Week of February 22, 2016
 Exodus 14:1-31  Moses and the Red Sea


This week the students will work on the following skills:

• The children will learn about the long e spelled e, y, ey
• The children will identify words with long e spelled e, y, ey in stories
• The children will continue to work on reading for fluency and comprehension.
• The children will be introduce to adverbs and use adverbs correctly in their writing
• The students will write and edit a narrative about a monuments and famous African Americans
• The children will continue to learn about famous African Americans as they prepare for their presentation in chapel.
• The children will continue to learn about American symbols
• Students will continue to work on addition and subtraction with number up to 20.
• Students will work on picture patterns and number patters
• In Bible the children will learn about Moses and the Red Sea

WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS:

key       penny      bumpy      sandy      puppy     funny      would      wash      sunny      buggy

Bonus Word:  Monument      Eagle

FIRST GRADE CLASSROOM REMINDERS:

• All students should read an AR book daily.  Your child should return their AR book each day to school,  even if they have not completed reading it.  We have D.E.A.R.  (Drop Everything and Read ) in class each day.  Your child may read their book in class during this time.
• Your child should complete and return their African American presentation to school by Monday, February 22nd.  We will begin practicing for chapel this week,
• The children will participate in chapel on March 3rd.  Parents are welcome to attend.
• Students will go on a field trip to the Discovery Science Museum on March 4th.