First Grade News

February 23, 2015

Curriculum Highlights
Writing - Non-Fiction Fact and explanation
sentences. Word choice. Sentence fluency.
Math Addition and subtraction facts
Science unit Adaptations, animal behaviours
Word study Days of the week
Reading Strong readers monitor comprehension and use fixup strategies

Reminders

Thursday February 26, 8:30am Grade

one show!
Be early and be prepared for parking
congestion! Show starts 8:30am sharp!
Parent/teacher conferences Thurs & Fri 5th & 6th of March
If you havent yet done so please send in some pictures,
graphs, charts, diagrams, maps etc for your child to use to
illustrate their non-fiction book
Friday February 27 No School for students teacher inservice day
Word Study

Sunday
Friday

Monday
Saturday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

News From Ms. Tindalls Class

What a wonderful time of year! Students have become independent

and can virtually run the classroom by themselves.
Thanks for
all of your support over the year. Our joint efforts are really
paying off. The students are surprising me everyday with their
mature comments, kindness for each other (well most of the time
:-) and how quickly they are picking up new concepts especially
compared to the beginning of the year. Take a moment with your
child to have a little celebration of what they have learned this
year. You and he/she certainly deserve it.
Looking forward to seeing you at the show on Thursday!
In partnership,
Ms. Tindall

Monday
Reading: Look for examples of fact sentences. Does the author go on to explain or give an
example?
Word Study: Look for the words on a calendar. Where else can you find the days of the
week?
Math: Practice reading graphs. Some graphs are attached from basic to more challenging.
Encourage your child to work where they are comfortable and attempt a small challenge.
Research: Search for pictures/ diagrams/ photos for your non-fiction book.
Tuesday
Reading: Look for examples of fact sentences. Does the author go on to explain or give an
example?
Math: Continue improving your speed and accuracy with single digit addition. Play Addition
Top it or any other games that help you to practice in a fun way.

Wednesday
Reading: Look for examples of fact sentences. Does the author go on to explain or give an
example?
Word Study: Write the days of the week in something fun such as playdough, paint or
shaving cream. Remember days of the week always begin with a Capital.
Math: Continue improving your speed and accuracy with single digit addition. Play Addition
Top it or any other games that help you to practice in a fun way.
Get a good night sleep and eat a big breakfast Thursday morning ready for our show!
Thursday
Reading: Look for examples of fact sentences. Does the author go on to explain or give an
example?
Word Study: What other words can you think of that contain day? (EG daylight)
Math: Continue improving your speed and accuracy with single digit addition. Play Addition
Top it or any other games that help you to practice in a fun way.

Friday
Reading
Poem Collection: Please return it to school on Monday.

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Bar Graph of Pets

This is a graph of pets that belong to the students of Miss Smiths class. Use the information from
the graph to answer the questions.

Pets

This
the

8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0

Dogs

Cats

Fish

Birds

1. How many dogs do the students have?

1.

1.

2. How many birds do they have?

2.

2.

3. How many cats do they have?

3.

3.

4. How many fish do they have?

4.

4.

5. Do they have more fish or cats?

5.

5.

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Baseball Bar Graph

The school baseball team keeps track of how many runs each player gets. Use the graph below
to answer the questions.

The
to a

Number of Runs

Number of runs (y-axis)

12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Mark

Tracy

Doug

Patty

Sarah

Players Name (x-axis)

1. How many runs did Sarah have?

1.

1.

2. How many runs did the player with the most runs have?

2.

2.

3. How many more runs did Doug have than Sarah?

3.

3.

4. How many fewer runs did Mark have than Tracy?

4.

4.

5. How many runs did Mark and Patty have?

5.

5.

6. Who has more runs: Mark and Doug or Tracy and Patty?

6.

6.

7. Which two players runs added together are less than Tracys?

7.

7.

8. Jose scores five more runs than Tracy.

How many runs did he score?

8.

8.

9. List the players in order, from fewest runs to most runs.

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Cookie Sales Pictograph

Four Girl Scouts sold cookies for one month. The list below shows how many boxes were sold
by each Girl Scout.
Isabella - 40 boxes

Sam - 35 boxes

Emma - 15 boxes

Grace - 50 boxes

Use the information from the list to complete the pictograph below and answer the questions.
Name

Fo
b

Cookie Sales

Isabella
Emma
Sam
Grace
KEY
Each

= 5 boxes

1. How many boxes of cookies did the girls sell in all?

1.

1.

2. How many more boxes of cookies did Isabella sell

than Emma?

2.

2.

3. Which two girls sold a total of 75 boxes of cookies?

3.

3.

4. Half of the cookies sold by Grace were Thin Mints.

How many boxes of Thin Mints did Grace sell?

4.

4.

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Height Record Line Graph

Caitlins family has kept track of her height. Below is a line graph showing how her height has
changed as she aged. Use the graph to answer the questions.

Caitlins Height

50

Height in Inches (y-axis)

Height in Inches (y-axis)

60

40
30
20
10
0

Ca
ch

Birth

2 Years

4 Years

6 Years

8 Years

Age (x-axis)
1. How tall was Caitlin when she was 4 years old?

1.

1.

2. How much had Caitlin grown from the time she was born
to 6 years old?

2.

2.

3. How old was Caitlin when she was 30 inches tall?

3.

3.

4. How tall might Caitlin be when she is 10 years old?

4.

4.

5.

5.

a. 85 inches

b. 55 inches

c. 50 inches

d. 65 inches

5. About how tall might Caitlin have been when she was 5 years
old?
a. 40 inches

b. 43 inches

c. 45 inches

d. 49 inches

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Favorite Ice Cream Pictograph

Mrs. French and Mr. Miskey are planning a party for their classes. The students are asked to
vote for their favorite ice cream flavor. The list below are the results.
Chocolate - 8
Vanilla - 7

Chocolate Chip - 13

Cookie Dough - 8
Strawberry- 5

Use the information from the list to complete the pictograph below and answer the questions.
Flavor

M
v

Us

Number of Votes

Chocolate
KEY

Vanilla

= 2 votes

Chocolate
Chip
Cookie
Dough
Strawberry

1. What two flavors did the students like the least?

1.

1.

2. How many students voted for either cookie

dough or strawberry?

2.

2.

3. How many more students voted for

chocolate chip than vanilla?

3.

3.

4. How many votes were there in all?

4.

4.

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Summer Camp Activites

A group of kids spent a week at Big Tree Summer Camp. At the end of the week, the councelers
asked campers what their favorite part of camp was. The pie graph shows their responses.

Ag
ask

camp
fire
canoeing
crafts

horseback
riding

1. What activity did campers enjoy the most?

1.

1.

2. What fraction of the campers chose canoeing

as their favorite activity?

2.

2.

3. What fraction of the campers chose horseback

riding as their favorite activity?

3.

3.

4. Did more campers choose camp fires or crafts

as their favorite activity?

4.

4.

5. Was camp fire or canoeing more popular

with the campers?

5.

5.

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Popcorn Sales Pictograph

Four Boy Scouts sold popcorn for one month. The list below shows how much money was
collected by each Boy Scout.
John - $75

Logan - $30

Carter - $60

Andrew - $45

Use the information from the list to complete the pictograph below and answer the questions.
Name

Fo
c

Money Collected

John
Carter
Logan
Andrew
KEY
Each

= 5 dollars

1. How much money did the boys collect in all?

1.

1.

2. How much more money did Carter collect

than Andrew?

2.

2.

3. Which two boys sold a total of $120 of popcorn?

3.

3.

4. Who sold more popcorn than Logan, but less

than Carter?

4.

4.

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