Weekly Newsletter

Mrs. Ginn’s First Grade Newsletter

October 31- November 4, 2011

I hope everyone had a wonderful Fall Break!!!

This is what we are working on this week:

Reading story:  Life in the Forest

Vocabulary words:  grow, food, around, find, water, under

Spelling words:  huge, June, rule, tube, use, cube, cute, flute, rude, mule  *bonus words: water, under

Our spelling test will be on Thursday this week!

       

Phonics:  long u

Grammar:  One and More than One

Math:      

·        Identifying Plane Shapes

·        Properties of Plane Shapes

·        Making New Shapes from Shapes

·        Breaking Apart Shapes to Make Shapes

Science:  Living and Nonliving Things, Interdependence, Food chains

Theme:      Pumpkins

A Look Ahead…

Friday                  November 4, 2011 Staff Development/No classes

                                     

Weekly Newsletter

Mrs. Ginn’s First Grade Newsletter

October 17-21, 2011

If you have not returned your child’s permission slip to our Mayfield Farm/ Corn Maze field trip please do so ASAP. 

Reading story:  The Big Circle

Vocabulary words:  there, down, inside, now, together

Spelling words:  home, hope, rose, woke, those, bone, nose, joke, rode, stone   *bonus words: there, together

       

Phonics:  long o

Grammar:  Days, Months, Holidays

Math:      

·        Thinking Addition

·        Thinking Addition to 8 to Subtract

·        Thinking Addition to 12 to Subtract

·        Problem Solving

Science:  Food Chains, Survival, Adaptations

Theme:      Bats, Spiders and Skeletons

A Look Ahead…

Monday     October 17, 2011    Chic-fil-a Night

Tuesday      October 18, 2011    Parent conferences

Tuesday      October 18, 2011    Picture Retakes

Thursday    October 20, 2011    Mayfield Farm/Corn Maze field trip

October 24-28, 2011         Fall Break!!

October 31, 2011    Pumpkin day-please send in a small pumpkin with your child

Weekly Newsletter

Mrs. Ginn’s First Grade Newsletter

October 10-14, 2011

Thank you so much for those chaperones that came on our Red Clay field trip!  I couldn’t have done it without you!!

I am sending home parent/teacher conference reminders today.  Please let me know if you can’t make your scheduled time.

Reading story: Who Works Here?

Vocabulary words:  people, live, work, who, out

Spelling words:  like, ride, smile, time, white, bike, dime, hide, ice, kite

*bonus words: who, work

       

Phonics:  long i

Grammar:  Special Titles

Math:      

·        Adding o, 1,2

·        Doubles

·        Near Doubles

Social Studies:  Community Resources; Leaders and Laws; Cities, Suburbs, and Farms

Theme:      Columbus Day

                   Community Helpers

A Look Ahead…

Thursday    October 13, 2011    Parent conferences

Thursday    October 20, 2011    Mayfield Farm/Corn Maze field trip

Update

We will not have a spelling test this week.  I have been out most of the week because of illness.  I will be back on Thursday for the field trip to Red Clay.


If you are coming as a chaperone for the trip, we are leaving Yates at 8:45.  You can follow the buses or meet us there.  


This is going to be a great trip!  Please have your child wear jeans and tennis shoes.  We will do a lot of walking!!  Thank you!

Weekly Newsletter

Mrs. Ginn’s First Grade Newsletter

October 3-7, 2011

If you can come as a chaperone on the Red Clay field trip on Thursday please let me know.  Thanks!

Please have your child wear jeans and tennis shoes on Thursday.  We will do a lot of walking.  I have their class shirt to change into when they get here that morning. 

Reading story: The Farmer in the Hat

Vocabulary words:  could, be, old, paper, horse

Spelling words:  face, made, age, safe, take, make, cage, cake, late, name

*bonus words: could, old

       

Phonics:  long a

Grammar:  Proper Nouns

Math:      

·        Recognizing Numbers on a Ten Frame

·        Parts of 10

·        Finding Parts of 10

·        Make a Table

Social Studies:  Working Together, Belonging to a Group, Rules at School

Theme:      Fall

A Look Ahead…

Thursday    October 6, 2011               Red clay school wide field trip

Friday         October 7, 2011               No classes-Staff Development

Thursday    October 20, 2011    Mayfield Farm/Corn Maze field trip-

I will need chaperones!