Week of August 31, 2015

Weekly Memory Verse:   Genesis 1 :27 So God created man in his own image.

    This week the children will continue to work on learning sight words.  They will learn about the short/o/ sound.  The children will decode words, read words, and write words with the short /o/ sound.  In language they will begin learning ABC order.  They will continue to work on writing simple sentences, identifying asking and telling sentences, and recognizing and sorting nouns.
    In writing the children will continue to work on writing using correct letter formation and spacing.  They will be writing a  narrative about their friends.
      In math the children will continue to work simple addition word problems.  They will be introduce to addition using the number line.
      In science the children will continue to work on colors.  They will be going to the Stem Lab on Friday.

First Grade Reminders:

• Class Pictures                             Monday, August 31st  ( Students must have uniforms on)
• Incentive Date                            September 4th
• Labor Day                                  No School
• Elementary Open house            September 8th   5:00-7:00

WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS

hop

top

log

hog

hot

lot

flip

black

they

too

Bonus Words:  friend    color

Week of August 24, 2015

      This week the children will learn about /Ll/ blends.  They will be decoding words with /Ll/ blends and reading stories with /Ll/ blends in them.  The children will continue to work on learning sight words.  They will be working on identifying the main details and main details in the stories they read.  The children will begin to learn to read fluently.  They will continue to decode words with  short /a/ and short /i/ vowel sounds.
       In language the children will learn what a noun is.  They will be sorting nouns according to people, places, things, and animals and identifying nouns in sentences.  They will begin learning how to make nouns plural.   The children will continue to learn about telling and asking sentences.  They will write sentences about the creation.  The children will begin to write in their journals.
       In Bible your child will continue to learn about the creation.  They will continue to make a booklet about the creation.  Your child will be writing a narrative about what they have learned about the creation.  They  will have a test on the creation on Friday.  A study sheet will come home on Thursday.  This week memory verse is "God created the Heaven and Earth". They will be ask to recite the memory verse on Friday.
       In math the children will continue to work on addition.  They will be adding by using the strategies of adding on and using touch points.  They will continue to learn to work addition word problems. Your child will continue to work on counting and writing numbers to 120.
       This week's spelling words will have the /Ll/ blends in them.  Your child will have a dictation sentence to write along with their spelling words.
WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS:
1.  clip       2.  flip     3.  slip      5.  flag     6.  black     7.  plan     8.  be     9.  pull     10.  class
BONUS WORDS:  Heaven     Earth

       In science the children will begin a study of colors as they prepare to do some experiments with colors in the Stem lab.

Week of August 17, 2015

                                                     Weekly Memory Verse:  Genesis 1:1

                                                                         


 Wow!  The children are really adjusting in first grade.  They are very excited about being back in school.  We have had a very busy week.

       Next week we will be learning about the short /i/ sound.  We will read stories with short /i/ words and practice decoding  words with short /i/. The children will be working on their tablets to practice decoding words.  The children will work on identifying  the main idea in stories and main details in stories.  

       In math the children will begin addition.  They will learn how to use touch points to add. The children will learn to make illustration to represent the addition problem.  

     In writing the children will continue to work on learn how to write using good letter formation and spacing.
      In language the children will learn the difference between a telling sentence and a asking sentence. They will practice writing simple telling and asking sentence.  Your child will be writing a narrative about the Bible and themselves.

      In Bible the children will begin learning about the creation.  They will be making a booklet to illustrate how God created the world in seven days.   There will not be a Bible test next week.

       In social studies the children will continue to talk about school and themselves.                     

Weekly Spelling Words:

• pin                                                                
• miss
• win
• kiss
• hit
• out
• sit
• up
• lip
• wig

Bonus Words:

• Bible
• Jesus

Homework:

• Monday:         Write each spelling word three times and study sight words
• Tuesday:         Read and decode words with short /i/ to and adult and study sight words
• Wednesday:    READ FOR FUN
• Thursday:        Math worksheet (addition)

The Beginning of a Fantastic Year in First Grade

        Welcome to first grade.  We are very excited about the upcoming year.  The children appear to be adjusting well in first grade.
       This week the children will continue to learn procedures and expectations of a first grader.  We will be assessing all students on reading and math skills.  It would be very helpful, if all students will begin to study their sight words that are in the daily binder.
      In math, the children will review numbers from 1 to 20.  In social studies, the children will continue to learn about what makes each of them special. In Bible they will begin learning the books of the Old Testament.  Your child will make a special Bible to help him/her  better understand the parts of the Bible.


HOMEWORK:

• Monday- Practice writing straight lines and circles on tablet paper and study sight words.
• Tuesday- Practice writing first name on tablet paper and study sight words
• Wednesday- Read for fun and study sight words.
• Thursday- Write numbers 1 through 5 using touch points and study sight words.
• Friday- Study sight words and read for fun.