Scholastic Book Order

I am sending home two Scholastic order forms today.  These are due back by Dec. 7th. You can order online or send it back into me at school. There are tons of great books in both!  Everything is on sale.  Books make great Christmas presents!  :)  Our class earns free books with every book you order. Please order if you can.  Thanks!

Weekly Newsletter

Mrs. Ginn’s First Grade Newsletter

November 28-December 2, 2011

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Thank you to all of the parents that sent in food and helped with our Thanksgiving feast.  It turned out great!

This is what we are working on this week:

Reading story:  Ruby in Her Own Time

Comprehension skill:  Plot

Vocabulary words:  ever, sure, were, enough, every, any, own

Spelling words:  bring, trunk, pink, bank, sang, wing, rink, blank, rang, sunk *bonus words: every, sure

       

Phonics:  word endings –ng and -nk

Grammar:  Verbs that add -s

Math:      

·        Patterns in Tables

·        Topic 10 Test

·        Counting with Groups of 10

·        Numbers Made with Tens

·        Tens and Ones

* Addition facts-plus 2

Social Studies: Time lines, Changes over time, Respecting Differences

Theme:      Gingerbread

A Look Ahead…

December 5, 2011            Gingerbread craft is due-

Have fun with this and be creative!

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Tommorrow is our last day before Thanksgiving break.  We are having our Thanksgiving feast tomorrow.  Thank you to all the parents that signed up to send in food.  I really appreciate it!

We will not have reading groups, homework, or spelling words this week. 

Progress reports are going home today.  Please sign them and return them tomorrow.  Let me know if you have any questions.

School will be closed November 23-25 for the break.

I hope everyone enjoys their Thanksgiving!! We have so much to be thankful for!

HELP!!!

If you have not signed up to send food in for our Thanksgiving feast on Tuesday please do so ASAP!  We still need side dishes.  If you can send in a serving (feeds 10) of potatoes, macaroni and cheese or green beans let me know.  Thank you to the moms who have already signed up! 

Timed addtion tests

I forgot mention on my newsletter this week that we are going to start doing timed addition fact tests each Friday.  This week we are working on plus 1.   Please practice with you child at home.  Flash cards work great!

Book Fair

Check out this link!  You can order books online and see my class wish list.  Enjoy!

http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/yates

Weekly Newsletter

Mrs. Ginn’s First Grade Newsletter

November 14-18, 2011

Don’t forget the Book Fair is this week!  Your child will bring home a wish list on Wednesday. 

We are still collecting item for our Operation Christmas Child boxes.  Please send something in if you haven’t.  This is a wonderful project for our class.

We are also having a school wide food drive for the

Caring Place

.  Please send in a donation if you can. 

This is what we are working on this week:

Reading story:  An Egg is an Egg

Comprehension skill:  Compare and Contrast

Vocabulary words:  things, always, day, become, nothing, stays, everything

Spelling words:  my, by, try, any, body, fly, cry, lucky, silly, puppy

 *bonus words: things, always

       

Phonics:  long e and long i using y

Grammar:  Action Verbs

Math:      

·        Making numbers 11-20

·        Using Numbers 11-20

·        Counting by 10’s to 100

·        Counting Patterns on a Hundred Chart

·        Using Skip counting

Science:  Living Things, Growth, Change

Theme:      Thanksgiving

A Look Ahead…

November 14-18, 2011               Yates Book Fair

November 23-25, 2011               Thanksgiving break

                                     

Weekly Newletter

Mrs. Ginn’s First Grade Newsletter

November 7-11, 2011

Please make sure your child is reading their reading group book every night and you are signing the paper.  This is so important!!

This is what we are working on this week:

Reading story:  Honey Bees

Vocabulary words:  family, other, also, their, some, new

Spelling words:  be, feet, he, see, we, green, me, she, tree, week

 *bonus words: some, family

       

Phonics:  long e

Grammar:  Nouns in Sentences

Math:      

·        Breaking Apart Shapes to Make Shapes

·        Ways to Move Shapes

·        Congruence

·        Symmetry

Science:  Insects, Living Things, Interdependence

Theme:      Scarecrows

A Look Ahead…

November 14-18, 2011               Yates Book Fair

November 23-25, 2011               Thanksgiving break

                                     

Reminder

Don't forget there will be no school tomorrow, 11/4.  Thank you!!