What did we learn last week and will we be learning this week?

Math
1st grade 

• Continued working with solid figures
• Measured with nonstandard units 
• Measurement- learn about the objects we use to measure (rulers, scales, cups, etc)
• Fractions

2nd grade 

• Worked with place value (1's, 10's, 100's)
• Worked with tally marks
• Counted by 2's, 5's, 10's 
• Worked on making 10
• Measure with nonstandard units

Reading
1st grade

• Introduce /oo/ Spelled oo, _ue, u_e, _ew, u (like in flute, few)
• Introduce /oo/ Spelled oo (like in took, book)
• Introduce /ow/ Spelled ow, ou_ (like in clown, grouch)
• Introduced /o/ Spelled oa_ and _ow (like in load, snow)
• Introduced /u/ Spelled ue_ and _ew (like in dew, hue)
• Blend words with long vowels and words with 2 or more syllables

2nd grade

• Review ow, ou (like in cow, mouth)
• Review oi (like in coin)
• Review aw (like in crawling) 
• Review long i (i, i_e, igh)
• Review long o (o, o_e, ow)

Writing
Both grades

• Continue to work with paragraphs
• Will begin to do some research about ants and will begin to learn about nonfiction writing

Science
1st grade

• Continued to learn about balance and motion

History  

1st grade

• Will begin to learn about Egypt

2nd grade

• Will finish learning about Westward Expansion