Weekly Newsletter

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