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Welcome to Quarter 4 at Diamond Canyon!On this page you will find updates and information about our class.Please be sure to scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page.Our Week at a GlanceReading - We are comparing and contrasting Alexander stories.This week we will focus on consonant -le and identifying all 6 syllable types in words.Our last review test is on Tuesday, May 3rd.
This week we will test on words 1-100.
To date, we have reviewed all short vowels, s, l, and r initial blends, final consonants th (both sounds), wh, ch and sh, qu, ck, and double final consonants with short vowels.We have introduced open syllables (go, me, hi) and y (sky, try, musty, puppy) soft c,and long a with a_e (race), long o with o_e (lone), long i with i_e (vine), along with soft g and dge,e_e (these) and u_e (cute, flute). We are learning vowel teams - long e sound with ee and ea, long a with ai and ay, long o with oa and oe, long i with igh and ie, and long u with ui, ue, and ew.We have also introduced contractions along with r controlled: ar, or, and ore, er, ir, and ur. We just learned gn, kn, and wr.We recently introduced diphthongs oi and oy and the long and short sounds of oo.Math - We are completing Module 6:Place Value, Comparison, Addition and Subtraction to 100Science - We are learning about Animal GroupsSocial Studies - We are learning about Economics- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -This Week:Monday - Day 2: Mandarin
Tuesday - Day 3: P.E.Wednesday - Day 4: MusicThursday - Day 5: Art & LibraryFriday - Day 1: P.E.Upcoming Events:Staggered release times: 3:15 - K (& siblings), 3:25 - M-Z, 3:30 - A-L)(1:45 - K (& siblings) 1:55 - M-Z, 2:00 - A-L)Monday, May 9th - Thursday, May 12th - Final Spelling Test 1-100Tuesday, May 17th - Splash Pad Field TripWednesday, May 18th - Dinosaur StoreThursday, May 19th - Last Day of School 12:05 staggered releaseHere is the link of the zoom recording to this year's Curriculum Night.Please let me know if you have any questions.
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Please see the first grade supplies list on the Diamond Canyon web site.
We are in need of 2-3 cases of water bottles, crayola markers, and expo dry erase markers.
Thank you for your generosity!
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