Weekly Newsletter

Mrs. Ginn’s First Grade Newsletter – August 25, 2014

This week we will be focusing on farms.  We will have a first grade farm day on Friday, August 29^th. Please send your child dressed in farm attire for a fun filled farm day on Friday!

Reading and Phonics:

·        We will be learning about farms and farm animals this week.  We will be reading many different books like Click, Clack, Moo Cows that Type, Milk Makers, Farmer Duck, Barn Dance, Rosie’s Walk, The Little Red Hen, The Three Little Pigs and many others!

·        We will be working on the short i sound.

Grammar:

·        We will continue to study sentences; including naming parts of sentences and sentence structure.

Spelling:

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

·        in, did, sit, six, fix, lip, it, mix, pin, wig, play, jump

Math:

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

Science:

·        We will be focusing on living and nonliving things as well as farm animals.

Weekly Specials:

Monday-Gym and Music              Tuesday-Art       Wednesday-Music and Library

Thursday-Gym and Library (check out)   Friday-Gym and Music