Science
We are wrapping up our first section about the parts of plants and animals and how those parts help them survive.
History
We will be learning about how religions helped people in early civilizations, and how the Maya creation story was passed down from one generation to the next.
Math
This week our first-grade mathematicians will learn that adding three numbers can be done in a step-by-step manner, involving the addition of the first two numbers, then using the answer to add to the third number. Pictures will first be used to demonstrate how this is done. They will also be shown that no matter what the order of the numbers within the addition sentence, the answer will be remain the same. Our scholars will also learn to count by 2’s through repeated addition. They will also learn to count by 2’s forward and backward. After next week we will be doing a review week before learning about the concept of multiplication. Please continue to help your student learn their math facts using flash cards.
Literature
We are continuing to read Sam the Minuteman and will be finishing the book next week.
Books are at the core of a classical, liberal arts education. At Great Hearts Academies, it has always been the tradition for students to develop a personal library of books that they mark in, keep and return to during their time at Great Hearts and which they will be able to treasure for years to come. We call these books “Classics to Keep”. We utilize these classics throughout the school year. Parents and students are strongly encouraged to purchase these books for their own personal collections, so that they can write in them and keep them-allowing students to develop their own impressive personal library of classics over the course of their academic career with Great Hearts. Due to the pandemic, we are unable to share books. Please ensure that your scholar brings their own copy so that they may follow along in class!
Every week a homework tracker is sent home and on the backside is a reading log. These reading logs MUST be filled out and returned by Friday as they are graded weekly. Students should be reading a grade appropriate book to an adult. The adult should write down the title of the book, the pages the student read and a comment about their reading. The adult should ask the student questions about that they read. This will help improve their overall reading skills.
Books are at the core of a classical, liberal arts education. At Great Hearts Academies, it has always been the tradition for students to develop a personal library of books that they mark in, keep and return to during their time at Great Hearts and which they will be able to treasure for years to come. We call these books “Classics to Keep”. We utilize these classics throughout the school year. Parents and students are strongly encouraged to purchase these books for their own personal collections, so that they can write in them and keep them-allowing students to develop their own impressive personal library of classics over the course of their academic career with Great Hearts. Due to the pandemic, we are unable to share books. Please ensure that your scholar brings their own copy so that they may follow along in class!
Every week a homework tracker is sent home and on the backside is a reading log. These reading logs MUST be filled out and returned by Friday as they are graded weekly. Students should be reading a grade appropriate book to an adult. The adult should write down the title of the book, the pages the student read and a comment about their reading. The adult should ask the student questions about that they read. This will help improve their overall reading skills.
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