WEEK OF MAY 14-18, 2012

FIRST GRADE NEWS

CARNIVAL LUNCH FORMS  ARE DUE IN THE CAFETERIA BY MONDAY, MAY 14TH. 

THERE ARE TWO SPECIAL PROGRAMS THIS WEEK!  ON TUESDAY STUDENTS WILL ATTEND "BRAINSHOWMANIA" (THIS IS A BIG FAVORITE AT NSE).  ON FRIDAY WE WILL GO TO NSHS TO ATTEND THE BAND/CHORUS SPRING CONCERT. 

HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK ACADEMICALLY:

READING - THE TEST ON "TIPPY TOE CHICK" IS ON TUESDAY.  WE BEGIN OUR LAST STORY, "MOLE AND THE BABY BIRD" ON WEDNESDAY.  THE LAST STORY TEST WILL BE THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY, 5/22.

SPELLING - THE NEW LIST BEGINS TUESDAY.  THE VOWEL SOUND /OU/ AS IN OUT.  THE PRACTICE TEST WILL BE THE NEXT MONDAY AND THE TEST WILL BE ON TUESDAY.

GRAMMAR - WE WILL FINISH LEARNING ABOUT ONE TYPE OF SENTENCE - COMMANDS.  THEN WE LEARN ABOUT ANOTHER TYPE OF SENTENCE - EXCLAMATIONS.

MATH - STUDENTS WILL ROUND NUMBERS TO THE NEAREST TEN; THEY WILL COUNT DIMES, NICKELS, AND PENNIES; THEY WILL;  DIVIDE FOODS INTO FRACTIONAL PARTS(AND THEN EAT THEM); THEY WILL BUILD A BAR GRAPH AND WRITE OBSERVATIONS ABOUT THE GRAPH; AND, FINALLY THEY WILL MEASURE LINE SEGMENTS BY CENTIMETERS (INSTEAD OF INCHES).

HOMEWORK

MONDAY: DAY 1 > ART> REREAD THE STORY, "TIPPY TOE CHICK" AND STUDY H/F WORDS.

TUESDAY >DAY 2 > STUDY NEW SPELLING LIST AND DO SPELLING WORKBOOK PAGE 102; DO MATH WORKSHEET 116B.

WEDNESDAY > DAY 3 > MUSIC > READ NEW STORY; DO SPELLING WORKBOOK PAGE 104.

THURSDAY > DAY 4 >LIBRARY (REMEMBER TO BRING BACK BOOKS, STUDENTS DO NOT GET NEW BOOKS!) REREAD STORY AND STUDY H/F WORDS; DO SPELLING WORKSHEET; DO MATH WORKSHEET 118B.

FRIDAY > COMPUTERS > LOOK FOR YOUR CHILD'S FRIDAY FOLDER AND WEEKLY EVALUATION FORM.