WEEKLY INFORMATION
First Grade Wednesday Note March 28, 2018
Spelling words for Friday, April 13th: backpack outside baseball herself flashlight bluebird lunchbox suitcase inside brainstorm picture remember A fun way to learn spelling words is by using Spelling City. Please add these sight words to your list: picture room thought remember stood The story we will read this week is “Peter’s Chair.” The phonics skills covered will be compound words and vowel digraphs ew,ue,ui. The comprehension skill covered will be theme. Math: Counting and making amounts of money up to 99 cents, using pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. Please practice counting money using IXL. Team Time: Endangered Animals Please read over the information about the endangered animal project. It is due Friday, April 13th. Notes:
Mrs. Anderson and I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter and a relaxing and restful spring break! First Grade Wednesday Note March 14, 2018 Spelling words for Friday, March 23rd: lie tie high might right night bright light pie tight above laugh A fun way to learn spelling words is by using Spelling City. Please add these sight words to your list: above laugh touch eight moon The story we will read this week is “A Southern Ranch.” The phonic skills that will be covered is the vowel digraphs ie, igh and consonant patterns kn/n and wr/r. The comprehension skill that will be covered is facts and details. Math: Related facts and fact families Team Time: Endangered Animals Notes:
Enjoy the rest of the week and weekend! Spring is almost here! I think someone needs to let Mother Nature know that as well! First Grade Wednesday Note March 7, 2018 Spelling words for Friday, March 16th: boat road snow row yellow loaf coat soap blow pillow once wild A fun way to learn spelling words is by using Spelling City. Please add these sight words to your list: found wild once mouth took The story we will read this week is “A Trip to Washington.” The phonics skills that will be covered are digraphs oa, ow and three-letter consonant blends. The comprehension skill that will be covered is facts and details. Math: Using doubles and doubles plus one to add and subtract. Team Time: Ancestry unit Don’t forget “paper doll” about your ancestors are due Friday, March 9th. Notes:
Enjoy the rest of the week and weekend! First Grade Wednesday Note February 28, 2018 Spelling words for Friday, March 9th: eat sea each team dream please treat beach clean lean colors sign A fun way to learn spelling words is by using Spelling City. Please add these sight words to your list: colors drew over sign draw great show The story we will read this week is “Cinderella.” The phonics skills that will be covered vowel digraph ea and adding endings. The comprehension skill that will be covered is theme. Math: Adding and subtracting to 20 Team Time: Family History Notes:
Enjoy the rest of the week and weekend! The weather people are saying this weekend looks pretty good. So hopefully we can all get outside and enjoy the March weather! First Grade Wednesday Note February 21, 2018 Spelling words for Friday, March 2nd: train way tail play day may rain gray mail afraid about would A fun way to learn spelling words is by using Spelling City. Please add these sight words to your list: about enjoy give would surprise worry The story we will read this week is “Mama’s Birthday Present.” The phonics skill that will be covered is vowel digraphs ai, ay and possessives. The comprehension skill that will be covered is to draw conclusions. Math: Solve addition and subtraction problems to 20. Please use IXL or Prodigy to practice math skills. Team Time: Finishing our Olympic unit Notes:
Hope everyone has a great rest of the week and weekend! Try to stay dry! It looks like a lot of rain coming our way. First Grade Wednesday Note February 7, 2018 Spelling words for Friday, February 16th: her first bird girl burn shirt fur hurt sir were visit done Please remember to practice spelling words using Spelling City. Please add these sight words to your list: done push know visit wait The story we will read this week is “I’m a Caterpillar.” The phonics skills that will be covered are r-controlled er, ir, ur and contractions ‘s, ‘ve, ‘re. The comprehension skills that will be covered are drawing conclusions and fact and opinion. Math: Skip counting on a 100 chart, even and odd numbers Please remember to practice all math skills learned on IXL. Team Time: Olympics Notes:
Enjoy the rest of the week and the nice long weekend! First Grade Wednesday Note January 24, 2018 Spelling words for Friday, February 2nd: ask asked plan planned help helped drop dropped call called again soon A fun way to learn spelling words is by using Spelling City. Please add these sight words to your list: afraid again few how read soon The story we will read this week is “Frog and Toad Together.” The phonics skills that will be covered is inflected endings –ed, -ing and r-controlled –ar. The comprehension skill that will be covered is plot and author’s purpose. Math: Recognizing numbers and numbers patterns Don’t forget to play IXL or Prodigy to practice all things math. Team Time: Solar System Please read over permission slip and “Wearable Planet” project information. Notes:
Have a great rest of the week and weekend! They say it’s going to be getting warmer. Let’s hope so! First Grade Wednesday Note January 18, 2018 Spelling words for Friday, January 26th: fix fixes class classes wish wishes kiss kisses bus buses friends very A fun way to learn spelling words is by using Spelling City. Please add these sight words to your list: away friends car house our school very The story we will read this week is “The Class Pet.” The phonics skills that will be covered is ending –es, plural – es and r-controlled –or, -ore. The comprehension skill that will be covered is fact and opinion. Math: Telling time to the hour and half hour IXL is a good way to practice math skills covered this year. Team Time: Solar System Notes:
Have a great rest of the week and weekend! Hopefully the snow is gone for a while. First Grade Wednesday Note January 3, 2018 Spelling words for Friday, January 12th: bring trunk pink bank sang wing rink blank rang sunk every sure A fun way to learn spelling words is by using Spelling City. Please add these sight words to your list: any enough ever every own sure were The story we will read this week is “Ruby in Her Own Time.” The phonics skills that will be covered are final ng, nk and compound words. The comprehension skill that will be covered is compare and contrast. Math: Telling time to the hour and half hour Please practice using IXL Team Time: Solar System Notes:
Hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! The students have come back excited and ready to learn in 2018. According to the first grade countdown, in 16 days we will be at our 100th day of school! First Grade Wednesday Note December 6, 2017 Spelling words for Friday, December 15th: my by try sunny handy fly cry lucky silly puppy things always A fun way to learn spelling words is by using Spelling City. Please add these sight words to your list: always day become everything nothing stays things The story we will read this week is “A Place to Play.” The phonics skills that will be covered are vowel sounds of y and long vowel patterns (CV). The comprehension skill that will be covered is sequencing. Math: Subtraction strategies Please review using IXL Team Time: Christmas Around the World Notes:
Happy St. Nicholas Day! Enjoy the rest of the week and weekend! We just might get snow this weekend. First Grade Wednesday Note December 6, 2017 Spelling words for Friday, December 15th: my by try sunny handy fly cry lucky silly puppy things always A fun way to learn spelling words is by using Spelling City. Please add these sight words to your list: always day become everything nothing stays things The story we will read this week is “A Place to Play.” The phonics skills that will be covered are vowel sounds of y and long vowel patterns (CV). The comprehension skill that will be covered is sequencing. Math: Subtraction strategies Please review using IXL Team Time: Christmas Around the World Notes:
Happy St. Nicholas Day! Enjoy the rest of the week and weekend! We just might get snow this weekend. First Grade Wednesday Note November 15, 2017 There will be no spelling test next week due to the short week of school. Please go over all spelling words already learned. You can do that by playing games on Spelling City. Please continue to go over the sight words learned with your word cards you have made at home. Math: Finishing up a unit on addition strategies. Play some math games to keep your skills sharp. Team Time: Pilgrims Notes:
Enjoy the rest of the week and weekend! Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather. We go out every day unless it is raining or snowing. Project Friday November 17 Dear Parents & Families, Your child has been assigned a very important job! They must disguise the turkey so that he doesn’t get eaten for Thanksgiving! You may disguise your turkey with any supplies you have available at home. This is a great family activity that you can do together! When all of the turkeys have been returned, students will complete a writing activity where they will explain their turkey’s disguise and how it helps the turkey. Please return your turkey to school by: Friday November 17th First grade Wednesday Note November 8, 2017 Spelling words for Friday, November 17th: home hope rose woke those bone hose joke rode stone there together A fun way to learn spelling words is by using Spelling City. Please add these sight words to your list: down inside now there together The story we will read this week is “The Big Circle.” The phonics skills that will be covered are long o and contractions n’t, ‘m and ‘ll. The comprehension skill that will be covered is sequencing. Math: Addition strategies, number lines and doubles Don’t forget IXL to practice math concepts. Team Time: Pilgrims Notes:
Enjoy the rest of the week and weekend. Stay warm! First Grade Wednesday Note November 1, 2017 Spelling words for Friday, November 10th: like ride smile time white bike dime hide ice kite who work A fun way to learn spelling words is by using Spelling City. Please add these sight words to your list: people live work who out The story we will read this week is “Who Works Here.” The phonic skills that will be covered are long I and digraphs wh, ch and tch. The comprehension skill that will be covered is Author’s Purpose. Math: Addition strategies, add in any order Don’t forget to practice all math concepts on IXL. Team Time: Pilgrims Notes:
Enjoy the rest of the week and weekend! First Grade Wednesday Note October 27, 2017 Spelling words for Friday, November 3rd: face made age safe take make cage cake late name old could A fun way to learn spelling words is by using Spelling City. Please add these sight words to your list: be could horse old paper of The story we will read this week is “The Farmer in the Hat.” The phonics skills we will learn are long a, and consonants c/s/ and g/j/. The comprehension skill that will be covered is cause and effect. Math: Graphing and Addition Strategies An easy way to practice math concepts covered is to use IXL. Team Time: Plants Notes:
Enjoy the rest of the week and weekend. I can’t believe Tuesday is Halloween! I can’t wait to see everyone in their costume! First Grade Wednesday Note October 12, 2017 Spelling words for Friday, October 21st: ship fish then shut with rush shell shop trash thin want good A fun way to learn spelling words is by using Spelling City. Please add these sight words to your list: catch good no put want said The story we will read this week is “Max and Ruby: A Big Fish for Max.” The phonics skills that will be covered are consonant digraphs sh and th and the vowel sound in ball. The comprehension skill that will be covered is sequencing. Math: Graphing Don’t forget IXL is a good way to practice math concepts covered. Team Time: Plants Notes:
Hope you enjoy this last weekend of “Indian Summer.” First Grade Wednesday Note October 10, 2017 Spelling words for Friday, October 20th: just dust must hunt crust bump jump trust lump dusk many into A fun way to learn spelling words is by using Spelling City. Please add these sight words to your list: home into many them The story we will read this week is “Animal Park.” The phonics skills are short u and final consonant blends. The comprehension skill is cause and effect. Math: Picture graphs and tally marks Please practice all math concepts covered using IXL Team Time: Seeds and Plants Notes:
Have a wonderful rest of the week and weekend! Enjoy our fall break! Hopefully we will have wonderful weather! First Grade Wednesday Note September 27, 2017 Spelling words for Friday, October 6th: bed men red step ten net leg sled wet jet saw your A fun way to learn spelling words is by using Spelling City. Please add these sight words to your list: saw tree your small The story we will read this week is “Get the Egg!” The phonics skills are short e and initial blends. The comprehension skills are realism and fantasy and story structure. Math: Subtraction to 12 Please remember to practice math skills by using IXL Team Time: Apples, Pumpkins, Plants Notes:
Have a wonderful rest of the week and weekend! I think fall weather is coming this weekend, Enjoy! First Grade Wednesday Note September 20, 2017 Spelling words for Friday, September 29th: nap naps sit sits win wins fit fits hit hits her too A fun way to learn spelling words is by using Spelling City. If you go to the website, the username for your child is their number in the room, their first name and their last name initial. Ex: 1dylanb The password is ssm. Please add these sight words to your list: eat her this to five four The story we will read this week is “A Fox and a Kit.” The phonics skill we will learn is inflected endings –s and –ing. The comprehension skill we will cover is main idea and details. Math: Complete addition facts to 12. Begin a subtraction unit. Please continue to work on math facts nightly. Team Time: Completing wants and needs and Careers. I can’t wait to see everyone share their careers on Friday. Don’t forget the required paperwork that is part of Career Day. Notes:
Enjoy the rest of the week and weekend! Fall is finally here! First Grade Wednesday Note September 13, 2017 Next week’s spelling test will be on Friday, September 22nd. These are the spelling words: mom hot hop pot pop ox lock mop got rock help use The story is entitled “The Big Blue Ox.” The phonic skills are short o and plural –s. The comprehension skill is character and setting. The new sight words for the story are: get help use blue from little Please continue to make sight word cards to help build your child’s fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. Please read nightly. A fun way to learn spelling words is by using Spelling City. To access our page go to the following website: http://www.spellingcity.com/carter1240/. Once there you can access our spelling list and play games to learn the words. Math: Strategies for addition to 12. A fun way to learn our math facts is by going on Math Magician. To access the website go to: http://resources.oswego.org/games/mathmagician/cathymath.html Team Time: Completing wants/needs and career unit. Please read over the information about your child presenting their career choice next Friday, September 22nd. Thanks also to the parents that volunteered to come in and speak to the class about their careers! Notes:
Have a wonderful rest of the week and weekend! First Grade Wednesday Note August 30, 2017 Our first spelling test will be next Friday, September 8th! The spelling words are all short a words. They go with our story, Sam Come Back! at can cat back dad am bat mad ran sack way come A fun way to learn spelling words is by using Spelling City. To access our page go to the following website: http://www.spellingcity.com/carter1240/. Once there you can access our spelling list and play free games to learn the words. If your child needs vocabulary help, please make a list of the weekly sight words to work with at home. On way in come my The story we will read this week is “Sam, Come Back!” The phonics skills covered are short a and final ck. The comprehension skill covered is character and setting. Math: Addition strategies A fun way to learn our math facts is by going on Math Magician. To access the website go to: http://resources.oswego.org/games/mathmagician/cathymath.html Team Time: Wants and needs, goods and services, producers and consumers Notes:
Hope everyone has a great rest of the week. Enjoy your Labor Day weekend! First Grade Wednesday Note August 23, 2017 Welcome to our first, First Grade Wednesday Note. On this note, I try to let you know what’s going on in first grade. I will list the weekly spelling words. Our first spelling test will be Friday, September 8th. The site listed below is a great way to help learn the spelling words. A fun way to learn spelling words is by using Spelling City. To access our page go to the following website: http://www.spellingcity.com/carter1240/. Once there you can access our spelling list and play free games to learn the words. Math: Patterns and writing and recognizing numbers. A fun way to learn our math facts is by going on Math Magician. To access the website go to: http://resources.oswego.org/games/mathmagician/cathymath.html Team Time: This is our Science and Social Study units. The students are partnered up with a 2nd grader to work on each unit. The first unit is a unit on wants, needs, services, goods and careers. Notes:
Hope this letter helps keep you informed about 1st grade. We are off to a great start! Everyone is doing their best! It’s going to take a while for all of us to get back into the routine. Have a wonderful weekend! If you have time, go and enjoy the Kentucky State Fair. |
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