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I hope you enjoy reading about all the great learning we did in 1-1 this week!

Literacy

This week our close reading lessons focused on two texts, Lon Po Po and Red Riding Hood. The children started the week by identifying feeling words in Lon Po Po. They highlighted the key feeling words and other clue words in the text and then used the words to identify how the characters were feeling at the beginning and end of the story. They chose one character to focus on and recorded the key words. Then they illustrated a picture to show how the character was feeling. 

Later in the week, we read another version of Red Riding Hood. They children worked together to retell the story, focusing on key details. During our second reading, the children completed a Venn Diagram comparing, Lon Po Po, to this version of, Red Riding Hood. They did a great job of recalling the details from each story and placing them in the correct part of their Venn Diagram. 

Writing

This week, the children met with a partner to edit their persuasive letter. They looked to see if they could add either an attention grabbing opening or closing sentence to their letter. Their partners also helped them to check for punctuation and word wall words spelled correctly. 

Later in the week, they published their persuasive letters. The children took their time and wrote in their best handwriting. I am proud of how hard they worked on their letters. The children are excited to see if they receive any responses to their letters next week. 

Math

In Math, the children completed Unit 10 on Monday. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the children took their End of the Year test. I will send these home towards the end of the year. The children did a great job!

Social Studies

This week, the children learned about Chinese New Year. They researched the holiday during reading time using several non-fiction books and excerpts. The children also completed a graphic organizer on facts they learned about Chinese New Year. Using the organizer they wrote a nonfiction piece on Chinese New Year. Next week, the children will create their own dragons out of paper to represent the dragons used during the Dragon Dances. We will also compare Chinese New Year celebrations to our New Year celebrations.

Happy Birthday

On Monday, we celebrated Jackelynn’s birthday. We hope you had a great birthday Jackelynn!

Notes:

-No School on Monday, May 26th because of Memorial Day!

-Friday, May 30th is Field Day! Please send your child to school in comfortable clothing, including gym shoes. They should also bring a water bottle to carry with them to all the games. Your child should is encouraged to bring sun screen (they will be allowed to apply it after lunch before field day begins).

Enjoy the rest of the long weekend! 

Happy Memorial Day!