OCTOBER 1-5, 2012

NEWS

 

 

THIS WEEK WE WILL HAVE TWO SPECIAL ACTIVITIES DURING TWO MORNINGS.  MONDAY MORNING OUR GUIDANCE COUNSELOR, MRS. HULL, WILL COME AND TALK WITH OUR CLASS.  FRIDAY MORNING WE WILL ATTEND THE SPARTAN HOMECOMING PEP RALLY AT NSE.

 

NEXT WEEK STUDENTS DO NOT HAVE SCHOOL ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 8TH (TEACHERS HAVE AN IN-SERVICE PROGRAM). 

 

DUE TO THESE EXTRA ACTIVITIES, I PLANNED EXTRA LESSONS FOR OUR NEW READING STORY, "GET THE EGG!"  WE WILL NOT HAVE ANY TESTING UNTIL NEXT WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10TH.

 

WE WILL HAVE OUR SPELLING PRACTICE TEST ON THURSDAY (10/4) AND RETEST ON FRIDAY (10/5).

 

 

JUST A REMINDER:  BOOK ORDERS ARE DUE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3RD.

 

 

 

HOMEWORK

 

 

MONDAY - DAY 5 - COMPUTERS - STUDY NEW SPELLING LIST ( SHORT E WORDS). DO MATH WORKSHEET 19B.  READ "FAMILY TIMES."

 

TUESDAY - DAY 1 - ART - READ NEW STORY AND H/F WORDS.  DO SPELLING WORKBOOK 18.  NO MATH.

 

WEDNESDAY - DAY 2 - GYM (REMEMBER SNEAKERS) READ STORY AND H/F WORDS.  STUDY SPELLING WORDS AND DO WORKBOOK PAGE 20.  NO MATH.

 

THURSDAY - DAY 3 - MUSIC - READ DECODABLE READERS 9 AND 10.  STUDY FOR SPELLING RETEST (UNLESS YOU EARNED 100).  MATH - DO WORKSHEET 22B.

 

FRIDAY - DAY 4 - LIBRARY (REMEMBER BOOK) WEAR SPARTAN T-SHIRT (SPIRIT DAY).  FRIDAY FOLDERS COME HOME.  RETURN THE FOLDER ON TUESDAY.

 

 

ENJOY YOUR LONG WEEKEND!!!



 

1. 

SEPTEMBER 24-29, 2012

HOMEWORK

 

 

MONDAY-DAY 5 - COMPUTERS - READ NEW "FAMILY TIMES" FOR "A FOX AND A KIT" AND READ NEW STORY AND H/F WORDS.  STUDY NEW SPELLING LIST.  DO MATH WORKSHEET 14B.

 

 

TUESDAY - DAY 1 - ART - REREAD STORY AND H/F WORDS.  STUDY NEW SPELLING LIST.  NO MATH!

 

 

WEDNESDAY - DAY 2 - GYM - (REMEMBER SNEAKERS) REREAD STORY AND H/F WORDS.  STUDY FOR PRACTICE TEST TOMORROW.  DO MATH WORKSHEET 16B.

 

 

THURSDAY - DAY 3 - MUSIC - READ THE STORY FOR THE TEST TOMORROW.  DO MATH WORKSHEET 17B.  IF YOU EARNED A 100 ON SPELLING PRACTICE TEST; TAKE THE NIGHT OFF FROM SPELLING.  IF YOU MISSED ANY WORDS; WRITE WORDS MISSED 5X EACH.

 

 

FRIDAY - DAY 4 - LIBRARY - (REMEMBER LIBRARY BOOKS)  NO HOMEWORK; FRIDAY FOLDERS COME HOME; PLEASE LOOK THRU IT AND RETURN ON MONDAY.

 

 

REMINDER: BOOK ORDERS ARE DUE BY OCTOBER 3RD

SEPTEMBER 17-21, 2012

MONDAY - DAY 5 - COMPUTERS: READ NEW STORY AND STUDY H/F WORDS.  STUDY NEW SPELLING LIST (SHORT O WORDS) (PRACTICE TEST ON THURSDAY; RETEST ON FRIDAY).  DO MATH WORKSHEET 11B.

TUESDAY - DAY 1 - ART:  REREAD NEW STORY AND H/F WORDS.  STUDY SPELLING LIST.  DO MATH WORKSHEET 12B.  

WEDNESDAY - DAY 2 - GYM (REMEMBER SNEAKERS:   READ STORY AND H/F WORDS. STUDY FOR PRACTICE TEST.  DO MATH WORKSHEET 13B.

THURSDAY- DAY 3 - MUSIC:  READ STORY FOR TEST TOMORROW.  STUDY FOR SPELLING RETEST AND WRITE INCORRECT WORDS 5X EACH.  IF YOUR CHILD EARNED A 100 ON THE PRACTICE TEST, THEN S/HE WILL HAVE 20 MINUTES OF FREE TIME TOMORROW A.M. AND NO SPELLING HOMEWORK.  DO MATH WORKSHEET14B.

FRIDAY - DAY 4 - LIBRARY (REMEMBER LIBRARY BOOK) - FRIDAY FOLDERS COME HOME TODAY.  PLEASE LOOK AT YOUR CHILD'S PAPERS AND RETURN THE FOLDER ON MONDAY.

SORRY FOR THE UNDERLINING:  SEEMS HOMEWORK HELPLINE IS HAVING ISSUES TODAY (AREN'T WE ALL!!!)

PARENTS: THE CHILDREN'S READING TESTS ARE NOT BEING SENT HOME IN ANY OF THE FIRST GRADE CLASSROOMS, BUT, YOU CAN YOU VIEW THEIR TEST SCORES ON ESCHOOLBOOK.  THE READING STORY TEST WILL HAVE TWO SCORES-ONE FOR THE H/F WORDS AND ANOTHER FOR THE COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS.  IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CALL OR E-MAIL ME, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THE CHILDREN ALL GOT A 100% ON THE H/F WORDS.  THE COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS ARE MORE DIFFICULT.  USUALLY THERE IS ONE OR TWO THAT SEEM "TRICKY" AND I HAVE FOUND THAT AS THE CHILDREN GET M0RE EXPERIENCE TAKING THE TESTS, THEY DO BETTER.  IT IS IMPORTANT TO DISCUSS THE STORY AS YOU READ IT AND TALK ABOUT THE CHARACTERS AND WHAT HAPPENS IN THE STORY.

THE CHILDREN'S GRADES TO DATE ARE EXCELLENT AND YOU WILL RECEIVE A MID-MARKING PERIOD PROGRESS REPORT SOON.

SEPTEMBER 10-14, 2012

HOMEWORK

MONDAY  - DAY 5 - COMPUTERS - READ AND STUDY NEW SPELLING LIST (SHORT I WORDS); READ NEW STORY ("PIG IN A WIG") AND "FAMILY TIMES" (THE SPELLING LIST AND FAMILY TIMES WILL BE IN YOUR CHILD'S TAKE-HOME FOLDER.  DO MATH WORKSHEET 9B.

TUESDAY - DAY 1 - ART - STUDY SPELLING WORDS; REREAD "PIG IN A WIG" AND STUDY H/F WORDS.  NO MATH!!!

WEDNESDAY - DAY 2 - GYM (REMEMBER SNEAKERS -  DO SPELLING WORKBOOK PAGE 8; STUDY FOR PRACTICE TEST TOMORROW.  READ THE STORY OR DECODABLE READER. NO MATH AGAIN!

THURSDAY -  DAY 3 - MUSIC - STUDENTS WHO EARNED 100 ON THEIR SPELLING PRACTICE TEST HAVE NO SPELLING HOMEWORK AND THEY EARNED 20 MINUTES "FREE TIME" FRIDAY A.M.  STUDENTS WHO MISSPELLED ONE OR MORE WORDS MUST STUDY AND WRITE THEIR INCORRECT WORDS 5X EACH.  THEY WILL RETEST FRIDAY A.M.

ALSO:  REREAD "PIG IN A WIG" AND STUDY H/F WORDS - TEST TOMORROW A.M. ON STORY AND H/F WORDS.

FRIDAY  - DAY 4 - LIBRARY (REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR LIBRARY BOOK) STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE THEIR FRIDAY FOLDERS - SO PLEASE LOOK AT THE PAPERS AND SIGN THE BACK OF THE FOLDER AND RETURN TO SCHOOL ON MONDAY.

NEWS

 

LAST WEEK THE CHILDREN EARNED THEIR ACTIVITY PERIOD ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON.  THEY CHOSE TO GO OUTSIDE TO THE "BIG" RECESS YARD FOR 30 MINUTES.  A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL (EVEN ME!).  THIS WEEK THEY WILL RECEIVE 15 TICKETS AND THEY MUST HOLD ONTO AT LEAST 12 TICKETS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE ACTIVITY PERIOD ON FRIDAY.

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 3 - 7, 2012

 

FIRST GRADE NEWS

 

 

This week we will start our first Reading Unit on Animals-both tame and wild.  We will study words with the short a sounds.  We will study sentences-what they are and how to write them.

 

 

Homework

 



 

Monday - Labor Day

 

Tuesday - read new story; study new spelling words; do math worksheet 5B

 

Wednesday - reread story; study spelling words; do math worksheet 6B

 

Thursday - reread story; study spelling words (test tomorrow); do math worksheet 7B

 

Friday - Friday Folders will come home; please review papers and sign and return on Monday

 

 

Parents:  This week we will only have a Spelling test on Friday since it is a four day week.  Usually we will have a pre-test on Thursday and students who earn 100 will not have to take the test on Friday (they earn "free-time").

 

Also:  we will start our ticket behavior management program;  each day your child will receive three tickets.  S/he will keep tickets in snack bags in his/her desk.  At the end of the week, if s/he has at least 12 tickets then s/he can participate in our Friday activity period.  Children will lose tickets for breaking classroom rules (they will receive a warning).  Students can earn tickets back with good behavior.  Shorter weeks will mean fewer tickets will be required for earning the Friday privilege.

 

Please remember:  Friday is "School Photo Day" (absent students can have photos taken on "retake day"  which is announced at a later date.