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