Week of January 13, 2020How

       It was so glad to see all the children last week.  The children were excited to be back to school.  This week we will be working on reviewing and learning new skills.  Please make sure you review your child's work that they bring home daily. It is important that you sign your child's binder each day.  Please take out all graded papers.   The children will be working on the following skills:

         

           Math:

• Identify and composing 2-d & 3-d Shapes
• Word Problems and shapes

           Science: 

• We will be working on the different seasons that we experience in North American and the types of weather with each season.
•  How to identify types of weather.
• How graph and read data while recording types of weather.

              Reading and Language Arts:

•     Identifying, decoding, and read words with long e: e,ee, ea. 
•     Retell and rewriting stories in sequence.
•     Identify and use the words have/had correctly when speaking and writing.
•     Write using good letter formation and spacing.
•     Write narratives using good punctuation, spelling, and handwriting.
•     Continue to work on decoding multi-syllable words

               Weekly Spelling Words:

•      me, keep, feet, beach, seat, we, she, sheep, jeep, the (Bonus words-freedom - dream)

                 Bible

• Read and discuss weekly Bible story:  "The People of Israel are Slaves in Egypt".
• Read, discuss, and recite weekly Bible verse: "I am the Lord Your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery." (Ex 20:2)

                Social Studies:

•       Discuss the life and accomplishments of Dr.  Martin Luther King Jr.
•       Begin a unit of study of famous African Americans as we prepare for a special program and
•       live museum.  More information will be sent home about this later. 

                 First Grade Reminders:

• Classroom Spelling Bee 1-15-20
• Lower School Spelling Bee  1-22-20
• Tentative Date for 100 Days of School Celebration 1-24-20 
• Homework-  Please make sure your child completes their homework and return the assignment the next day.  All home needs to be done in pencil.  Please do not allow your child to use pen, color pencils, or crayons.