Weekly Newsletter

Mrs. Ginn’s First Grade Newsletter – January 22, 2013

Don’t forget Thursday is class picture day!  If you want to order a picture please send in the form and money by Thursday.  Thank you!

We are out of glue sticks!  If you could donate some more to the classroom I would appreciate it!

Reading and Phonics:

·        We will be focusing on hibernation and mittens this week. We will be reading many different books like Where Are My Animal Friends, Hibernation, The Mitten, The Hat, Mystery Mitten, and many others!

·        We will be studying comparative endings (er and est).

·        We will learn more about sequence. 

Spelling:

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

·        bigger, biggest, faster, fastest, slower, slowest, shorter, shortest, sadder, saddest, goodbye, before

Math:

This week in math we are working on adding three numbers in word problems.

*We are started our timed addition math facts test last week.  Please make sure your child practices at home.  We are working on plus 2. 

Science:

·        Hibernation

Social Studies:

·        Martin Luther King, Jr

January 24, 2013               Class Picture Day