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!