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Mrs. Ginn’s First Grade Newsletter – December 2, 2013

We are starting something new in spelling this week.  I am giving a pretest on Monday so you can see how well your child understands the phonics skill and words for the week.  If your child gets all the words correct I will send home an enrichment list for them. 

 

Please make sure your child is practicing their part in the Christmas program at home.  Our play is next week and they need the extra practice at home.  Thank you for your help!

 

Reading and Phonics:

·        We are comparing gingerbread man stories this week.  We will be reading The Gingerbread Man, The Gingerbread Girl, The Gingerbread Girl, The Gingerbread Baby, Gingerbread Friends and many others! 

·        We will studying the final ng and nk sound this week.

 

Grammar:

·        We will be learning about verbs.

 

Comprehension:

·        We will be working on plot this week. 

 

Spelling:

Please practice daily!  We will have a spelling test on Friday.

·        bring, think, pink, bank, sang, wing, rink, blank, rang, sunk, because, read

 

Math:

This week in math we are working on related facts and fact families.

 

Dates to Remember:

Friday                                                December 6, 2013             Share your Christmas field trip

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Mrs. Ginn’s First Grade Newsletter – November 18, 2013

Our Thanksgiving feast in on Friday.  If you signed up to send in food or help I will send home a reminder later in the week.  Thanks for your help!

 

Reading and Phonics:

·        We are studying Thanksgiving this week.  We will be reading The Great Turkey Race, Turk and Hunt, Turkey for Thanksgiving, Plump and Perky Turkey, The Best Thanksgiving Ever and many others! 

·        We will studying the sounds of y (e or i) this week.

 

Grammar:

·        We will be will working on nouns in a sentence.

 

Comprehension:

·        We will be working on compare and contrast this week. 

 

Spelling:

Please practice daily!  We will have a spelling test on Friday.

·        my, by, try, any, body, fly, cry, lucky, silly, puppy, open, off

 

Math:

This week in math we are working on subtraction. We are subtraction 0,1, and 2 and using addition to help us subtract.

 

Social Studies:  Thanksgiving

 

Dates to Remember:

Friday                                                November 22, 2013                      Thanksgiving Feast

November 25-29, 2013                                                               Thanksgiving Break

Friday                                                December 6, 2013             Share your Christmas field trip

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Mrs. Ginn’s First Grade Newsletter – October 28, 2013

Thank you to all the parents that sent in pumpkins on Friday.  I appreciate your help and we had so much fun!

 

Reading and Phonics:

·        We will be learning about bats and spiders this week. We will be reading Stellaluna, Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats, Fantastic Bats, Spiders, Trick or Treat Smell My Feet, Big Pumpkin and many others!

·        We will studying the long o sound this week.

 

Grammar:

·        We will be will working on proper nouns.

 

Comprehension:

·        We will be working on sequence and author’s purpose this week. 

 

Spelling:

Please practice daily!  We will have a spelling test on Friday.

·        home, hope, rose, woke, those, bone, nose, joke, rode, stone, live, house

 

Math:

This week in math we are working on plane and solid shapes.

Please work with your child at home on basic addition and subtraction facts. Also practice writing numbers to 120.   

 

Science:  Bats and Spiders

 

Dates to Remember:

Thursday                              November 14, 2013                      Yates Literacy Night

 

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Mrs. Ginn’s First Grade Newsletter – October 21, 2013

We are learning about pumpkins this week!  On Friday, please send a small pumpkin with your child.  They have to be able to carry it.  We are going to do lots of fun measuring activities with our pumpkins.  Thank you!

 

Reading and Phonics:

·        We will be learning about Fall and pumpkins this week. We will be reading Fresh Fall Leaves, Scarecrow Boy, Colorful Leaves, The Runaway Pumpkin, Perfect Pumpkins, Pumpkin Circle, From Seed to Pumpkin and many others!

·        We will studying the long i sound this week.

 

Grammar:

·        We will be will working on nouns.

 

Comprehension:

·        We will be working on author’s purpose this week. 

 

Spelling:

Please practice daily!  We will have a spelling test on Friday.

·        like, ride, smile, time, white, bike, dime, hide, ice, kite, saw, only

 

Math:

This week in math we are working on shapes. Please work with your child at home on basic addition and subtraction facts. Also practice writing numbers to 120.   

 

Science:  Fall and Pumpkins

 

Dates to Remember:

Thursday      October 24, 2013              Parent/Teacher conferences

Friday                        October 25, 2013              Fall Festival

 

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Mrs. Ginn’s First Grade Newsletter – September 9, 2013

Thank you to all the parents who sent in items for our Grandparent’s Day celebration.  We had a great time and I appreciate all of your help!

Reading and Phonics:

·        We will learning about animals and their habitats this week. We will be reading many different books Deep in the Jungle, How Leo Learned His Lesson, Animal Habitats, A House is a House for Me, and many others!

·        We will studying the inflected ending –s and –ing this week.

 

Grammar:

·        We will be will work on word order in sentences.

 

Comprehension:

·        We will be working on main idea this week. 

 

Spelling:

Please practice daily!  We will have a spelling test on Friday.

·        nap, naps, sit, sits, win, wins, fit, fits, hit, hits, say, ask

 

Math:

This week in math we are starting to work on simple addition by making numbers 6-9.  We will also start adding 0, 1, and 2.  Please continuing working on ordering numbers with your child at home and counting to 120. 

 

Science: We will be focusing on animal habitats.   

 

Dates to Remember:

Thursday                              September 12, 2013                     Field trip to Lee

Friday                                    September 13, 2013                     National Anthem Day-                                                                  wear red, white, & blue

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Mrs. Ginn’s First Grade Newsletter – August 19, 2013

Please help your child study their spelling words this week.  We will have our first spelling test on Friday. 

Please check their planner and folder daily.  Homework assignments, when we have them, will be written in planner. 

Reading and Phonics:

·        We will learning about pets and pet needs this week. We will be reading many different books like Cookie’s Week, Harry the Dirty Dog, My Five Senses, Sam, Come Back, Bad Kitty, Poor Puppy, Pete the Cat and many others!

·        We will working on the short a sound. 

Grammar:

·        We will be learning how to write and identify complete sentences.

Comprehension:

·        We will be learning how to identify the character in a story.

Spelling:

Please practice daily!  We will have a spelling test on Friday.

·        at, can, cat, back, dad, am, bat, mad, ran, sack, got, let

Math:

This week in math we are working on numbers and counting. Please have your child practice counting at home.  We want to be able to count to 120 by the end of the year. 

Science: Pets and Pet Needs

 

Dates to Remember:

August 22, 2013                 Picture Day!

August 22, 2013                 Common Core Parent Meeting @6:00 pm

August 23, 2013                 Scholastic Book order due

 

Don’t forget to check out my blog!  www.mrsginnsgroovygroup.blogspot.com

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Mrs. Ginn’s First Grade Newsletter – August 12, 2013

We are having a great start to the year!  If you have not sent in your child’s supply fee money or school paperwork please do so ASAP. 

Planners are coming home with your child today.  Please check them daily along with folders.  Your child will color their behavior color daily.  Please initial each day so I know you have seen it. 

Thank you for all of your help so far!  I know we are going to have a great year!

Reading and Phonics:

·        We will be having an author study this week on Kevin Henkes. We will be reading many different books like Chrysanthemum, Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse, Lilly’s Big Day, and many others!

·        We will working on alphabet letters and sounds.

·        We will review color words.  

 

Grammar:

·        We will be playing lots of games and doing activities with our names.

 

Spelling:

·        Practice spelling color words at home. 

 

Math:

This week in math we are working on numbers and counting.

 

Social Studies: School Rules

 

Dates to Remember:

August 15, 2013                 School Fundraiser begins-a packet came home with your child today.

 

Don’t forget to check out my blog!  www.mrsginnsgroovygroup.blogspot.com

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Mrs. Ginn’s First Grade Newsletter – April 15, 2013

TCAP is next week!  This is a week closer than we originally had thought.  Please change the dates on your calendar.  Reading groups end on Wednesday this week.  Your child will not bring home reading group books after that.  Thanks!

Reading and Phonics:

·        We will be learning about Inventors this week. We will be reading many different books like Simple Machines, Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, Ben Franklin, Ben Franklin and his First Kite, and many others!

·        We will be studying vowel sounds aw and au.

·        We will review Drawing Conclusions.  

Grammar:

·        We will be learning about using I and me.

Spelling:

Please practice daily! We will have a spelling test on Friday.

·        saw, draw, crawl, straw, law, jaw, paw, lawn, yawn, hawk, through, science

Math:

This week in math we are working on telling time and reviewing for TCAP. 

*We have started our timed math facts.  Please make sure your child practices at home.  We are working on subtracting 2. 

Science: Simple Machines

Dates to Remember:

April 23-26, 2013              TCAP testing            Monday will be a practice test day

May 10, 2013                     First grade field trip to the TN Aquarium

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Mrs. Ginn’s First Grade Newsletter – April 2, 2013

I hope everyone had a wonderful Spring Break!

Reading and Phonics:

·        We will be learning about Plants this week. We will be reading many different books like A Tree is a Plant, Seed to Plant, Dot and Jabber and the Great Acorn Mystery, The Tiny Seed, From Seed to Plant and many others!

·        We will be studying vowels in book.

·        We will review Compare and Contrast.  

Grammar:

·        We will be learning about how sentences begin and end.

Spelling:

Please practice daily! We will have a spelling test on Friday.

·        book, moon, took, food, look, pool, zoo, noon, good, foot, instead, another

Math:

This week in math we are working on non standard and standard measurement.  We will also be comparing capacity and weight.  *We have started our timed addition math facts.  Please make sure your child practices at home.  We are working on plus 9. 

Science: Parts of a Plant and Plant Lifecycle

Dates to Remember:

April 4, 2013                       Spring Pictures

April 11, 2013                     Creative Discovery Science Night

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Mrs. Ginn’s First Grade Newsletter – March 18, 2013

Don’t forget our egg hunt is on Friday.  Your child needs a basket and to send in a dozen candy filled eggs.  No chocolate or nuts please.  Thank you! 

Reading and Phonics:

·        We will be learning about Spring and the Easter holiday this week. We will be reading many different books like Spring, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Chicks, Mole and the Baby Bird, Easter is, Easter Egg and many others!

·        We will be studying dipthong ou.

·        We will review Sequencing.  

Grammar:

·        We will be learning about Exclamations.

Spelling:

Please practice daily! We will have a spelling test on Friday.

·        mouth, house, found, our, out, cloud, ouch, shout, round, count, should, loved

Math:

This week in math we are working on non standard measurement. *We have started our timed addition math facts.  Please make sure your child practices at home.  We are working on plus 8. 

Science: Spring and Seasons

Dates to Remember:

March 22, 2013                             Easter Egg Hunt

March 25-April 1, 2013               Spring Break

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Mrs. Ginn’s First Grade Newsletter – March 11, 2013

Reading groups start back this week.  Please make sure your child reads their book every night.  Thank you!

Reading and Phonics:

·        We will be learning about St. Patrick’s Day this week. We will be reading many different books like The Luckiest St. Patrick’s Day Ever, St. Patrick’s Day,  There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover, The Luckiest Leprechaun, and many others!

·        We will be studying dipthong ow /ou/.

·        We will review Character, Setting and Plot.  

Grammar:

·        We will be learning about Commands.

Spelling:

Please practice daily! We will have a spelling test on Friday.

·        how, town, down, now, brown, cow, clown, frown, crowd, growl, eyes, never

Math:

This week in math we are working on adding and subtracting two-digit numbers together. We will also review a lot of previous taught skills. *We have started our timed addition math facts.  Please make sure your child practices at home.  We are working on plus 7. 

Dates to Remember:

March 25-April 1, 2013               Spring Break