OCTOBER 27 - 31, 2014

 

FIRST GRADE NEWS

 

 

    THIS IS A BUSY WEEK FOR OUR SCHOOL!  IT IS "RED RIBBON WEEK" AND, WE WILL HAVE OUR HALLOWEEN PARADE AND PARTY ON FRIDAY!  DURING "RED RIBBON WEEK" THE CHILDREN WILL BE ASKED TO FOLLOW THE THEME FOR THE DAY.  A SCHEDULE WAS SENT HOME ON FRIDAY; IF YOU NEED ANOTHER ONE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.  THE CHILDREN WILL ALSO GET LITTLE TREATS TO WEAR OR EAT EACH DAY.  ASK YOUR CHILD ABOUT THEIR TREATS. 

 

ON FRIDAY CHILDREN SHOULD BRING THEIR COSTUMES TO SCHOOL IN A BAG( PLEASE LABEL THEIR BAG AND/OR COSTUME WITH THEIR NAME).  HOMEROOM PARENTS WILL BE AT SCHOOL TO HELP THE CHILDREN PUT ON THEIR COSTUMES.  THEN THE PARADE SHOULD START AT APPROXIMATELY 2:00.

 

 

HOMEWORK

 

 

MONDAY: DAY 3: MUSIC: REREAD "ANIMAL PARK", AND, STUDY SPELLING LIST 6.  THE SPELLING PRACTICE TEST WILL BE WEDNESDAY.  DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGES 3-3.

 

TUESDAY: DAY 4: LIBRARY: READ "ANIMAL PARK." STUDY SPELLING WORDS  FOR PRACTICE TEST TOMORROW.  DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGES 3-4!

 

WEDNESDAY: DAY 5: COMPUTERS: DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGES 3-5. IF YOU DID NOT EARN A 100 ON THE SPELLING PRACTICE STUDY AND DO SPELLING WORKSHEET - THE RETEST WILL BE FRIDAY MORNING!

 

THURSDAY: DAY 1: ART: DO MATH WORKSHEET.  STUDY SPELLING(UNLESS YOU EARNED A 100 ON THE PRACTICE TEST)! REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR COSTUME TO SCHOOL!!!

 

FRIDAY: DAY 2: GYM: FRIDAY FOLDERS WILL COME HOME WITH THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER.

 

REMEMBER TO TURN CLOCKS BACK ON SUNDAY MORNING!

 

ENJOY YOUR HALLOWEEN

 

 



OCTOBER 20 - 24, 2014

 

HOMEWORK

 

 

MONDAY: DAY 3: MUSIC: READ THE STORY - "GET THE EGG!" AND STUDY H/F WORDS.  STUDENTS WHO NEED TO RETEST ON SPELLING WORDS WILL HAVE A SPELLING WORKSHEET TO DO. 

 

TUESDAY: DAY 4: LIBRARY: READ FOR 20 MINUTES - A BOOK OF YOUR CHOICE!

 

 

WEDNESDAY: DAY 5 COMPUTERS: STUDY NEW LIST AND DO WORKBOOK PAGE.  READ NEW ARTICLE - "ANIMAL FARM."

 

THURSDAY: DAY 1: ART: REREAD "ANIMAL FARM." STUDY SPELLING LIST OF SHORT U WORDS. DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGES 3-1.

 

FRIDAY: DAY 2: GYM: LOOK FOR FRIDAY FOLDERS WITH IMPORTANT PAPERS FROM OFFICE AND YOUR CHILD'S PAPERS.

 

 

FIRST GRADE NEWS

 

THIS WEEK I WILL CONTACT OUR HOMEROOM PARENTS TO ORGANIZE AND PLAN FOR OUR HALLOWEEN PARADE AND PARTY ON THE 31ST.  THE PTO HAS PROVIDED ME WITH A LIST OF PARENTS.  OF COURSE THE CHILDREN ARE ALREADY EXCITED ABOUT HALLOWEEN AND ASKING QUESTIONS.  I HAVE TOLD THEM THAT THEY ARE TO BRING THEIR COSTUME TO SCHOOL ON THE 31ST IN A BAG WITH THEIR NAME ON THE BAG AND/OR COSTUME.  PARENTS WILL HELP THEM DRESS FOR THE PARADE.

 

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE OUTDOOR RECESS WHEN POSSIBLE.  HAVE YOUR CHILD DRESS APPROPRIATELY SO THAT S/HE CAN GO OUTSIDE. 
ALSO, THIS WEEK WE WILL HAVE PHOTO RETAKES.  THIS WILL OCCUR ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23RD.


October 13-17, 2014

 

 

THIS WEEK IN FIRST GRADE!

 

 

WHEN THE CHILDREN RETURN TO SCHOOL ON TUESDAY, WE WILL BEGIN OUR FIRST PLAY - "GET THE EGG!"ABOUT TWO CHILDREN WHO DISCOVER A BIRD'S NEST IN A TREE.  WE WILL PRACTICE SPELLING WORDS WITH THE SHORT E SOUND IN THE MIDDLE.  WE WILL DO THE FINAL LESSONS IN TOPIC 2 ON SUBTRACTION (THE TOPIC 2 TEST WILL BE NEXT MONDAY OR TUESDAY). 

 

WE WILL HAVE A SPECIAL CLASS ON "GOOD CHOICES" (KEEPING CHILDREN AWAY FROM SMOKING AND DRUGS)TAUGHT BY DIANE ROWLAND ON WEDNESDAY.  THERE WILL ALSO BE A PRESENTATION ON FIRE SAFETY THE SAME AFTERNOON BY LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS.  THANKS TO MR. BURNS FOR BRINGING THE FIRETRUCK AND FELLOW FIREFIGHTERS TO OUR SCHOOL ON WEDNESDAY.

 

WE WILL HAVE THE SPELLING PRACTICE TEST ON FRIDAY MORNING!  IF YOUR CHILD EARNS A 100, THEN S/HE WILL BE DONE; IF NOT, S/HE WILL HAVE PRACTICE AND HOMEWORK ON MONDAY AND RETAKE THE TEST THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY.

 

 

HOMEWORK

 

 

MONDAY: COLUMBUS DAY: NO SCHOOL!

 

 

TUESDAY: DAY 4: LIBRARY (REMEMBER LIBRARY BOOKS): READ ALOUD THE PLAY, "GET THE EGG!" STUDY THE NEW SPELLING LIST WHICH INCLUDES SHORT E WORDS AND TWO H/F WORDS.  DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGES 2-9, UNLESS IT WAS COMPLETED IN SCHOOL!

 

 

WEDNESDAY: DAY 5: COMPUTERS: REREAD THE PLAY AND STUDY SPELLING LIST.  AGAIN, DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGES 2-10, UNLESS WE HAD THE CHANCE TO DO THEM IN SCHOOL.

 

 

THURSDAY: DAY 1: ART: STUDY FOR SPELLING PRACTICE TEST TOMORROW! REREAD THE PLAY.  DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGES 2-11.

 

 

FRIDAY: DAY 2: GYM (REMEMBER SNEAKERS): FRIDAY FOLDERS WILL COME HOME TODAY.  PLEASE TAKE OUT ALL OF THE PAPERS AND RETURN THE FOLDER TO SCHOOL ON MONDAY.

 

ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND!

OCTOBER 6-10, 2014

 

FIRST GRADE NEWS

 

 

THE BOOK FAIR WILL BE HELD THIS WEEK IN THE NSE LIBRARY.  CHILDREN CAN SHOP DURING THE DAY DURING THEIR SCHEDULED LIBRARY CLASS.  WE WILL SHOP ON MONDAY!  THERE WILL ALSO BE EVENING HOURS AVAILABLE.  IF YOUR CHILD DOES NOT HAVE MONEY TO SHOP ON MONDAY, S/HE CAN BRING IT IN ANOTHER DAY AND WE WILL SEND THEM DOWN WHEN WE CAN.  AFTER THIS WEEK I WILL START TO SEND HOME SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDERS TOO. THEN YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ORDER BOOKS ON-LINE TOO.

 

THE PHOTOS THAT WERE SENT HOME FRIDAY WERE FROM OUR HALLWAY BULLETIN BOARD.  THE QUESTION ASKED WAS-WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE?

HOPE YOU ENJOY THE PHOTO.

 

THIS WEEK I WILL BE SENDING HOME THE FIRST TWO READING TESTS.  THEY HAVE BEEN SCORED, BUT, NOT THE "OLD-SCHOOL" WAY.  THERE WILL NOT BE AN A,B,C,D OR A 100, 95, 90, 85; RATHER, YOU WILL SEE HOW MANY QUESTIONS WERE GIVEN AND HOW MANY YOUR CHILD ANSWERED CORRECTLY(I.E. +4/5-4 QUESTIONS OUT OF 5 WERE CORRECT). THE TESTS ARE IN PARTS; THERE ARE THE HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS, THE PHONICS SKILLS AND THE COMPREHENSION SKILLS.  LATER THIS YEAR THERE WILL ALSO BE A WRITING SECTION TO THE TEST.  IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL OR E-MAIL ME.

 

HOMEWORK

 

MONDAY: DAY 4: LIBRARY (BOOK FAIR): READ "A FOX AND A KIT."  STUDY SPELLING WORDS.  DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGE 2-5.

 

TUESDAY: DAY 5: COMPUTERS: STUDY FOR SPELLING PRACTICE TEST.  REREAD THE STORY.  DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGE 2-6.

 

WEDNESDAY: DAY 1: ART: READ STORY (TEST TOMORROW). THOSE WHO EARNED A 100 ON SPELLING PRACTICE TEST HAVE NO SPELLING HOMEWORK! IF YOU MISSED ANY WORDS, YOU MUST WRITE THE INCORRECT WORDS 5X EACH ON THE BACK OF THE PRACTICE TEST AND STUDY FOR RETEST TOMORROW.  DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGE 2-7.

 

THURSDAY: DAY 2: GYM: DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGE 2-8.

 

FRIDAY: DAY 3: MUSIC: PARENTS SHOULD LOOK FOR FRIDAY FOLDER TO COME HOME WITH IMPORTANT PAPERS.  REMEMBER THERE IS AN EARLY DISMISSAL ON FRIDAY!

 

 

KEEP SAFE AND ENJOY YOUR LONG WEEKEND!