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!