Monday, January 2, 2012

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.

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