April 27, 2018

Mrs. Ash’s 1st Grade Class

Subject Area Snapshot

Reading: Reenacting Character Clubs

Readers are stepping into characters’ shoes and paying attention to how they act and
speak. Readers flagged pages where their character showed strong feelings. Another day
they flagged pages that showed a change in their feelings, thinking, or acting.
Writing: Writers revisit mentor authors to prepare their books for celebration.
Writers used revision/editing checklists to get their book ready for publication. Writers in-
cluded a title page and an About the Author page in their final copy. Writers shared their
final copy with their classmates.
Math: Color, Shape, and Number Patterns
Mathematicians identified the unit of a repeating pattern. They also created and extended
patterns.
Science: Weather
We have been observing the weather, graphing that information and discussing the data
collected. We have been talking about thermometers and temperature. We did an experi-
ment with a thermometer covered in black construction paper and one covered in white con-
struction paper. Ask your little scientist what we discovered.

Important Dates

5/2 First Grade Concert, 5:45

5/7 Chipotle Fundraiser
First Grade Music Concert
5/7-5/11 Spring BOGO Book Fair
Bartlett Elementary Gym
5/11 Spirit Day—Dress like a Teacher
Arrival Time ~ 5:35
5/15 PTO Meeting, 3:30
Concert Begins ~ 5:45
5/16 Hungry Howie’s Fundraiser
5/21 Lyon Cantina Fundraiser
There are two other concerts this night.
5/25 Spirit Day—Formal Friday
Kindergarten is performing at 5:00 and 2nd
5/28 No School, Memorial Day
grade is performing at 6:30.