Weekly Newsletter

Mrs. Ginn’s First Grade Newsletter

March 19-23, 2012

We are out of glue sticks AGAIN.  Please send some in if you can.  Thanks!

This is what we are working on this week:

Reading story:  Tippy-Toe Chick, Go!

Comprehension skill:  Identify Character, Setting, and Plot

Vocabulary words:  along, behind, toward, eyes, never, pulling

Spelling words:  how, town, down, now, brown, cow, clown, frown, crowd, growl *bonus words: eyes, never

Phonics:  Diphthong 0w

Grammar:  Commands

Math:      

·        Location on a Grid

·        Collecting Data Using Tally Marks

·        Making Real Graphs

·        Making Picture Graphs

·        Problem Solving- Make a Graph

* Subtraction Facts –minus 2

Social Studies:  Problem Solving

Theme:      Spring

A Look Ahead…

March 26-30. 2012                    Spring Break

Weekly Newsletter

Mrs. Ginn’s First Grade Newsletter

March 12-16, 2012

We are doing a great job with our new homework!  Thank you for being so flexible.  Please let me know if you have any questions. 

A big thank you to the parents that sent in items for a chocolate basket!  We couldn’t have done it without you!

This is what we are working on this week:

Reading story:  Henry and Mudge

Comprehension skill:  Cause and Effect

Vocabulary words:  told, only, across, because, dance, opened, shoes

Spelling words:  slowly, careful, quickly, useful, painful, playful, sadly, gladly, nicely, wonderful *bonus words: because, across

Phonics:  suffixes: -ful and -ly

Grammar:  Adjectives That Compare

Math:      

·        Subtraction Facts

·        Draw a picture and write a number sentence

·        Using Date for Real Graphs

·        Using Date from Picture Graphs

·        Using Date from Bar Graphs

* Subtraction Facts –minus 1

Social Studies:  Community, Citizenship and Responsibility

Theme:      St. Patrick’s Day

A Look Ahead…

March 26-30. 2012                    Spring Break

Book Fair!

Check out the online book fair!

http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/homepage.do?method=homepage&url=yates

Weekly Newsletter

Mrs. Ginn’s First Grade Newsletter

March 2-9, 2012

I hope everyone made it through the storms this weekend without harm or house damage.  We were so lucky!  The kids did such a great job and were so brave!  I am very proud of them!

This is what we are working on this week:

Reading story:  Peter’s Chair

Comprehension skill:  Characters, Setting, Plot

Vocabulary words:  stood, room, thought, picture, remember

Spelling words:  backpack, outside, baseball, herself, flashlight, bluebird, lunchbox, suitcase, inside, brainstorm *bonus words: picture, remember

Phonics:  compound words

Grammar:  Adjectives for how many

Math:      

·        Using related facts

·        Fact families

·        Using addition to subtract

·        Subtraction facts

* Addition facts-review plus 7, 8, 9

Social Studies:  Families, Roles, and Responsibilities, Personal Changes

Theme:      Weather

A Look Ahead…

March 9, 2012                          Yates Chili Supper and Auction

                                                *Please send in items for basket

March 26-30. 2012                    Spring Break