Weekly Update for 09/09/13

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Watch our Super First Graders fly into action on the first day of school!

What are we learning this week?

Reading Story: I See Red, Yellow, Blue and Can Pig Nap?

Skill:  Classifying 

Strategy: Predicting

Phonics Skill:  initial consonants m,r,s,t,b,c,n,p; -at, -an, 
-ap word families

Language Skill:  

Math: Numbers 0-100 (SOL 1.1a)

Social Studies:  Citizenship (SOL 1.10a-f)

              Weekly Schedule

*Monday, September 9          Library      

*Tuesday, September 10        Art

*Wednesday, September 11     Guidance

Field Trip Permission Slip and money due ($3.25) 

Patriot Day- Remember to wear red, white, and blue

*Thursday, September 12       Music

Spelling/Sight Word Circle Test 

*Friday, September 13           

Field trip to Isle of Wight County Fair        

                                         

                Weekly Sight Words

These words must be read and spelled.  There will be a test on Thursday, 09/13.

I        down      red      find      see      four
yellow           funny

   Weekly Vocabulary Words

These words must be read, but not spelled. 

at      one two   three      four      five      six
seven  eight  nine     look      the        my        green   orange   black  and    

Welcome Back

Welcome Back Super Heroes!

I was excited to see so many current and former Super Heroes at Meet the Teacher night Thursday.  The bulletin boards are stapled.  The new pencils are sharpened.  The crayons are in their buckets.  Everything is ready for the first day of school...are you?  

The first few weeks of school we will work on establishing routines that will be carried throughout the rest of the school year.  

Below is the Weekly Update for the first week of school.

What are we learning this week?  

Reading Story:  Chrysanthemum

Skill:  Summarizing

Strategy: Theme

Language:  Letters versus words

Phonics:  Letter sounds

Math: Counting with one to one correspondence

Social Studies:  Citizenship

                     Weekly Schedule

*Monday, September  2                 No School             

 Labor Day           

*Tuesday, September 3                 Art         

Mrs. Jinright will be out on maternity leave beginning the first week of school.  Her substitute will be Mrs. Stronach.

*Wednesday, September 4             Guidance

*Thursday, September 5               Music

*Friday, September 6                  P.E. 

Please remember to wear sneakers and appropriate clothes for P.E.

Sight Word Circle Test/Spelling Test on the Sight Words listed below.

          

Weekly Sight Words

These words must be read and spelled.  There will be a test on Friday, 09/06.

big      come      a      and      away      blue     can

  Vocabulary Words

These words must be read, but not spelled.

First Grade      bus      welcome      lunch      school
recess            friends  rules         Art         Music
Computer Lab   draw     P.E.          Library     write   directions

Weekly Update for 05/27/13

***We have begun rehearsing for our final plan of the year, "The Rainbow Fish".  Please help your child memorize his/her lines.  Our performance will be Friday, June 14 @ 9:15 in the cafeteria.  Following the performance we will have a short awards ceremony.***

What are we learning this week?  

Reading Story:  The Snow Glory

Skill:  Summarizing

Strategy: Theme

Language:  Exclamation Sentences; Pronouns

Phonics:  diphthongs /ou/ and /ow; double consonant words

Math: Word Problems and Addition/Subtraction

Science:  Animals

                     Weekly Schedule

*Monday, May 27                  No School             

 Memorial Day           

*Tuesday, May 28                 No Resource         

*Wednesday, May 29             No Resource

*Thursday, May 30               Guidance

*Friday, May 31                  Field Day 
Field Trip Money and Permission Slip Due
Spelling Test and Vocabulary/Comprehension Test on The Snow Glory 

          

Weekly Sight Words

These words must be read and spelled.  There will be a test on Friday, 05/31.

almost           fall         knew             hurt         eight

picture          grow       thought         hold        got

took               draw      done              far

          

Vocabulary Words

These words must be read, but not spelled.

shouldn't         eyes              close                whispered       listen               paws             lifted                sneakers

puddle             stood             yelled              furry