Weekly Newsletter

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

 

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Weekly Newsletter

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.

 

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