MAY 25-29,2015

 

FIRST GRADE NEWS

 

MONDAY-MEMORIAL DAY:  NO SCHOOL!

 

TUESDAY: DAY 4: LIBRARY: NO HOMEWORK!

 

WEDNESDAY: DAY 5: COMPUTERS AND SUMMER BIRTHDAYS' PARTY: READ FOR FUN!  NO WRITTEN HOMEWORK!

 

THURSDAY: CARNIVAL DAY: GET A GOOD NIGHT'S REST.  WEAR SUNSCREEN.  BRING EXTRA SOCKS (SOCKS OFTEN GET WET WHILE WAITING IN-LINE OUTSIDE). HAVE FUN!

 

FRIDAY: EARLY DISMISSAL: LUNCH WILL BE FROM 9:15 - 9:45.  DISMISSAL TIME IS AT 11:45.  REPORT CARDS WILL BE GIVEN TO EACH STUDENT.  THEY WILL ALSO GET THEIR SOUVENIR PHOTO STRIP FROM THE CARNIVAL.

 

 

HAVE A FUN & HEALTHY SUMMER!!!

 

 



MAY 18-22, 2015

NEWS

 

 

THE DAYS ARE DWINDLING DOWN!  THIS WEEK WE WILL HAVE OUR LAST SPELLING TESTS - A PRACTICE TEST ON THURSDAY AND A RETEST ON FRIDAY, IF NEEDED.  WE WILL BE READING SEVERAL STORIES THIS WEEK. SOME WILL BE FROM THE 4TH READING BOOK; SOME WILL BE BOOKS THAT I WILL READ TO THE CLASS.  WE WILL NOT HAVE ANOTHER READING TEST.

 

WE WILL DO SOME DOUBLE DIGIT ADDITION IN MATH; BUT, I DO NOT PLAN ON TESTING ON TOPIC 10.  WE WILL ALSO DO SOME OTHER PROJECTS. ONE IS A SUMMER BUCKET LIST.  I ALSO WANT THEM TO "SCULPT" A FIRST GRADE MEMORIAL OUT OF MODELING CLAY.

 

 

ENJOY THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND!

 

 

HOMEWORK

 

MONDAY: DAY 4: LIBRARY: READ "A TRIP TO WASHINGTON, D. C." AND STUDY SPELLING WORDS.

 

TUESDAY: DAY 5: COMPUTERS: STUDY SPELLING WORDS AND DO WORKSHEET.

 

WEDNESDAY: DAY 1: ART: STUDY SPELLING AND DO SPELLING WORKSHEET.

 

THURSDAY: DAY 2: GYM:  READ "HENRY AND MUDGE." NO SPELLING HOMEWORK IF A 100 WAS EARNED; WRITE ANY INCORRECT WORDS 5X EACH AND STUDY!

 

FRIDAY: DAY 3: MUSIC: FRIDAY FOLDERS WILL COME HOME FOR THE LAST TIME!  PLEASE TAKE OUT PAPERS AND DO WHAT YOU LIKE WITH FOLDER!

 



MAY 11 - 15, 2015

 

NEWS

 

MONDAY: DAY 4: LIBRARY:  READ ALOUD "MAMA'S BIRTHDAY PRESENT."

 

 

TUESDAY: DAY 5: COMPUTERS: READ ALOUD "MAMA'S BIRTHDAY PRESENT."

 

 

WEDNESDAY: DAY 1: ART: NO HOMEWORK!!!

 

 

THURSDAY: DAY 2: GYM: READ ALOUD NEW STORY - "CINDERELLA" AND PRACTICE READING HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS. STUDY NEW SPELLING WORDS.

 

FRIDAY: DAY 3: MUSIC: PARENTS SHOULD LOOK FOR FRIDAY FOLDERS TO COME HOME. 

 

 

NEWS

 

STUDENTS HAD A LOT OF EXCITEMENT ON FRIDAY!  AT THE ACCELERATED READER PROGRAM ASSEMBLY SEVERAL OF OUR STUDENTS WON PRIZES AND JACOB WATSON EARNED A CERTIFICATE FOR COMPLETING THE MOST READING LOGS IN FIRST GRADE.

 

THEY ALSO DID THEIR LAST DIBELS READING ASSESSMENT FOR FIRST GRADE.  THEIR SCORES SHOULD BE AVAILABLE BEFORE YEAR'S END.

 

THIS WEEK WE WILL CONTINUE WITH OUR CURRENT READING STORY AND BEGIN A NEW STORY AND SPELLING LIST ON THURSDAY.  WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE IN MATH WITH TOPIC 14 - USING DATA TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.  STUDENTS HAVE BEEN DOING VERY WELL WITH THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF GRAPHS.  LATER THIS WEEK THEY WILL BE ASSESSED ON TOPIC 14. 

 

 

STAY COOL!



MAY 4-9, 2015

 

NEWS

 

 

THIS IS AN EXCITING WEEK! WE ARE STARTING OUR FOURTH READING BOOK, CELEBRATING "CINCO DE MAYO," AND WE ARE HAVING OUR "SPRING TEA" FOR OUR PARENTS.  WE WILL BE READING A STORY TITLED, "MAMA'S BIRTHDAY PRESENT."  THIS STORY IS ABOUT A MEXICAN-AMERICAN FAMILY AND USES SOME SPANISH WORDS.  PERFECT TIMING FOR CINCO DE MAYO.

 

IN MATH WE ARE CONTINUING TO STUDY USING DATA TO ANSWER QUESTIONS; SPECIFICALLY IN GRAPHS AND TALLY TABLES. 

 

OUR SPELLING LIST IS COMPOSED OF WORDS WITH VOWEL DIGRAPHS - AI & AY, PLUS TWO H/F WORDS AND THE VERY POPULAR "BONUS" WORDS.  THIS WEEK WE TOOK THE WORDS FROM OUR READING STORY'S LIST OF AMAZING WORDS.

 

WE HAVE RECEIVED MANY RESPONSES FOR OUR SPRING TEA.  MOTHERS AND DADS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO BE SURPRISED (PLEASANTLY)!

 

 

HOMEWORK

 

MONDAY: DAY 4: LIBRARY(BOOK SALE): READ "MAMA'S BIRTHDAY PRESENT." DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGE 14-3. STUDY NEW SPELLING WORDS.

 

TUESDAY: DAY 5: COMPUTERS: REREAD STORY.  DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGE 14-4. STUDY SPELLING WORDS.

 

WEDNESDAY: DAY 1: ART:  STUDY FOR SPELLING PRACTICE LIST . DO SPELLING WORKSHEET.  DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGE 14-5.

 

THURSDAY: DAY 2: GYM:  STUDY FOR SPELLING RETEST, IF NEEDED, AND WRITE ANY INCORRECT WORDS 5X EACH ON THE BACK OF PRACTICE TEST. READ STORY AGAIN.

 

FRIDAY: DAY 3: MUSIC: PARENTS SHOULD  LOOK FOR FRIDAY FOLDERS TO COME HOME WITH CORRECTED TESTS AND PAPERS AND PAPERS FROM THE OFFICE.

 

ENJOY THE WARM WEATHER(FINALLY)!