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Mrs. Ginn’s First Grade Newsletter – April 15, 2013

TCAP is next week!  This is a week closer than we originally had thought.  Please change the dates on your calendar.  Reading groups end on Wednesday this week.  Your child will not bring home reading group books after that.  Thanks!

Reading and Phonics:

·        We will be learning about Inventors this week. We will be reading many different books like Simple Machines, Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, Ben Franklin, Ben Franklin and his First Kite, and many others!

·        We will be studying vowel sounds aw and au.

·        We will review Drawing Conclusions.  

Grammar:

·        We will be learning about using I and me.

Spelling:

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

·        saw, draw, crawl, straw, law, jaw, paw, lawn, yawn, hawk, through, science

Math:

This week in math we are working on telling time and reviewing for TCAP. 

*We have started our timed math facts.  Please make sure your child practices at home.  We are working on subtracting 2. 

Science: Simple Machines

Dates to Remember:

April 23-26, 2013              TCAP testing            Monday will be a practice test day

May 10, 2013                     First grade field trip to the TN Aquarium

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Mrs. Ginn’s First Grade Newsletter – April 2, 2013

I hope everyone had a wonderful Spring Break!

Reading and Phonics:

·        We will be learning about Plants this week. We will be reading many different books like A Tree is a Plant, Seed to Plant, Dot and Jabber and the Great Acorn Mystery, The Tiny Seed, From Seed to Plant and many others!

·        We will be studying vowels in book.

·        We will review Compare and Contrast.  

Grammar:

·        We will be learning about how sentences begin and end.

Spelling:

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

·        book, moon, took, food, look, pool, zoo, noon, good, foot, instead, another

Math:

This week in math we are working on non standard and standard measurement.  We will also be comparing capacity and weight.  *We have started our timed addition math facts.  Please make sure your child practices at home.  We are working on plus 9. 

Science: Parts of a Plant and Plant Lifecycle

Dates to Remember:

April 4, 2013                       Spring Pictures

April 11, 2013                     Creative Discovery Science Night

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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

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Mrs. Ginn’s First Grade Newsletter – February 25, 2013

This week we are celebrating Dr. Seuss and his wonderful books! Don’t forget about our fun dress up days and the character parade on Friday!

Reading and Phonics:

·        We will be focusing on Dr. Seuss books this week. We will be reading many different books like I’m Not Going to Get up Today, Green Eggs and Ham,  Cat in the Hat, Cat in the Hat Comes Back, Wacky Wednesday, Fox in Socks , and many others!

·        We will be studying compound words.

·        We will review Character, Setting and Plot.  

Grammar:

·        We will be learning about adjectives for how many.

Spelling:

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

·        backpack, outside, baseball, herself, flashlight, bluebird, lunchbox, suitcase, inside, brainstorm, picture, remember

Math:

This week in math we are working on adding two-digit numbers to one-digit numbers.

*We have started our timed addition math facts.  Please make sure your child practices at home.  We are working on plus 6. 

Dates to Remember:

February 26, 2013                        Family Reading Night@ 6:30pm

Author visit

Author/musician Chris Rumble will help Yates celebrate Read Across America Week with a reading pep rally Tuesday, March 26 at 6:30 p.m. Come join in the fun and get revved up about reading. His books will be available for purchase at $6.60 each