Week of April 21, 2025
Look How Much I’ve Grown!
As we enter the final stretch of the school year, our Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) focus will be all about celebrating growth! We’ll be reflecting on what we’re proud of from this year, recognizing the things we’ve worked hard on, and identifying what we want to continue getting better at.
We’ll also begin setting goals for second grade, thinking ahead to how we can carry our strengths forward and continue growing as learners and friends. Throughout these conversations, we’re reminding students that progress, not perfection, is what matters most.
Your children have grown in so many incredible ways this year—academically, socially, and emotionally—and it’s time to honor that hard work and celebrate the amazing humans they’ve become.
Thank you for being such a supportive part of their journey!
Below are OPTIONAL Learning Links
Incredible Me Read Aloud
Happy to be Me Read Aloud
It’s Great to be Me Read Aloud
What I Like About Me Read Aloud
In FUNdations this week we will continue our work on compound words and multi-syllable words with the endings of ing, es, s, est, er and ed. We will work hard on scooping the two words or syllables within the compound word as well!
TEST THURSDAY! YOU GOT THIS!
Below are examples of compound words as well as open and closed multi- syllable words🙂
Compound Words
Multi-Syllable Words
Below are OPTIONAL Learning Links
Compound Word Match Game
Compound Word Match Game 2
Compound Word Picture Match Game
Wack a Mole est, er endings Game
Suffixes Review Game
Suiffix Fill in the Blank Game
We will continue our informational text writing genre!
Researching in First Grade! 🔍📚
Our first graders have become little researchers! We learned how to explore Kid Safe search engines, how to pull out facts from what we read and watch and we have gone through the POWER writing cyle! We will be publishing our final draft of our research this week!
Below are OPTIONAL Learning Links
Kidtopia Kid safe search engine
Kiddle Kid safe search engine
Kidz Tube Kid safe videos
Topic 15: Reasoning With Shapes and Their Attributes
Topic 15 Home Letter
Topic 15 VOCAB:
Equal shares
Halves
Fourths
Quarters
OPTIONAL RESOURCES FOR HOME
Fractions Games
I Know It Fractions Game
Fraction Fling Game
First Grade Fractions Video
Mini Movies Fractions Video
Time Games for Practice and Review… Gotta stay sharp!
Telling Time to the Nearest Hour
Time Travel Game
Telling Time to the Half Hour Game
Telling Time to the Hour Video
Telling Time to the Half Hour Video
Once Upon a First Grade Year
We are so excited to share that our upcoming Fairy Tale Reader’s Theater Performances will be a special celebration of how far we’ve come as readers this year! These performances will highlight our reading fluency, including expression, pacing, and confidence, and give students a fun and meaningful way to show just how ready they are for second grade.
We can’t wait for you to see the growth and joy your children bring to the stage!
Look Up in The Sky!! It’s ALL the Things!
In our first-grade science unit, we’re exploring the patterns in the sky! Kiddos will learn how the sun, moon, and stars follow predictable patterns that we can observe and describe. We’ll investigate how the sun moves across the sky during the day, how the moon changes shape throughout the month, and how stars are visible at night. We will have fun discovering how these patterns help us understand time, seasons, and even direction. Get ready for an exciting journey through the wonders of the sky! 🌞🌙✨
Below are OPTIONAL Learning Links
Peep Sees Patterns in the Sky PBS Video
Generation Genius Science Video: Patterns in the Sky
Whynauts Patterns in the Sky Video
Storybots Night and Day Moon and Sun Song
April 25: NO SCHOOL TEACHER COMP DAY
April 28: NO SCHOOL Teacher Professional Development Day
May 1: Once Upon a First Grade Year Reader’s Theater Performance @ 11:45!
May 5: PTO Meeting 9:00 am
Mat 23: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!