Dear Parents,                     September 22, 2014

A BIG “Thank You!” to the parents that volunteered in our classroom on Friday for Primary Centers! The students had a wonderful time!

This week First Graders are learning…

Language Arts: We have completed theme 1 in our reading series so we will be taking our Theme 1 Assessments on Monday.  We start theme 2 – “Surprise!” this week.  We will be reading stories that have a surprise in them.  Our reading strategy this week is questioning and the comprehension skill that will help us is noting details.  As we read, we try to pay attention to details within the story.  Paying attention to the details, using the pictures, and questioning why events are happening will help us to understand the story. Our phonics focus this week is the short sound of /o/ and d, l, w, and x. Our grammar focus is using an uppercase letter for names.

Spelling: Our spelling words are from unit 7 and will focus on the short sound of /o/ as in “octopus” or “October”. The words are on Spellingcity.com. Our test will be on Friday this week.

Math: We are moving right along with Unit 2: Numbers are Everywhere. This week we are focusing on pennies, nickels, and number models!

Religion: We will begin our discussion on Baptism.

Science: We will be taking our test on Monday and Tuesday will have us observing our Lima Beans from a previous experiment!

Social Studies: We will be wrapping up our Unit 1: School Days and taking our test on Thursday!

Homework for the Week:

  • Monday: Rainbow Write 2x and Math Worksheet
  • Tuesday: Spelling pgs. 69 & 71 and Math Worksheet (double sided)
  • Wednesday: Spelling pgs. 72-73 and Math Worksheet
  • Thursday: Spelling p. 74 and Math Worksheet
  • Friday: Read 2 times!

Reminders for the Week:

  • Please remind your child to bring their library book to school Tuesday so that they may check out a new one.
  • PE Uniforms on Tuesday and Thursday!
  • We have a special art lesson on Thursday morning!
  • Friday is a full day.

If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know.  Have a fantastic week!

Ms. Manning

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