Rachel posted on April 27, 2009 11:59
Christ is our Cornerstone!
First Grade News: April 27- May 1
Religion- Jesus Lives!- All Four Gospels; Doubting Thomas- John 20
Memory- Bible Verses
Monday: Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name
of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19
Wednesday: Jesus said, “I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Matthew 28:20
Math- Students will be learning to identify rectangular prisms, numbers to 500, and subtractions facts. This will be the last week for 1st grade Saxon math. Next week we will begin reviewing. Students will have a fact test and a written test on Thursday.
Monday: Lesson 133B; Facts 133B
Tuesday: Lesson 134B; Facts 134B
Wednesday: Lesson 135B; Fact Homework 135
Reading- Students will continue unit 8, Away We Grow. Students will be reviewing all the long vowel sounds. Students will have a test on Friday over the story, vocabulary, and sounds for this week. Students should be able to read 65 words or more per a minute. Reading books several times, especially the decodables, is a way to improve student fluency.
Tuesday: Reading Book Pages 254-275
Wednesday: Decodable #106
Thursday: Leveled Reader
Vocabulary Words: trapping, wetlands, attracts, insects
English: Contractions; Revising
Spelling: Test Friday
This week’s words are: tie, grow, low, cried, pie, throw, lie, know
Challenge Words: window, dried
Handwriting- Nn
Social Studies- Map Scale, Celebrating other cultures
Science- Weather
First Grade News
*Friday, May 8 is our school Fine Arts Fair. The program will begin at 7 and all students are required to attend.
*First and Second grade will be going on a field trip to the Indianapolis Children Museum on Tuesday, May 26. I will be sending more details in May.
*May 8 is CF day. Please send in $5 for a pizza by May 1. Students will also get to wear sunglasses, hats, and flip-flops. If you would like to bring snacks or drinks that day for the class please let me know.
*April 30 will be the last day students can check out public library books at school.
*May 14 will be the last day students can take AR tests.
*Due to ISTEP+ testing in the computer lab, students will not be allowed to take AR tests from April 27-May 6. I still encourage students to read AR books. We will continue on May 7. Thank you for your patience.
*The public library is having a contest. Students were given a paper with characters from different books. The papers are due to the library on May 11.
*Friday is grade review. Grades reviews need to be signed and returned by next Friday.
Have a great day!