First Grade News: February 11-15, 2008
Religion- Prayer- Matthew 15:21-28; 10 Men with Leprosy
Memory- Hymn of the Month- Go to Dark Gethsemane
Monday: Go to dark Gethsemane, All who feel the tempter’s power
Tuesday: Your Redeemer’s conflict see, watch with Him one bitter hour
Wednesday: Turn not from His grief’s away; learn from Jesus Christ to pray.
Math- Students will reviewing adding 9 facts, identifying ½, 1/3, and 1/6 of part; identifying <,>,=; and dividing a set. Students will have a fact test and a written test on Friday.
Monday: Lesson 106B; Facts 106B
Tuesday: Lesson 107B; Facts 107B
Wednesday: Lesson 108B; Facts 108B
Thursday: Lesson 109B; Facts 109B
Reading- We will be continuing our unit entitled “North, South, East, West” If you have any brochures, maps, ect. you may send them with your child and we will put them on our theme board and then return them at the end of the unit. This week students will be learning the /oo/ sound spelled _ew and u_e and the /oo/ sound like in foot. There will be an assessment on Friday. The high frequency words are: very, good, now, here, and go
Monday: Read Decodable #85
Wednesday: Read Decodable #86
*First Grade is doing an excellent job on AR tests. Please continue to read AR books. :)
Writing: writing a middle, beginning, and an end of a story
Spelling: The test will be on Friday.
Words: new, chew, stew, tune, threw, tube, good, hook, book, took
*Just a reminder that students need to study their spelling words during the week.
Language/English- Commas
Handwriting- Spacing of Letters and Words
Social Studies- Directions on a Globe; People and Resources
Science- Rocks and Soil; How Land Changes; Science Experiments
(Look at the other side of this paper for class information.)
*Students have an opportunity to go to our school library on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
* We will continue working on our Science Fair Project this week. The students will be put in three groups. I will have 1 project for the class. The groups will put the information from the project together. This week we will be making our hypothesis. As the science fair gets closer, we may need extra help in our class. If you would be interested in helping, please let me know. Thank you!
*Our class will be going with 2nd grade to the Derby Dinner Playhouse on Wednesday Feb. 27. If you would like to go as a chaperone please let me know. We can only take 5 parents from our class.
*On February 18, I will be having an Usborne Books party at my home beginning at 6:30. If anyone is interested in books and would like to come or cannot come but would like to see a catalog please let me know.
*Thursday is Valentines Day. Our party will begin at 2:30. Below is a list of those who are signed up to bring things for our party. Snacks: Crystal Tormoehle; Drinks: Julie Rodriguez; Plates: Renae Shoemaker; Napkins: Renae Shoemaker; Party Favors: Beth Shelton; Games/Activities: Sharon Pottschmidt; Help at Party: Amy Nierman and Rachel White Thank you!!!
*Friday is the end of the 2nd trimester. Report Cards will go home on Feb. 22.
* Mrs. Owens will be here with public library books on Thursday.
Have a wonderful week!