Sunday, February 9th , 2014
Hello Families of Room 22,
Announcements:
1st Grade Concert: Congratulations to students for a wonderful concert last Thursday evening. It was fun to see everyone dressed up and their performance was outstanding!
Valentine’s Day Party: Our Valentine’s Day Party will be this Friday at 11:00am. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Hailey Outz (Ronan’s mom) at [email protected]. Also, please do not bring in Valentine’s cards before Friday.
Learning This Week:
Language & Grammar: We will continue to practice contractions.
Spelling: We will be studying words with beginning blends. The spelling words this week are: stop, skip, smash, twig and tree and our sight words are: get, come, may, made, and part.
Math: We will be finishing Topic 7, Counting and Number Patterns to 120, and beginning Topic 8, Tens and Ones.
Writing: We will continue information writing. We have been talking about “How to Write A Teaching Book”, beginning with (1) “Thinking” of a topic, (2) “Planning” on our fingers and sketching across the pages and (3) “Writing” words on all 5 pages. Students will continue to write about topics of their choice this week.
Reading/Daily 5: Students will “read to self”, “read to someone”,“listen to read”, “word work” or “write”
each morning.
Social Studies: We will be reading and writing about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
Homework:
Reading: Please read for 15-20 min. each night and record your child's minutes on their February Reading Calendar.
Math:This week we will be covering lessons 7-5, 7-6, 8-1, and 8-2. Please choose 1 corresponding page in your math packet to review with your child each night. Please turn in Math Packet #7 on Wednesday
this week. Topic 8 Math Packet will be coming home the same day. Please do not work ahead in Math Packet #8 over the break.
Write and Share: Our write and share this week is “Celebrating 100 Days of School”. I explained to students that we will not be “guessing” what the 100 objects are. Please just have your child bring their items in a clear plastic baggie. Thank you.
Spelling: Please practice spelling words for 5 min. each night.
Important Dates:
Monday, Feb. 10th – Friday, Feb. 14th - Jump Rope for Heart Week
Monday, Feb. 17th – Friday, Feb. 21st– Mid-Winter Break
Monday,Feb. 24th - Classes Resume
Friday, Feb. 28th – Muffins for Moms (8:30am – 9:00am)
Specialists:
Mon. – P.E.
Tues. – music
Wed. – library
Thurs. – P.E.
Fri. – no specialist
Sincerely,
HollyCleveland
Hello Families of Room 22,
Announcements:
1st Grade Concert: Congratulations to students for a wonderful concert last Thursday evening. It was fun to see everyone dressed up and their performance was outstanding!
Valentine’s Day Party: Our Valentine’s Day Party will be this Friday at 11:00am. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Hailey Outz (Ronan’s mom) at [email protected]. Also, please do not bring in Valentine’s cards before Friday.
Learning This Week:
Language & Grammar: We will continue to practice contractions.
Spelling: We will be studying words with beginning blends. The spelling words this week are: stop, skip, smash, twig and tree and our sight words are: get, come, may, made, and part.
Math: We will be finishing Topic 7, Counting and Number Patterns to 120, and beginning Topic 8, Tens and Ones.
Writing: We will continue information writing. We have been talking about “How to Write A Teaching Book”, beginning with (1) “Thinking” of a topic, (2) “Planning” on our fingers and sketching across the pages and (3) “Writing” words on all 5 pages. Students will continue to write about topics of their choice this week.
Reading/Daily 5: Students will “read to self”, “read to someone”,“listen to read”, “word work” or “write”
each morning.
Social Studies: We will be reading and writing about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
Homework:
Reading: Please read for 15-20 min. each night and record your child's minutes on their February Reading Calendar.
Math:This week we will be covering lessons 7-5, 7-6, 8-1, and 8-2. Please choose 1 corresponding page in your math packet to review with your child each night. Please turn in Math Packet #7 on Wednesday
this week. Topic 8 Math Packet will be coming home the same day. Please do not work ahead in Math Packet #8 over the break.
Write and Share: Our write and share this week is “Celebrating 100 Days of School”. I explained to students that we will not be “guessing” what the 100 objects are. Please just have your child bring their items in a clear plastic baggie. Thank you.
Spelling: Please practice spelling words for 5 min. each night.
Important Dates:
Monday, Feb. 10th – Friday, Feb. 14th - Jump Rope for Heart Week
Monday, Feb. 17th – Friday, Feb. 21st– Mid-Winter Break
Monday,Feb. 24th - Classes Resume
Friday, Feb. 28th – Muffins for Moms (8:30am – 9:00am)
Specialists:
Mon. – P.E.
Tues. – music
Wed. – library
Thurs. – P.E.
Fri. – no specialist
Sincerely,
HollyCleveland