December 9-20, 2013

Announcments:

• We will be continuing our Common Core Unit, Life Lessons. We will be focusing on how stories can teach us life lessons. This week the focus is on cooperation.
• Next week there will be no newsletter because we will have learning camp. The students will go to different classrooms in our pod to do activities.
• Our Christmas party is on Thursday, December 19th at 2:00.
• Christmas break is December 23-January 3.
• There will be no school for students on Monday, January 6th.

Spelling/Phonics:

1. mine
2. time
3. bite
4. five
5. drive
6. like
7. life
8. ride
9. hide
10. live

Dictation Sentence: I will drive this time.

Math:

Monday- Lesson 6.2-Count by tens from any number.

Tuesday- Lesson 6.2 continued

Wednesday- Lesson 6.3- Use models and write to show equivalent forms of tens and ones.

Thursday- Lesson 6.4- Use objects, pictures, and numbers to represent 10.

Friday- Base-10 Quiz

*Please return math homework on Friday.

Reading/Sight Words:

Sight Words Phrases:

I take every

a good jump

the four green

they don't want

right around

a pretty rabbit

I know how

where can I

the duck got

it is about

don't put any

take from

 too little

*Please read once each night. 

November 11-15, 2013

Announcements:

• Our P.E. day is on Wednesday. Please make sure your child wears tennis shoes on that day.
• Thanksgiving break will be November 27-29. 
• Our class will be performing in the First grade Thanksgiving program either Monday or Tuesday, November 25, 26. I'll let you know as soon as I get the date and time.
• Please make sure to check your child's folder each night.

Spelling/Phonics:

1. go
2. so
3. no
4. also
5. me
6. be
7. he
8. we
9. she
10. maybe

Dictation Sentence: He will go to the zoo with me.

Math:

Monday- Lesson 5.1- Solving addition and subtraction problems with a model.

Tuesday- Lesson 5.2- Record related facts within 20

Wednesday- Lesson 5.3- Fact Families

Thursday- Lesson 5.4- Apply the inverse of addition and subtraction.

Friday- Take Mid Chapter 5 Test

*Please return homework on Friday.

Reading/Sight Words:

a big ride

went into

if I ask

come over with

they went

I am very

there are blue

a long book

its name

they came

just now

Hat Day!

October 21-25, 2013

Announcements:

• We will be continuing our Common Core Unit, The Amazing Animal World. Our focus is on reading to learn.
• P.E. is Wednesday. Don't forget to wear tennis shoes!
• Parent-teacher conferences are this week. October 22nd and 24th from 3:30-6:30. I look forward to seeing all of you!
• Report cards will go home on Monday, October 21st.

Spelling/Phonics:

1. deck
2. sock
3. neck
4. stick
5. black
6. trick
7. up
8. came
9. good
10. see

Dictation Sentence: I see a black sock.

Reading/Sight Words:

Sight Word Phrases

look at me

can you

a little one

you will see

what is that

my cat

 I will get

 yes, I do

when did he

like this

get them

so you will see

I could

we were

would not

*Please read once each night.

Math:

Monday- Lesson 3.10-Adding 3 #'s

Tuesday- Lesson 3.11- Adding 3 #'s

Wednesday-Lesson 3.12- Solving addition stories using pictures

Thursday- Review for Chapter 3 Test

Friday- Chapter 3 Test

*Please return math homework on Friday.

Announcements:

• This week we will be continuing our Common Core Unit, The Amazing Animal World.  We will have a focus on reading to learn. We be also be studying spiders this week. 
• Parent/Teacher Conferences will be on October 22nd and 24th from 3:30-6:30.
• Report cards go home on Monday, October 21st.
• Our P.E. day is on Wednesday. Please make sure your child wears tennis shoes on that day.

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 at the game.

Math:

Monday- Introduce Doubles Plus One Strategy

Tuesday- Lesson 3.4- Using doubles to create easier sums.

Wednesday- Lesson 3.5- Doubles plus one and Minus one.

Thursday- Lesson 3.6- Use strategies to solve addition facts.

Friday- Mid Chapter Quiz

*Please return math homework on Friday.

Reading:

Sight Words: do, can, could, when, did, what, so, see, not, were

Announcements:

• The week we will be starting our new Common Core Unit: The Amazing Animal World.
• We will also be doing out apple study this week. Please send your child's favorite kind of apple by Wednesday of this week.
• Book orders are due by Friday, October 4th.
• Parent-teacher conference will be on October 22nd and 24th.

Spelling/Phonics:

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

Dictation Sentence: The apples are crisp.

Math: 

Monday- Introduce Chapter 3: Addition Strategies

Tuesday- Lesson 3.1- Review the Commutative Property of Addition (5+3, 3+5)

Wednesday- Lesson 3.2- Using Counting on 1, 2, and 3 as a strategy

Thursday- Lesson 3.3- Using doubles as a strategy

Friday- Continue Doubles Facts (Addition Fact Quiz)

**Please return homework on Friday.

Reading:

Sight Word Phrases

look at him

as little

at all

I have a

there is

down there

then we have

look up

look at her

we go out

I am

*Please read these once each night. :)

Homecoming Parade Pics!!!

September 9-13, 2013

Announcements:

• Please make sure to check your child's folder each night for reading homework.
• Our P.E. day is on Wednesday, so make sure your child wears tennis shoes on that day.
• Spelling city is a great website for spelling practice. You can enter the words for the week. There are several activities for your child. This may be a fun alternative to writing their words.

Spelling/Phonics: R blends: cr,tr, br, dr, fr, pr

1. crab
2. trip
3. brim
4. drip
5. prop
6. trim
7. into
8. frog
9. is 
10. you

Dictation Sentence: The frog is on the log.

Reading:

Sight Words Phrases              Please have your child 

he had to                                 read these each night :)

she said that

to the

you and I

but they said

on a

for his

of that

it was

Math:

Monday- Review for Chapter 1 test (Addition concepts)

Tuesday- Take Chapter 1 test

Wednesday- Lesson 2.1- Using pictures to show "taking away"

Thursday- Lesson 2.2- Using concrete objects to show "taking away"

Friday- Lesson 2.3- Using concrete objects to show "taking away"

Announcements:

• P.E. day is on Wednesday. Please make sure your child wears tennis shoes on that day.
• Please send your t-shirt money as soon as possible. I still have a few students without money.
• Picture day will be on Thursday, September 5th.
• No school on Monday, September 2nd.
• Please remember to initial your child's folder each night.

Reading:

This week I will be starting with reading groups, so make sure to check your child's folder each night for reading homework. I write the book on their reading log, so you know when they have a book for homework. They may not have reading homework every night.

Sight Words: was, said, his, that, she, for, on, they, but, had

*They just need to be able to read these words to me on Friday.

Spelling/Phonics:

1. blot
2. plan
3. clap
4. flap
5. slip
6. glad
7. the
8. and
9. a
10. to

Dictation sentence: The cat has a plan. (The dictation sentence will count as a bonus.) The test will be on Friday.

Math:

Monday- No School

Tuesday- Lesson 1.7- Making numbers different ways (5+1=6 is the same as 4+2=6)

Wednesday- Lesson 1.7 (cont.) Making numbers different ways

Thursday- Lesson 1.8- Build fluency for addition within 10

Friday- Math Quiz

*Please return math homework on Friday.

August 26-30, 2013

Announcements:

• Our P.E. day is Wednesday, so make sure your child wears tennis shoes on that day!
• Please turn in your t-shirt money as soon as possible, if you have not done so.
• Please make sure to initial your child's folder each night and return the folder the next day.
• This week we our continuing our unit on Alphabet books and the children that read them.

Math:

Monday- Lesson 1.4- Using adding to and putting together to make a model.

Tuesday- Lesson 1.4 (cont.)- Use addition within 20

Wednesday- Lesson 1.5- Use the additive identity property (ex. 5+0=5, 6+0=6)

Thursday- Lesson 1.6- Explore the commutative property (ex. 5+2=7, 2+5=7)

Friday- Lesson 1.6 (cont.)

**Please return math homework on Friday :)

Spelling:

We will be having a practice spelling test on Friday over short vowel words. (cat, rug, hop) We will begin our regular spelling lists next week.

I hope your child is enjoying first grade! I hope to have some pictures posted in the next few weeks :)

March 11-14, 2013

Announcements:

• Parent-teacher conferences will be on March 11th and 12th from 3:30-6:30.
• We will not have school on Friday, March 15th.
• Spring pictures will be on March 27th. You will have to pay for these pictures up front this year.

Phonics/Spelling:

1. care
2. square
3. hare
4. share
5. pair
6. stairs
7. hair
8. fair
9. air
10. chair

Dictation Sentence: I found a pair of socks on the stairs.

Math:
Monday- Exploring Symmetry
Tuesday- Introduce Fractions
Wednesday- Finding fractional parts of a collection.
Thursday- Weekly Test
Friday- No School :)
Please return homework on Thursday this week.

Reading/Sight Words:
Sight Words: soon, made, run, gave, open, has, find, only, us, three

Just a reminder that the students will be reading their own Language test this week. I will still be going over the directions, but they will be working independently. We will also be taking a reading comprehension test this week as well.

I hope you have a great spring break!! :)

February 11-14, 2013

Announcements:

• February 15th and 18th are inclement weather days. We will not have school on those days, if there is no bad weather prior to them.
• The Valentine's party will be on Thursday, February 14th at 2:05. The cost is $1.00. If you haven't sent your money, please do so as soon as possible. Also, please feel free to join us for the party. We would love to see you there.
• Our P.E. day is on Wednesday. Please make sure your child wears tennis shoes on that day.

Spelling/Phonics:

1. reach
2. meal
3. neat
4. free
5. tree
6. see
7. leap
8. flee
9. clean
10. three

Dictation Sentence: I reach over my desk to get the book.

Reading/Sight Words:
Sight Words: think, walk, round, going, myself, saw, again, never, eight, find, fly, want

I will be sending home reading passages in your child's math packet each week. Please try to encourage your child to use their reading strategies when they come to words they're not sure about. They will not receive any assistance on the test in April, so I'm trying to prepare them for independent work. I realize some words may be difficult for them, but they will come across that problem on the test as well. I'm hoping this will help get them ready for what they will see.

Math:
Monday- Missing Addends
Tuesday- Problem Solving
Wednesday- Problem Solving with candy hearts
Thursday- Weekly test
Friday- No School (inclement weather day)

100th day pictures!!!!

Writing 100 words!

100th day trail mix

January 28-February 1, 2013

Announcements:

• This week will be learning about Jackie Robinson and many other famous African Americans.
• We will also be studying penguins.
• February 15th and 18th are inclement weather days. There will be no school on those days, if we do not have any snow days prior to them.
• The Valentine's party will be on Thursday, February 14th at 2:05. Please feel free to join us for the party.
• The cost for the Valentine's party is $1.00. Please send this as soon as you can.

Spelling/Phonics: ay, ai

1. wait
2. paid
3. mail
4. away
5. train
6. stay
7. paint
8. play
9. rain
10. today

Dictation Sentence: I went to get the mail today.

Reading/sight words:
Beginning this week I will be sending home a reading passage with your child's homework packet. Please do not tell your child the words in the passages. I am trying to encourage them to use their reading strategies to figure out unknown words. The passages are similar to what they will see on the test in April, so I am trying to prepare them. Just return them with the math homework on Friday.

Sight Words:
think, walk, two, going, away, saw, again, never, eight, been, find

Writing: Linking Verbs: is, are, was, were

Math:
Monday- Finding Missing Addends
Tuesday- 100th Day Activities
Wednesday- Solving # Stories
Thursday- Part, part, whole with dominoes
Friday- Weekly Test

*Please return math homework on Friday :)

January 21-25, 2013

Announcements:

• This week we will be studying Abraham Lincoln.
• We will not have school on Monday, January 21st.
• Class picture day is on Thursday, January 24th. Please try to be here on that day.
• February 15th and 18th are inclement weather days.
• Our Valentine party will be on Thursday, February 14th.

Spelling/Phonics:

1. bird
2. dirt
3. first
4. stir
5. girl
6. third
7. skirt
8. chirp
9. shirt
10. sir

Dictation Sentence: The girl was in a skirt.

Reading/Sight Words:
Make sure to check your child's folder each night for reading homework. Dibels testing is complete, so we are back to our regular reading groups.

Sight Words: sleep, walk, two, girl, before, eat, again, third, who, been, find

Math:
Monday- No School
Tuesday- Introduce fact families
Wednesday- Fact Triangles
Thursday- Domino Fact Families
Friday- Weekly Test

*Please return math homework on Friday :)

January 14-18, 2013

Announcements:

• We will be starting a new unit on American Contributions this week. We will study many famous Americans over the next six weeks.
• Martin Luther King Day is on January 21st. There will be no school on that day.
• Class Picture day is January 24th.
• Please return book order money by Tuesday, January 15th.

Spelling/ Phonics: or sound

1. port
2. store
3. more
4. fort
5. shore
6. horn
7. work
8. thorn
9. corn
10. fork

Dictation Sentence: I need to get more at the store.
There will also be an unknown dictation sentence on the test. The dictation sentences will be a grade of their own. I'm looking for correct spelling, spacing, capitals, and punctuation.

Math:
Monday- Place Value Concepts (ones and tens)
Tuesday- Play Base 10 exchange
Wednesday- I'll be out on this day (review)
Thursday- Making groups of ten
Friday- Weekly Test
*Please return math homework on Friday :)

Reading/Sight Words:
I will be finishing up Dibels testing on Thursday.
Sight Words: sleep, walk, two, or, before, eat, again, play, who, been, may

Writing: Punctuation Review (., !, ?)