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**Glendale 1st Grade Team Weekly Newsletter!** ====== 

A look at the week ahead...

 * May 11th - May 15th **[[image:Picture1.jpg width="168" height="113" align="left"]]

= = = = = = = = = Phonics: We will be reviewing the long u/oo sound, /kw/ spelled qu_, and consonant blends. = = = = Shared Reading: We are continue our unit on "Being Afraid". We will be reading the stories __Strange Bumps__ and __Clyde Monster__. =


 * Ask your child to tell you about this selection.

This week, we will be using the strategies of: Predicting Summarizing Making Connections Monitoring and Clarifying

Comprehension Skills: Drawing Conclusions and Comparing and Contrasting

= Guided Groups =

Please remember to read the books from the teacher baggie each night and return them to school each morning. Have your child read to you or another adult each night. Thank you for your support! =** Math: We will be spending the week reviewing place value, base-10 blocks, and ordering numbers. Please practice coin combinations at home. ** =

= Theme/Writing = = = We will be continuing our plant unit. We will be reviewing the jobs of each plant part. We will also be learning about trees and shrubs, the six life processes, and the plant life cycle.

= Important Information: = = =
 * The first grade classes are trying to go outside for recess as often as possible. Please make sure that your child has appropriate clothing for playing outside.
 * May 15th is the Special Person's Luncheon.

First Grade May Birthdays!
5/2 Isabella Markarian 5/6 Mariah Longono 5/7 Isha Sathe 5/12 Taylor Terranova 5/15 Jacob Cazes 5/19 Faith Sampsell 5/30 Jacob Steinbroner 5/30 Sean Haynes

= Schedule: = = = Monday - Day 4 Tuesday - Day 5 Wednesday - Day 1 Thursday - Day 2 Friday - Day 3


