DECEMBER 1-5, 2014

 

FIRST GRADE NEWS

 

NOW THAT WE ARE BACK FROM OUR LONG THANKSGIVING BREAK, WE WILL START A NEW READING STORY THAT SHOWS HOW A SCHOOL CAN BE A COMMUNITY TOO.  WE WILL BEGIN STUDYING LONG VOWEL SOUNDS, IN PARTICULAR, THE LONG A SOUND.  OUR SPELLING LIST WILL BE LONG A WORDS WHICH FOLLOW THE "SNEAKY E" RULE.  WE WILL BE LEARNING ABOUT PROPER NOUNS AND "CAUSE AND EFFECT" TOO.

 

IN MATH WE WILL BEGIN TOPIC 5 -ADDITION FACTS.  MANY OF THE CHILDREN ARE ALREADY GOOD WITH THEIR BASIC FACTS, ESPECIALLY DOUBLES. THIS FRIDAY YOU CAN LOOK FOR YOUR CHILD'S TOPIC 4 TEST IN HIS/HER FRIDAY FOLDER.

 

OF COURSE, WE WILL BE DECORATING OUR ROOM AND BULLETIN BOARD THIS WEEK FOR CHRISTMAS.  WE WILL BE PUTTING UP A 5 FT. TREE AND THE CHILDREN WILL BE MAKING DECORATIVE STOCKING AND GINGERBREAD BABIES!  WE ARE HOPING OUR CHRISTMAS ELF WILL BE SHOWING UP SOMETIME THIS WEEK - PERHAPS HE IS WAITING UNTIL THE TREE IS UP.  HE WAS LOTS OF FUN LAST YEAR; I DO HAVE TO WATCH HIM AROUND THE BARBIE DOLLS - HE'S A REAL LADIES' MAN!!!

 

GOOD NEWS HOMEROOM MOTHERS - THE FIELD TRIP TO HERSHEY PARK HAS BEEN SET FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 30TH.  WE WILL BE TRAVELING WITH MRS. PIATT'S CLASS.  WE WILL TRY TO TAKE AS MANY PARENTS AS POSSIBLE.  GENERALLY WE ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO TAKE A FEW ON THE BUS; OTHER PARENTS HAVE FOLLOWED THE BUS AND MET US AT HERSHEY IN THE PAST FEW YEARS. 

 

HOMEWORK

 

MONDAY: NO SCHOOL!

 

TUESDAY: EARLY DISMISSAL DUE TO SNOW.  STUDY YOUR NEW SPELLING LIST.

 

WEDNESDAY: DAY 5: COMPUTERS: STUDY SPELLING.  READ NEW STORY, "THE FARMER IN THE HAT." DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGES 5-1.

 

THURSDAY: DAY 1: ART: STUDY SPELLING. READ STORY.  DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGES 5-2.

 

FRIDAY: DAY 2: GYM: PARENTS SHOULD LOOK FOR FRIDAY FOLDERS TO COME HOME.

 

PLEASE NOTE:  THE SPELLING PRACTICE TEST WILL BE NEXT TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9TH.  THE RETEST WILL BE DEC. 10TH.  THE READING STORY TEST WILL ALSO BE WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10TH.