December 10-14, 2012

Announcements:

• The first grade choir concert will be on Tuesday, December 11th at 9:30 and 6:30. (Zoey, Braylen, and Jordyn)
• The Christmas party will be on Tuesday, December 18th at 2:05. The cost will be $1.00.
• Christmas break will be December 20-January 7.
• We will be starting learning camp on Friday. We will continue learning camp until Wednesday of the following week.

Spelling/Phonics: Long I words

1. mine
2. time
3. bite
4. five
5. drive
6. quite
7. little
8. that
9. day
10. of

Dictation Sentence: I drive all day long.

Reading/Sight Words:
there, over, any, know, want, pretty, around, your, about, put

Math:
Monday- Dice Sums
Tuesday- Turn-around Facts (5+3, 3+5)
Wednesday- Easy Facts, Addition Strategies
Thursday- Weekly Test
Friday- Learning Camp

*Please return homework on Thursday this week.

November 26-30, 2012

Announcements:

• Yearbook money is due on November 30th.
• Our class will be performing at the PTO meeting on November 27th. Please try to make it.
• Please return your field trip permission slip and money as soon as possible.

Spelling/Phonics:

1. make
2. made
3. take
4. fade
5. rake
6. name
7. tape
8. cape
9. case
10. vase

Dictation Sentence: Will you make me a vase?

Reading/Sight Words:
there, out, would, could, what, were, of, was, they, little

Math:
Monday- Number Scrolls
Tuesday- Patterns on the Number Grid
Wednesday- Missing numbers on the # Grid
Thursday- Counting Circles Game
Friday- Weekly Test

*Please return homework on Friday :)

Here are pictures from our Thanksgiving performance...

November 19-20, 2012

Announcements:

• We will not have any new spelling words this week. We are just going to be reviewing.
• Our program is on Tuesday, November 20th at 8:30 in the cafeteria.
• Please return your field trip money and permission slip no later than Monday, November 26th.
• I will not be sending a newsletter home this week.
• Have a great Thanksgiving! :)

November 12-16, 2012

Announcements:

• Yearbook money is due November 30th.
• Thanksgiving break will be November 21-23, 2012.
• Our class will be performing at the PTO meeting on November 27th. Please try to make it.
• We will be having our annual First grade Thanksgiving Program on November 19th and 20th. Our class will be performing on Tuesday, November 20th at 8:30 in the cafeteria.
• Please return your field trip money and permission slip as soon as possible.

Spelling/Phonics: Open Vowels

1. go
2. no
3. so
4. me
5. he
6. we
7. what
8. how
9. if
10. will

Dictation Sentence: He will go with me.

Reading/Sight Words:

when, old, some, boy, yes, two, school, play, very, home, of, they, them, then

Math:
Monday- Non-standard Measurement
Tuesday- Measuring with the standard foot
Wednesday- Non-standard Measurement
Thursday- Exploration Centers
Friday- Weekly Test

**Please return math homework on Friday :)

November 5-9, 2012

Announcements:

• This week we will be talking about the Election and beginning our Thanksgiving unit.
• We will have a school election on Tuesday, so make sure you ask you child who they voted for :)
• Yearbook money is due November 30th.
• Thanksgiving break will be on November 21-23.
• Our class will be performing at th PTO meeting on November 27th. Please try to make it.

Spelling/Phonics:  th, wh

1. thin
2. thank
3. math
4. path
5. whale
6. when
7. old
8. some
9. her
10. has

Dictation Sentence: When is it time for math?

Reading/Sight Words:
Sight words to review: when, old, some, boy, yes, up, came, good, off, home, mother, father, of, they, us, her

Writing: Writing interrogative sentences. (?)

Math:
 Monday- Line Plots and Graphs
Tuesday- Graphing Favorite Ice Cream Flavors
Wednesday- Problem Solving Day
Thursday- Collecting Data and Graphs
Friday- Weekly Test

*Please return math homework on Friday :)

Witches' Brew



October 29-November 2, 2012

Announcements:

• This week we will be continue our unit on Halloween. Please send 3 pieces of your child's favorite candies by Wednesday. If possible, try to send 3 different types. We will be using them for a graphing activity.
• Yearbook money is due November 30th.
• Thanksgiving break will be November 21-23, 2012.
• Our class will be performing at the PTO meeting on November 27th, so try to make it :)
• Please return your UNICEF donations by Friday, November 2nd.

Spelling/Phonics: ch, sh

1. ship
2. rich
3. flash
4. much
5. chip
6. shop
7. she
8. chat
9. such
10. crush

Dictation sentence: The rich man had a ship.

Reading/Sight Words:
 Sight words to review: do, into, him, boy, me, up, came, good, off, home, mother, father, of, they

Math:
Monday- Problem Solving
Tuesday- Finding rules for frames and arrows
Wednesday- Organizing and collecting Data (candy)
Thursday- Finding rules for frames and arrows
Friday- Weekly Test

**Please return math homework on Friday :)

RED RIBBON WEEK!

October 15-19, 2012

Annoucements:

• Parent/teacher conference dates:
• October 23- 3:30-6:30
• October 25- 3:30-6:30
• Yearbook money is due November 30th.
• October 19th is the end of the 1st 9 weeks.
• Please return parent teacher conference forms as soon as possible.

Spelling/Phonics: -ft, -lp, -lt, -mp

1. craft
2. gift
3. yelp
4. help
5. lamp
6. melt
7. have
8. or
9. like
10. had

Dication Sentence: I like my gift.

Reading/Sight Words:
Make sure to check your child's folder each night for reading homework. After reading the book, try to ask your child a few questions about the story.

Sight Words: she, all, look, said, make, here, they, was, ask, take, have

Math:
Monday- Telling time to the half-hour
Tuesday- Understanding time (duration)
Wednesday- Telling time to the half-hour
Thursday- Non-standard measurement (using seeds and paper-clips to measure)
Friday- Test over Hour time, half-hour time, and non- standard measurment
*Please return math homework on Friday. :)

ZOEY'S MOM CAME TO TELL US ABOUT FIRE SAFETY THIS WEEK!

Making our Spiders!



October 8-12, 2012

Announcements:

• This week we will be studying fire safety.
• Book orders are due by Tuesday, October 9th.
• Picture retakes will be on Wednesday, October 10th.
• Parent teacher conferences are coming up.
• October 23 and 25- 3:30-6:30

Spelling/Phonics:

1. band
2. blend
3. mint
4. print
5. sunk
6. hang
7. I
8. at
9. be
10. this

Dictation Sentence: The band is grand.

Reading/Sight Words:

Sight Words: she, all, look, make, what, how, if, will, go, he, may

Writing:

We will continue working on informational texts this week.

Math:

Monday- Problem Solving Day

Tuesday- Solving Number Stories

Wednesday- Review

Thursday- Unit 2 Test

Friday- Review

Please return all homework on Friday :)



October 1-5, 2012

Annoucements:

• This week we will be studying spiders.
• Please remind your child that toys need to be kept in their backpacks when they are in the classroom. I will take them up, if they have them out.
• Be looking for book orders some time this week.

Spelling/Phonics: Ending blends: -sk, -st, -sp

1. desk
2. fast
3. ask
4. blast
5. crisp
6. clasp
7. are
8. as
9. can
10. his

Dictation Sentence: The jet can go fast.

Reading/sight words:
We will be having reading groups this week, so check for reading homework. Great job to those of you reading for Paws for Reading!

Sight Words: what, how, if, will, go, by, are, but, not, she

Math:
Monday- Problem Solving Day
Tuesday- Exploration Centers
Wednesday- Introducing change to more number sentences
Thursday- Change to less number sentences
Friday- Weekly Test

*No math homework this week :)

HOMECOMING PARADE!!! (We're so glad it didn't rain!)

Silly Faces!

Getting ready for the parade.

We loved the cheerleaders!

Operation Float

Angry Birds

September 24-28, 2012

Announcements:

• We will be doing a unit on Fall this week.
• Remember our P.E. day is on Wednesday, so make sure your child wears tennis shoes.
• The football homecoming parade will be on Friday, September 28th.

Spelling/Phonics: We will be reviewing beginning blends in spelling this week.

1. sled
2. trap
3. flip
4. snip
5. crib
6. glad
7. flap
8. clap
9. grab 
10. drop

Dictation Sentence: I am glad it did not drop.

Reading/Phonics:

We will be having reading groups this week, so make sure to check your child's folder for reading homework.

Sight Words: have, or, like, had, come, are, be, this, do, her

*They just need to be able to identify these words on the test Friday. I will give them three choices and they have to find the correct word.

Math:

Monday- Problem Solving Day

Tuesday- Introduce unit Labels for #'s, #'s before and after

Wednesday- Introduce Analog Clocks

Thursday- Telling Time to the hour

Friday- Weekly Test

*Please return all homework on Friday :)

OUR APPLESAUCE WAS YUMMY!