Danielle posted on January 22, 2012 19:02
First Grade News
Week of January 23-27
Religion: Students will begin a new unit: Jesus’ Miracles.
Memory: We will being working on the Apostles’ Creed.
Due Tuesday: I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.
Due Wednesday: And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary,
Due Thursday: suffered under Pontius Pilate was crucified, died, and was buried.
Due Friday: He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead.
Reading: We will continue our unit about maps. Students will read two stories out of their readers this week: A Trip to Grandma’s House and The Special Day. We will focus on the sound spelling /oo/ spelled oo (like in goo), _ue, and u. High frequency words used this week are saw, blue, and one. Vocabulary words are symbol, equator, direction (as in north, south, east, and west are directions, as well as left and right), country. Students will be writing about a trip they have taken. Please talk to them at home about some of the trips your family has taken to get their ideas flowing.
Monday: Decodable 81
Tuesday: Decodable 82
Wednesday: Decodable 83
Thursday: Decodable 84
Spelling: Keep up the great work! There will be a test on Friday.
1. down 2. had 3. her 4. him 5. of
6. out 7. said 8. she 9. some 10. that
Math: We will finish our unit on geometry. There will be a test on Tuesday over solid figures (cylinders, cones, rectangular prisms, cubes, and spheres). Students will take a math benchmark that covers Topics 1-8. We will review topics if necessary. We will begin Topic 15 Time.
Monday: Lesson 8-11 and Math Facts 68
Tuesday: Test in class Math Facts 69
Wednesday: Math Facts 70
Thursday: Extra practice sent home, if needed and Math Facts 71
Social Studies: We will begin Unit 2 Where People Live. Students may bring in a map to share. It could be a road atlas, country map, state map, amusement part map, etc. We are learning about all different kinds of maps.
Special Announcements
*We are still looking for ideas for the auction basket. I sent out a message on FastDirect. As it turns out, I don’t think you can “reply all,” but I can forward your message to the rest of the first grade parents. The suggestions so far include: Braves Basket, Brownstown Basket (things from area businesses), Travel Basket, Baking Basket, Gardening Basket, Cards for All Occasions, Car Kit, Grilling Basket, and Coffee Basket. Please let me know your thoughts. I would like to decide this week.
*Weather permitting, we will be walking to the library on Wednesday in the morning. Please make sure your child wears good walking shoes.
*We had a great 100 Day!