Weekly Newsletter

Mrs. Ginn’s First Grade Newsletter

April 30-May 4, 2012

We made it through TCAP!  I was so proud at how everyone worked hard and tried their best!

This is what we are working on this week:

Reading story:  Alexander Graham Bell

Comprehension skill:  Draw Conclusions

Vocabulary words:  early, learn, science, built, through

Spelling words:  saw, draw, crawl, straw, law, jaw, paw, lawn, yawn, hawk *bonus words: through, science

Phonics:  -aw and - au

Grammar:  Using I and Me

Math:      

·        Adding Tens to Two-Digit Numbers

·        Adding to a Two-Digit Number

·        Subtracting Tens on a Hundred Chart

·        Subtracting Tens from Two Digit Numbers

·        Subtracting from a Two-Digit Number

Social Studies:  Inventors/Inventions, Communication, Technology

Theme:      Ocean Life

A Look Ahead…

May 1, 2012                    Field trip to CMS

May 10, 2012                            Mother’s Day program

May 11, 2012                             Field trip to Aquarium