Week of February 1, 2016

       Wow!  Last week was a busy week.  Hopefully, we can get back to our regular routine this week.
      This week we will work on the following skills.

• The weekly Bible Story will be "God Talks to Moses" Exodus 3:1-4:17
• Comparing and contrasting different versions of the story Cinderella.
• Identifying, decoding, and reading words with the long /e/ spelled ee, and ea
• Identifying and reading words with the prefix un, re, and pre
• We will continue to work on reading for comprehension and fluency.  Please allow your child to practice reading at home daily.
• Measuring using inch and centimeters
• Continue to work on addition and subtraction word problems
• Continue to work on learning addition and subtraction facts
• Using weight scales to identify how much things weight and which weights the most
• The children will learn about Groundhog Day
• The children will learn about the rain cycle and the thermometer 
• Weekly Spelling Words:    me, keep, feed, beak,seat, other, because, we, sheep, feet         Bonus words:  thermometer-temperature  

                                                         Our First/Second Grade Program

• Classroom spelling bee with be on Tuesday
• First Grade spelling bee with be on Wednesday
• The children will go to the Children's Theater on Wednesday to see Cinderella
• This week the children can participate in the Coming Home activities.  They may wear the following things:

Monday: Teacher Day (dress like one of the teachers)

Tuesday: Crazy Socks Day

Wednesday: America Day (red, white, blue)

Thursday: Crazy Red and White

Friday: Super Bowl (favorite team jersey

Week of January 25, 2016

       This will be a fun and busy week as we prepare for 100 Days of School and our First Grade Play.

Below are some skills we will be learning and reviewing this week:

• The children will work on learning their spelling bee words.  They will have a practice spelling bee in our class on Thursday.  The children will need to say the word, spell the word, and then say the word again.
• The children will continue to work on addition, subtraction, word problems, tallies, and counting and writing by 2's, 5's, and 10's.
• The children will be doing fun activities as they prepare for 100 Days of School.
• The children will write several narratives using good letter formation, spacing, and using their editing skills.
• The children will read and discuss several stories about 100 Days of School

First Grade Reminders:

Hello 1st and 2nd grade parents,

Please remember that our Winter Musical will be next Thursday, Jan. 28, at 6:30 pm on the stage in the HS gym.

If your child has a speaking part, it is HIGHLY important that you help your child to memorize their lines for the show so that they will be confident. Everyone needs to work together as a team for a wonderful program. I know that it will be great! Stay safe and warm, and I will see you next Thursday night.

Mrs. Northcutt

• Your child should return their 100 day jar to school on Thursday
• We will have our classroom spelling bee on Thursday.  We will have 1 boy and 1 girl winner
• We will celebrate 100 Days of school on Friday.  The children will be doing fun activities throughout the day.
• The children will practice each day for the play doing 9:25 -10:30
• Please make sure your child is on time for school each day
• Don't forget to have your child to bring their 100 day of school snack
• This week the children will participate in the Coming Home activities:  The can wear the following: 

Monday: Teacher Day (dress like one of the teachers)

Tuesday: Crazy Socks Day

Wednesday: America Day (red, white, blue)

Thursday: Crazy Red and White

Friday: Super Bowl (favorite team jersey)

WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS:

dollar         penny        greater       less        hundred        school        count       celebrate       number      first

Bonus Words:  Ezell Harding Christian School

Week of January 18, 2016




      This will be a very busy week as the children prepare for the First/Second play.  The play will be about snowflakes.
      Below are the skills that your child will be working on this week.

• The children will learn about the Bible story about Moses
• The children will read stories and identify the cause and effects within the story.
• The children will continue to work on reading, retelling, and rewriting stories that read
• The children will learn about the sound of long a spelled /ai/ and /ay/
• The children will write several narratives as they prepare for 100 Days of School
• The children will review ABC order
• The children will begin a unit of study of measurement.  They will be measuring by using inch and centimeters.  They will continue to review addition and subtraction. Continue to allow your child to review their math facts at home.

The children will continue to study about weather.

WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS:  mail, way, chain, day, play, rain, brain, stay, train, clay
Bonus Words:  measurement-centimeter

CLASSROOM INFORMATION:

• Continue to allow your child to review their sight words and math facts at home as much as possible.
• Your child will bring a jar home this week.  They will need to put 100 things in the jar and decorate the jar.  This is their 100 Day of school project.  The jar will need to be return to school by January 28th.  More information will be sent home along with the jar.
• The first/second grade play will be on January 28th.
• The children will celebrate 100 Days of School on January 29th.  The children will be doing 100 Days of School activities throughout the day.
• The children will have a special 100 Days of School snack.  More information will be sent home letting you know what your child will need to bring to school.
• Sunday, January 24th  Open House for New and Prospective Families

Week of January 11, 2016

This week the children will work on the following skills:

• Students will review inflectional ending -ed and -ing
• Decode, identify, and read words with /u/oo,u
• Count and write by 2's and 5's
• Practice subtraction numbers with 2 digits
• Read and write about Martin Luther King Jr.
• Review, identifying, and reading contractions
• Read stories, discuss, and the write sequence of stories

WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS:
book, look, cook, took, hood, wood, buy, done, foot, brook,
Bonus words:  snowflake-sunshine

Weekly News:

• Students will continue  to practice for the first/second grade play
• Parents will be working on decoration on Tuesday morning at 9:30.  All parents are welcome to come and help.  We will also need some parents to come and assist with putting up decoration on January 26th. 
• Please encourage your child to read their AR book daily and study math facts