First Grade News May 4, 2015 Curriculum Highlights

• Math: Time and measuruement • Social Studies: I was, I am, I will be • Word study: plural suffixes

Singular means only one of something. Plural means more than one. There are two plural suffixes - <-s> and <-es> If you create an extra syllable when you create the plural add <-es>. If the number of syllables stay the same just add <-s>. EG. tiger tigers lion lions 1 syllable 1 syllable

witch witches fox foxes 1 syllable 2 syllables If a word ends with <o> you will probably have to add <es>

EG. mango mangoes

Word Study:

foxes others words places things

years numbers homes houses lunches

News From Ms. Tindall’s Class

The next few weeks in math we will be reviewing some of the trickier concepts covered over the year - time and measurement. You can support the measurement aspect at home by talking with your child about the different properties of objects that can be measured such as length, width, height, weight, volume, surface area, temperature, time, capacity etc. Also point out different units of measurement as you come across them. For example, centimetre, inch, metre, foot, litre, kilogram, second, minute, degrees, square metre etc. Pay particular attention to measurements you see in the real world such a “1 litre” on the juice container, “60 kilometres per hour” on the speedometer, “39” for the size of a shoe, or “2 cups” for a recipe. See how many different things and ways you can measure at home.

In partnership, Ms. Tindall

Monday Reading/ Word Study: Find plurals and singular forms in your books Math: Time practice: Explain to someone everything you know about the clock and telling time. Remember to use words such as hour, minute, analogue, digital, clockwise, anti-clockwise, o’clock, half past etc) Social studies: Learning about the past from stories/ photos/ books/ videos. How was life different for your parents than for you as a child? Talk about the toys your parents used to play with. Find the oldest person you know (perhaps a grandparent or elderly neighbor). Ask them the same questions you ask your parents. How are their answers alike/ different? How do you feel about their lives compared to yours? Tuesday Reading/ Word Study: Find plurals and singular forms in your books Math: Practice telling time, and calculating time between activities. EG. I arrived home from school at 4 o’clock. Dinner is at 6:30pm. How much time until dinner? Social studies: Repeat as Monday but this time focus on school. Wednesday Reading/ Word Study: Find plurals. Decide which suffix has been used - <s> or <es>. How can you decide whether to add <s> or <es>? Math: Continue with the daily telling time practice. Please do this on an analogue clock. Social Studies: Repeat as Monday but this time focus on activities/ games.

Thursday Reading: Word Study: Make these words into plurals by adding a suffix. fox, car, truck, doll, arch, garden, school, box, beach, mango, tomato, Math: Telling time. Social Studies: Repeat as Monday but this time focus on clothing.

Friday Reading Poem Collection Social Studies: Repeat as Monday but this time focus on rules and expectations at home and school.