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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

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Mrs. Ginn’s First Grade Newsletter – March 4, 2013

Thank you for all of your help!  We won a class party for both box tops and raising money for ipads.  The class is very excited!!

Don’t forget Friday night we have our annual Hoedown at Yates! There will be a chili supper, silent auction and a book fair for your family to enjoy.  This event is from 5:30-8:00. 

Reading and Phonics:

·        We will be having a book study this week. We will be reading many different Henry and Mudge books like Henry and Mudge the First Book, Henry and Mudge and the Wild Goose Chase,  Henry and Mudge Starry Night, Henry and Mudge Mrs. Hopper’s House, Henry and Mudge Puddle Trouble, and many others!

·        We will be studying the suffixes –ly and -ful.

·        We will review Cause and Effect.  

Grammar:

·        We will be learning about adjectives that compare.

Spelling:

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

·        slowly, careful, quickly, useful, painful, playful, sadly, gladly, nicely, wonderful, because, across

Math:

This week in math we are working on adding two-digit numbers together. *We have started our timed addition math facts.  Please make sure your child practices at home.  We are working on plus 4, 5 and 6. 

Dates to Remember:

March 8, 2013                    Chili Supper/ Auction/ Book fair            5:30-8:00pm