WEEK OF JANUARY 30-FEBRUARY 3, 2012

FIRST GRADE HOMEWORK

MONDAY>DAY 3>MUSIC>REREAD "JAN'S NEW HOME"; DO SPELLING WORKBOOK 60 (PRACTICE TEST IS TOMORROW); DO MATH WORKSHEET 68B; BRING IN 100 "THINGS" FOR TOMORROW.

TUESDAY>THE 100TH DAY OF SCHOOL>DAY 4>LIBRARY>BRING BACK YOUR LIBRARY BOOKS>DO READING WORKBOOK PAGE 27; IF YOU DID NOT EARN 100 ON THE SPELLING PRACTICE TEST, THEN, YOU MUST WRITE THE INCORRECT WORDS 5X EACH ON THE BACK OF YOUR TEST; STUDY FOR SPELLING TEST; STUDY FOR TEST ON READING STORY AND H/F WORDS.

WEDNESDAY>DAY 5 > COMPUTERS>DO MATH WORKSHEET 69B.

THURSDAY>DAY 1>ART>PARENTS-LOOK FOR "FAMILY TIMES" FOR NEW STORY; READ NEW STORY-"FROG AND TOAD TOGETHER"STUDY NEW H/F WORDS; DO MATH FACT WORKSHEET.

FRIDAY>DAY 2>GYM>REMEMBER SNEAKERS> LOOK FOR FRIDAY FOLDERS!!

WEEK OF JANUARY 23-27, 2012

FIRST GRADE HOMEWORK

MONDAY>DAY 3>MUSIC>READ "RUBY IN HER OWN TIME" AND STUDY H/F WORDS. DO MATH WORKSHEET 65-1/B AND FACT WORKSHEET. STUDY FOR SPELLING PRACTICE TEST TOMORROW.

TUESDAY>DAY 4>LIBRARY (REMEMBER TO BRING BOOKS)>READ STORY AND STUDY H/F WORDS FOR TEST TOMORROW ON "RUBY IN HER OWN TIME." NO MATH HOMEWORK! IF YOUR CHILD EARNED A 100 ON THE SPELLING PRACTICE TEST>NO SPELLING HOMEWORK; IF ANY WORDS WERE MISSPELLED-WRITE THEM 5X EACH ON THE BACK OF THE SPELLING TEST AND STUDY FOR RETEST TOMORROW.

WEDNESDAY>DAY 5> COMPUTERS>NO READING/SPELLING HOMEWORK! DO MATH WORKSHEET 66/SIDE B.

THURSDAY>DAY 1>ART> PARENTS-LOOK FOR NEW "FAMILY TIMES" AND READ "JAN'S NEW HOME" WITH YOUR CHILD. STUDY NEW SPELLING WORDS. DO MATH WORKSHEET 67/SIDE B.

FRIDAY>DAY 2>GYM> REMEMBER SNEAKERS> ALSO, REMEMBER THERE IS AN EARLY DISMISSAL TODAY AT 11:45 DUE TO AN ACT 80 DAY/TEACHER IN-SERVICE. NO BREAKFAST WILL BE SERVED AND WE WILL NOT HAVE SNACK TIME. LUNCH WILL BE SERVED AT 9:40-10:10. FRIDAY FOLDERS WILL COME HOME WITH WEEKLY EVALUATION FORMS.

WEEK OF JANUARY 16-19, 2012

FIRST GRADE HOMEWORK

MONDAY>NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

TUESDAY>DAY 4>LIBRARY (REMEMBER BOOKS) PARENTS-LOOK FOR NEW "FAMILY TIMES" AND READ NEW STORY. DO SPELLING WORKBOOK PAGE 54 AND STUDY NEW WORDS. DO MATH WORKSHEET.

WEDNESDAY>DAY 5> COMPUTERS> REREAD STORY AND STUDY H/F WORDS. STUDY SPELLING LIST. DO MATH WORKSHEETS.

THURSDAY>DAY 1>ART>REREAD STORY AND STUDY H/F WORDS. STUDY SPELLING WORDS. DO MATH WORKSHEETS.

FRIDAY>DAY 2>GYM>REMEMBER SNEAKERS!>PARENTS, LOOK FOR YOUR CHILD'S FRIDAY FOLDER. STUDY SPELLING WORDS>PRE-TEST ON MONDAY;TEST ON TUESDAY.

STORY TEST WILL ALSO BE ON TUESDAY.

WEEK OF JANUARY 9-13, 2012

FIRST GRADE HOMEWORK

MONDAY>DAY 4>LIBRARY>READ NEW STORY, "AN EGG IS AN EGG." LOOK FOR THE "FAMILY TIMES" IN YOUR CHILD'S FOLDER. STUDY NEW SPELLING WORDS AND DO WORKBOOK PAGE 50. DO MATH FACT WORKSHEET 57.

TUESDAY>DAY 5> COMPUTERS> READ STORY TO AN ADULT AND STUDY H/F WORDS. STUDY SPELLING WORDS. DO MATH WORKSHEET 58B.

WEDNESDAY>DAY 1>ART> REREAD STORY AND STUDY H/F WORDS. STUDY FOR SPELLING PRE-TEST. DO MATH WORKSHEET 59B.

THURSDAY>DAY 2.GYM> REREAD STORY AND STUDY H/F WORDS-TEST TOMORROW. IF YOU EARNED 100 ON THE PRE-TEST-NO HOMEWORK. IF ANY WORDS WERE SPELLED INCORRECTLY; WRITE THE INCORRECT WORDS 5X EACH ON BACK OF THE TEST AND STUDY FOR TEST TOMORROW. DO MATH FACT WORKSHEET 60.

FRIDAY>DAY 3>MUSIC> PARENTS: LOOK FOR YOUR CHILD'S FRIDAY FOLDER. SIGN THE BACK OF THE FOLDER AND THE WEEKLY EVALUATION FORM AND RETURN TO SCHOOL ON TUESDAY.

IMPORTANT

FYI: THERE WILL BE NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS NEXT MONDAY, JANUARY 16TH. ENJOY THE 3 DAY WEEKEND. TEACHERS WILL HAVE AN IN-SERVICE DAY.

ALSO: WE WILL HAVE DIBELS TEST AGAIN THIS WEEK (EITHER TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY). READING TEACHERS WILL ASSESS YOUR CHILD'S READING PROGRESS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF FIRST GRADE.

ALSO: THE SECOND MARKING PERIOD IS COMING TO A CLOSE ON JANUARY 17TH. REPORT CARDS SHOULD BE SENT HOME ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 20TH.

WEEK OF JANUARY 2-6,2012

FIRST GRADE NEWS

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL. THIS WEEK WE WILL REVIEW THE SKILLS WE LEARNED IN OUR READING UNIT 2. STUDENTS WILL BE TESTED ON THESE SKILLS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THERE WILL NOT BE ANY SPELLING LIST UNTIL FRIDAY, JANUARY 6TH (THE TEST FOR THAT LIST WILL BE THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY).

STUDENTS WILL RETURN BOOK 2 OF THE READING SERIES ON THURSDAY AND RECEIVE BOOK 3. THEY WILL BRING BOOK 3 HOME, PLEASE COVER THE BOOK AND MAKE SURE THEIR NAME IS WRITTEN ON THE FRONT COVER.

IN MATH WE WILL BE LEARNING MORE ABOUT SYMMETRY, ODD/EVEN NUMBERS, AND THE CAPACITY OF DIFFERENT CONTAINERS. STUDENTS WILL HAVE A WRITTEN ASSESSMENT AND A FACT ASSESSMENT DURING THE WEEK TOO.

WE WILL DO AN INVESTIGATION OF TWIRLERS FOR OUR SCIENCE UNIT ON BALANCE AND MOTION. WE WILL ALSO WRITE ABOUT OUR FAVORITE PART OF CHRISTMAS.

WE HAVE A NEW STUDENT STARTING ON TUESDAY. PLEASE WELCOME TRAVIS CLAY TO OUR CLASS. WE NOW HAVE 20 STUDENTS; 13 GIRLS AND 7 BOYS. I HOPE EVERYONE WILL MAKE TRAVIS FEEL GOOD ABOUT BEING AT NSE AND HELP HIM GET COMFORTABLE WITH OUR CLASS AND BUILDING.

HOMEWORK

TUESDAY>DAY 5>COMPUTERS> DO MATH WORKSHEET 55/SIDE B; DO FACT HW/SIDE B.

WEDNESDAY>DAY 1>ART>READ H/F WORDS' SENTENCES ALOUD TO AN ADULT.

THURSDAY>DAY 2>GYM (PLEASE REMEMBER TO WEAR SNEAKERS)>THE READING BOOK 3 WILL COME HOME. PICK A STORY TO READ TOGETHER. COVER YOUR BOOK AND WRITE YOUR NAME ON THE COVER.

FRIDAY>DAY 3>MUSIC>FRIDAY FOLDERS COME HOME. LOOK AT PAPERS/TESTS. READ/SIGN THE WEEKLY EVALUATION FORM AND RETURN IN THE FRIDAY FOLDER ON MONDAY.