Week of November 2, 2015
REMINDER:  NO SCHOOL Nov. 2nd

Bible Story:  Jacob Tricks Esau  (Genesis 25:19-34; 27:1-41)

This week we will be working on the following skills:
Reading:

• Reading for fluency and understand
• Identify, decode, and read words with long /a/ silent e
• Review and learn new  vocabulary words
• Identify, read, and decode words with long /a/ and short /a/
• Identify the setting, characters, main idea, and major details within a story
• Retell and rewrite stories in sequence.

Language:

• Write a narrative using good sentence structure.          
• Identify and name adjectives
• Read and identify contraction in content
• Listen and respond to a text orally and written

Spelling:

• make
• take
• came
• game
• gate
• late
• cake
• same
• name
• rake                Bonus Words: November - Thankful

Math:

• Time
• Continue to review addition and subtraction facts.

Social Studies:

• Begin learning about the first Thanksgiving

Week of October 26-30

This week the children will be working on the following:

Language Arts:
Book Studies over the books Pumpkin, Pumpkin and Where the Wild Things Are
Review of Previous Skills
Real and Make-Believe
Short Vowels
Decoding words with consonant blends at the beginning and end
Fluency and Comprehension

Math;
Addition and Subtraction
Shapes

Spelling Words:
pumpkin     patch     seed     fall     candy     trick     tree     mask     orange     green
Bonus Words:   harvest     costume

Bible:
Isaac Chooses Not Fight
Memory Verse; "Love your neighbor." Matthew 22:39

Social Science:
Pumpkins
Field Trip to Pumpkin Farm

Important Notes:
*Remember to read and return AR books.
*Please let your child's teacher know no later than Tuesday morning if you plan to attend the field trip and send your money in ASAP!
*Field trip on Wednesday!
*R. Friend is visiting us on Thursday to share her books! Please check your child's binder for more information.
*Don't forget to send in a treat for each of your child's classmates on Friday.

Week of October 19, 2015


IMPORTANT NOTICE:
THE FIRST GRADE CLASSROOMS ARE NUT-FREE ZONES.  PLEASE READ THE LETTER CAREFULLY THAT WAS SENT HOME FRIDAY.  IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT ONE OF THE FIRST GRADE TEACHERS.

Weekly Bible Verse:  "Go to my country and my own relatives and get a wife for my son Isaac"  Genesis 24:4

This week the children will be working on the following skills:

Language Arts

• Decoding and reading words with the following sounds /ch/, /tch/, /ph/, and /wh/
• Irregular plural nouns
• Sequence of the story
• Identifying the main idea and details within the story
• Comparing and Contrasting Stories

Math

• Math families
• Continue to work on addition and subtraction facts
• Measurement using non-standard/standard measurements
• Word Problem

Social Studies/Science

• Identify the growth pattern of a pumpkin
• Map Skills

Spelling Words:

whip       whale      catch     match     chin     graph      shop     with     many     around

Bonus Words:  Pumpkin      Compass

Week of October 12th thru 16th.

:This week we will be working on the following skills:
   
    Language Arts:

• Consonants digraphs (sh, th, and ng)                    
• Reading for fluency and understanding
• Decoding skills
• Story elements- characters, settings, and events
• Main Idea and details
• Writing narratives
• Handwriting
• Verbs

Math:

• Mixed addition and subtraction
• Word Problems
• Counting and recognizing numbers 0-150
• Shapes 

Social/Science

• Fire Safety
• Christopher Columbus

Bible:

• Isaac is born  (Bible Verse- Genesis 21:1)

Spelling Words:  fish-shop-ship-with-thing-sang-fast-wink-want-call

Bonus Words-America - Parade

Dates to Remember:

10-5 thru 10-9     Fall Break

10-16                   Vocabulary Parade/ Report Cards go home

10-17                    Fall Festival

10-28                    Field Trip Walden Farm