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.

   

Week of February 15, 2016

 This week the children will work on the following skills.  Due to snow days we have a lot to make up.

• Students will identify, read, and write words with long /i/ spelled i, ie, y, and igh.
• Student will write stories with long /i/ words spelled i, ie, y, and igh.
• Students will continue to read stories and identify the main idea, details, purpose.
• Student will learn about cause and effect within a story.
• Students will review inflectional ending to verbs.  They will  review verbs, nouns, and .adjectives.
• Students will continue to learn about famous African American as they prepare for their presentation.  More information will come home this week about their presentation.
• Students will learn about dental health and the proper way to take care of their tenth.
• Students will continue to work on reading for fluency and understanding.
• Students will continue to learn  about Moses and the Red Sea.
• In math the children will review time.  They will view telling time by the hour and half hour.
• Children will  review finding the missing addend.
• Students will write narratives about presidents, and famous African Americans.

WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS:

find       night      by      sky     right      pie    tried     kind      bright      cries

Bonus Words:  Dentist      teeth

FIRST GRADE INFORMATION:

• First graders will do Chapel on March 4th.  More information will come home this week about this during the week.
• Children will go to the Discovery Science museum on March 3rd,
• Students need to read a AR book daily.  Your child should read at least 3 AR books a week.  If your child is reading a chapter book they should read at least one book a week.  Please remind your child to return their AR book to school each day.  We allow time in the class to read for fun each day.

Week of February 8-12   
We are continuing to work hard! We are almost back to our "normal" routines. We have many exciting things to look forward to in February.
This week we will be working on the following:

• In Bible we will continue the story of Moses. Our lesson this week will be Moses says"Let my people go!"-Exodus 5-12
• We will be identifying and decoding words with the long o sound spelled with /oa/, /ow/, and /oe/.
• Students will work on identifying and writing proper nouns.
• The children will be writing a narrative, "If I was President".
• We will begin a study of our country including the flag, the president, and national symbols. This will include Presidents' Day.
• Our study of the weather will continue with lessons on storms and wind.
• Our reading unit this week will include stories about animals and how they live.
• We will be working to improve fluency and comprehension in reading. Don't forget to practice daily at home!
• In Social Studies this month we will also be talking about famous African Americans. the children will create a booklet in class. Also, be looking for information about a research project coming soon.
• In Math we will review addition and subtraction facts, measurement, missing addends, and time. We will continue to work on word problems.
• We will do some Valentine's Day activities and exchange cards on Friday as part of our Fun Friday activities.
• The School Spelling Bee is scheduled for February 10th.

This week's Spelling Words:
low, boat, no, row, oat, toe, we, keep, over, more, 
Bonus Words:
president, America

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