Mrs. Papke's Fantastic First Grade

  Weeks of November 22nd and November 29th, 2021 We have a short week of school this week due to Thanksgiving break. Therefore, I will not send math homework home this week. Enjoy time with friends and family! Happy Thanksgiving! These two weeks in literacy, we will… Recognize and say consonant clusters that blend 2 or 3 consonant sounds Read a poem titled, Star Light, Star Bright Read The Creaky House: A Tale From Europe , adapted by Betty Riggs. While reading, we will hear and say initial consonant clusters. We will also infer a lesson from the story, identify the importance of the setting and remember important details.  Participate in Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Lessons Read Turkey Trouble by Wendi J. Silvano   and 'Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving by Dav Pilkey Read, Going on a Bear Hunt by Margie Sigman. We will connect words that have similar letter clusters and phonogram patterns (st, spl, gr). We will also make connections to content, characters and events. Rea...

  Week of November 15, 2021 **This week’s math homework is a game to play with your child and does not need to be returned to school. Enjoy! This week in literacy, we will… Recognize and say consonant clusters that blend two or three consonant sounds  Read The Great Detective, by Elizabeth Sawyer, for shared reading.   We will notice consonant clusters and inflectional endings of words. We will also discuss the sequence of events in the story Read a poem titled, The Big Black Bug  Write about what we’re thankful for during Community Writing time Participate in Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Lessons In writing this week, we will… Share our opinions about different topics with others Continue using convincing statements to support our ideas Read the book “ I wanna Iguana” and write out opinions of the book In math this week, we will… Decompose numbers less than or equal to 10 into parts in more than one way Record decompositions of numbers less than or equal to 10 with d...

  Week of November 8, 2021 Students have earned enough bingo pieces as a whole class to earn their prize! They chose to have a Pajamas and Stuffed Animal day on Friday the 12th! Please bring a stuffed animal that is no bigger than their backpack.  As mentioned in Thorson's Thursday Folder, all 3 elementary schools will be celebrating veterans as they drive past in a procession on Thursday, November 11. They're due to drive past Thorson at 9:30 and we'll be outside wearing red, white & blue, cheering, maybe singing, waving flags or signs to show our appreciation for their service. If you have a veteran you would like to participate in the processional, they are welcome.  This week in literacy, we will… Recognize and use the phonograms -ap, -ay and -ai Recognize that letters can be consonants or vowels Read Tap, Tap. Tappity-Tap, by Elizabeth Sawyer, for shared reading.   We will infer feelings of characters and understand a simple theme. We will also read repeatin...