queen by Alexis O’Neill
Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
.
CCSS: RF1.1a Students will recognize the
distinguishing features of a sentence.
(Capital letter, end punctuation, makes sense)

Phonics Focus:
Important Information:
 P.E. days are Tuesdays and Thursdays.
short a cat, man, nap  First Grade lunch is at 11:20.
-ck ending back, pick, sock  Picture Day is Tuesday, 8/28.
 Back to School Night is Thursday, 8/30.
(Home and Back folders will go home after)
7 Habit Review:  Please complete the “getting to know you”
activities: SUPER KID and Your Special
Habit 1 – Be Proactive
Name. Work together as a family, and
Habit 2 – Begin with the End in Mind return them by next Monday, 8/20.
Habit 3 - Put First Things First
Habit 4 - Think Win-Win New High Frequency Words are
Habit 5 – Seek First to Understand, given every week for your student
Then to Be Understood to practice. These are sight
words to be memorized, and not
Habit 6 – Synergize
for sounding-out.
Habit 7 – Sharpen the Saw Students need to read them
“as quick as a snap.”
Words to Practice:

come on in
my way