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)