First Grade Friday News - August 30

Chapel offerings for the first few weeks will go to support Lisbeth, our Compassion International student in Guatemala.  Our offerings will help Lisbeth’s family with food, clothing, and education expenses.

We need packets of seeds (flower or vegetable) for a Nature Club project.  It’s fine if they are expired or already opened packets.  Don’t send more than one packet per child.  We need these by September 11.  Thank you.

Dates to remember:

Mon., Sep. 2                 Labor Day, no school

Fri., Sep.6                    Dismiss at 1:30

Tues., Sep. 10               Back to School Night (We will begin with a PALS meeting in the sanctuary at 6:30.  Following the PALS meeting, you will come to our classroom.  Bring your questions about first grade.)

Thurs., Sep. 26             Field trip to pumpkin patch (Let me know if you can drive.  So far, we have one driver. Cost for parents is $5.)

The week ahead:

Spelling words: in, pin, pig, wig, win, fin, am, pan, yes, and

Religion:  Abraham

Reading skill:  Details, short i words

Math:  Introducing addition and subtraction stories

Language/Writing:  Handwriting upper and lower case letters

Science:  Our Bodies

Nature Club:  Plant parts

 

E         Each Friday is “CLS shirt day”.  Any CLS shirt may be worn on Fridays instead of a regular uniform shirt.  The last Friday of every month will be Tag Day.  Bring $1 for the privilege of dressing out of uniform (jeans, etc.)

 

 

Planting our Garden

It may be hot outside, but we are working hard to plant vegetable seeds in our school garden.  We planted lettuce, carrots, peas, and sugar snap peas.  We hope to harvest our vegetables in the fall.

Fun with Math

Last week, we used our math manipulatives to demonstrate the concept of one more.  This activity prepared us to begin learning our addition facts.

First Grade Friday News - August 23

Chapel offerings for the first few weeks will go to support Lisbeth, our Compassion International student in Guatemala.  Our offerings will help Lisbeth’s family with food, clothing, and education expenses.

I am sending this newsletter by email to test my group distribution list.  Please let me know if you do not receive this newsletter by email.

Dates to remember:

Mon. Aug. 26                 Begin reading homework (usually 3 days each week) (Sign the sticky note in the book to verify that your child read the story aloud to you.)

Tues., Aug. 27               School picture day (Wear school uniforms.) (Return your order forms and payment.)

Thurs., Aug. 29             Larry’s Pizza Night (Join us for pizza and fun at Larry’s on Bowman Road from 5:00 to 8:00.  Teachers will be your servers.  You must present one ticket per person in order for CLS to get a percentage of your payment.)

Fri., Aug. 30                 First spelling test (Practice our 10 words at home.)

Fri., Aug. 30                 Tag day (Bring $1 for the privilege of dressing out of uniform.)

Tues., Sep. 10               Back to School Night (We will begin with a PALS meeting in the sanctuary at 6:30.  Following the PALS meeting, you will come to our classroom.  Bring your questions about first grade.)

Thurs., Sep. 26             Field trip to pumpkin patch (Let me know if you can drive.  Cost for parents is $5.)

The week ahead:

Spelling words: am, ham, had, bad, bag, rag, cap, mad, up, go

Religion:  Noah

Reading skill:  Predicting outcomes, short a  words

Math:  Number order smallest to largest

Language/Writing:  Writing sentences, capitals and periods

Social Studies:  The Earth

            Every Friday is “CLS shirt day”.  Any CLS shirt may be worn on Fridays instead of a regular uniform shirt.  The last Friday of every month will be Tag Day.  Bring $1 for the privilege of dressing out of uniform (jeans, etc.)

 

 

First Grade Friday News - August 16

Chapel offerings for the first few weeks will go to support Lisbeth, our Compassion International student in Guatemala.  Our offerings will help Lisbeth's family with food, clothing, and education expenses.

Dates to remember:

            Mon., Aug. 19                 Begin daily math homework

            Mon. Aug. 26                 Begin reading homework (usually 3 days each week)

Tues., Aug. 27               School picture day (Wear school uniforms.)

Fri., Aug. 30                 First spelling test

Fri., Aug. 30                 Tag day (Bring $1 for the privilege of dressing out of uniform.)

Tues., Sep. 10               Back to School Night (We will begin with a PALS meeting in the sanctuary at 6:30.  Following the PALS meeting, you will come to our classroom.  Bring your questions about first grade.)

Our children will participate in Nature Club on Friday afternoons at 2:00.  Occasionally, I may need another adult to help with our activity.  Please let me know if you might be available some Fridays to help.  This Friday, Aug. 23, I will be working with small groups of children to plant seeds in the garden.  I need an adult or two to supervise the other children on the playground while they wait for their turn.  Please let me know if you can help.

The week ahead:

Spelling words: no spelling test this week

Religion:  Creation

Reading skill:  Sequence, short a  words

Math:  Numbers to 100, graphs

Language/Writing:  Writing sentences, capitals and periods

Social Studies:  The Earth

            Nature Club:  Planting vegetable seeds in our school garden

 

            Every Friday is “CLS shirt day”.  Any CLS shirt may be worn on Fridays instead of a regular uniform shirt.  The last Friday of every month will be Tag Day.  Bring $1 for the privilege of dressing out of uniform (jeans, etc.)

 

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Our Favorite Books

We are off to a great start in first grade.  We've been reading, discussing, and writing about some of our favorite books. 

 

 

Our classroom is almost ready!  I can't wait for the first day of school.  I hope to see you at the ice cream social tonight, August 8, at 6:00.