Colin Powell Elementary School- First Grade

First Grade
Check out what we are learning the Fifth 6 weeks of school:
Reading	We will be learning: Learning the long e ( ie), long o (o-e), the long i (igh) sounds, long a (ay, ai) reviewing contractions * Continue working with main idea * Retelling and summarization skills * Working with reality and fantasy * Sequencing stories * Predict and confirm answers in a story * What to do when you come to a word you don't know when reading
Language Arts	We will be working on... * writing complete sentences * using periods and capitals in sentences * Writing a poem * Using adjectives in stories and sentences * Introduce verbs * Verbs that tell about now
Spelling	We are learning how to spell words with... * contractions * question words * long o words (o-e) * words ending with -le
Math	We are learning... * addition and subtraction of double digit numbers * problem solving * review measurement using rulers, * reading and creating your own bar graphs * Review telling time to the half hour
Science	We are working on... * learning about the ocean * space * Bugs and plants
Social Studies	We will be learning... * The Amazon Rainforest * Washington Monument * States that border Texas * Capital of Texas