Topic/Objectives for October 19-23, 2015

MATH: Topic: Ways to make Sums.

                             Make sums 4 5 6, 7 8 9, 10 11 12, 13 14 15, 16 17 18, 19 & 20 using connecting cubes.

                              Create a number story kite with sums from 1 – 20.

Problem Solving: Choose the best strategy to solve problems.

 

ENGLISH: Pronouns: Define pronouns

                                               Recognize pronouns he, she, it, they, we, us, them, me and I.

                                               Replace nouns with pronouns in sentences.

                                              Test: Pronouns

                                              Listen to a personal narrative.

                                             Discuss characteristics of a well written personal

                                             narrative.

 

READING GROUPS: Golden Delicious: “On the Way to the Pond”

                                            Red Delicious: “All that Corn”

                                            Green Delicious: “Todd’s Box”

 

SPELLING WORDS: Group 1: rock    ox    drop  shop chop  box  pond  stop  

                                                              clock   want   wash    spot

                                         Challenge Words: profit     dodge   bonnet

                                           Group 2: ball     call     all   fall   wall   tall   small          

                                                           hall    gall  stall

                                        Challenge Words: waterfall      install     recall

 

SCIENCE: Topic: All About Animals

                                   How Do Animals Need Plants?

                                  Children will identify ways animals depend on

                                  plants for their basic needs.

                                 Recognize that animals need food, water, shelter and

                                 air t survive.

                                Children will identify characteristics of living

                               organisms that allow their basic needs to be met.

 

SOCIAL STUDIES: Test: Pictures and Maps

                                        Students will define family.

                                       Discuss families in the community.

 

BIBLE:  Topic: Sacrifice/God’s Special Plan for Me

                 Students will realize that God has a plan for each of

                 their lives.

                 God is pleased to answer their prayers when they trust Him.

                 Understand that unlike the sacrifice of old, today we

                 sacrifice our time and means by giving up something to      

                 help someone else.

                 Describe at least two ways they can sacrifice to others.

                 Test: Abraham

 

Memory Verse:”For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law.”

                                     Romans 3:28

 

NB. Parents, please ensure that your child studies the Memory verse. Remember

there is a reward for the first students who know the memory verse.

Spelling Bee

Here are our four spellers who represented first grade in the School’s Spelling Bee on Friday.

Congratulations, you made us proud! The winner was Djimon. Well Done!

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To be continued.

Science Project

Two weeks ago we were given a project to collect four to six (4-6) different types of seeds and use them to make a plant showing the four main parts (the flower, stem, leaves and roots). Look what we did!

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Topic/Objectives for October 12-16, 2015

MATH:  Time Continues

                 Read and write time on the hour and half hour.

                 Draw hands on clock to show time on the hour and half hour.

                 Problem Solving

Test

 

ENGLISH: Nouns Continue

                        Identify nouns among other words.

                        Identify plural nouns ending in ‘s’.

                        Distinguish between singular and plural nouns.

                        Identify and write proper nouns that name people, animals and places.

Naming Yourself Last.

Test

 

READING GROUPS: High: “Tomas Rivera”

                                           Middle: “Todd’s Box”

                                          Low: “Jack and Rick”

 

SPELLING WORDS: Group 1fish    sister    wish      ring   spring    thing

                                                               bring   think  with     live    swim     give

                                          Challenge Words: children           guilt         liberty

                                            Group 2: dot   got   job jog  shop hop hot   top   clock

                                                                block rock not

                                            Challenge Words: profit  adopt  lobster 

 

SCIENCE: Topic: More about Plants

                       Project Presentation

 

SOCIAL STUDIES:  Students will distinguish between pictures and maps.

Describe a picture and a map of a community.

 

 BIBLE:  Topic: Abraham Demonstrates his Trust

                                 Students will understand that Abraham trusted God.

                                Each time they trust God, it will become easier to trust Him the next time.

                               Differentiate between trusting God and obeying God.

                              Compare ways that Noah and Abraham trusted and

                              obeyed God.

 

Memory Verse: We were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God,

                                   but also our own selves, because you had become

                                   very dear to us. I Thessalonians. 2: 8

NB. Parents, please ensure that your child studies the Memory verse. Remember

there is a reward for the first students who know the memory verse.