First Grade Newsletter

November 16 – 20, 2009                        

 Ms. Benton, Mrs. Legette, Ms. McElveen       

Reading

Learning to Read Focus Skill:

Compound Words - ex: hotdog, football 

Comprehension Focus Skill:

Fact or Opinion

Facts – Information that can be proven

Opinions - A personal belief that is not founded on proof

Word Work

  Phonics Focus Skill:

Ά  Word Family /-et/

  Spelling Words:

Ά  get, let, wet

(High Frequency) Word Wall Words 

Ά    birthday, favorite, rain, mother, us

(Vocabulary) Word Wall Words

Ά  heat, law

Math:

Review Place Value and Estimation - Unit test Thursday. The End of the Week: We will begin Number Patterns.

Social Sciences:

Science – Moon and Sun        Social Studies – Government             Health – Bullying

 

Writing

Review: Sentence structure

Focus Skill of the Week: Create written pieces (for example, simple rhymes and poems) to entertain others.

              In the News

November 18th – 23rd - Book Fair

November 19th – Field Trip Planned – FMU Planetarium

November 20th – Interim Reports Issued

November 25th  - 27th – Thanksgiving Holiday

 

*** If your child is an afternoon car rider, please use name card for faster assistance.

Homework

Story of the Week – Fun with Fish p. 134

 Monday:

Write High Frequency Words 3 times each.

Math worksheet

 Tuesday

Write 5 new words using the /et/ family

Math sheet

Science Sheet

 Wednesday –

Pick 2 of your favorite high frequency words. 

Write a sentence with each word.  

Math worksheet

Social Studies Sheet

 Thursday – Math Unit Test

Study Spelling Words and Word

Wall Words.

Math worksheet

Health Sheet

 Friday – No Homework!

Give us your Thoughts…

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