Transcript First Grade Newsletter Week 2

First Grade Newsletter
September 14th -18th 2014
Mrs. McCarthy and Mrs. Frost
We would like to thank everyone who
attended our back to school night. It
was a pleasure to get to talk with you.
Please review our handbook and let
us know if you have any questions.
Thank you! Take care and have a
wonderful week!
We’d like to give a special thank you to all
those who sent in ice pops last week. This
was a welcome treat to get through the
afternoon heat!
•Please remember to pack healthy snacks
and a water bottle for school each day. Our
daily lunch time is at 10:55. Our morning
snack is at 9:10 and our afternoon snack is
at 2:00. Please remember that our snack
times are nut free. Thank you!
•Please check your child’s yellow folder every
afternoon and make sure it is returned to school
each day. Put all notes and paperwork in this
folder.
•If your child’s way home from school changes,
please put a note in your child’s homework folder
and email myself and the school office.
•Please return any first-of-the-year paperwork as
soon as possible.
Happy Birthday to:
Chase Gnias
We hope you have a great day!
MARK YOUR
CALENDARS!
Sept 21st – Prayer Service at
2:15pm
Sept 23rd-25th - NO school. World
Meeting of Families
Oct. 27th - Field trip to Cherry
Crest Farm
Please remember to check our website
for upcoming events and school news.
Read Everyday!
“Children are made readers on the laps of
their parents” -Emilie Buchwald
Please remember to practice the
short a sight words that were
attached to last week’s newsletter.
Also, try the below reading strategies
with your child.
•Echo Read - Read a sentence aloud
to your child and then have your child
read the sentence aloud to you.
•Choral Read - Read a sentence or
page of a book together at the same
time.
We appreciate your patience as
we continue to wait for the arrival
of our consumable textbooks. 
Curriculum Notes
Math: Our objective this week in math will be to continue identifying and correctly
writing numbers. Please practice reading (digit and word form) and writing numbers at
home. We will also continue to review counting patterns and missing numbers within a
counting pattern. We will introduce ordinal numbers (1st-10th) and comparing numbers
using greater than and less than.
Reading: We will begin our first story in our reading series called Sam, Come Back. Our
focus in phonics will be on short a. Our spelling words are generated from our weekly
story. Please see the attached list of spelling words.
Grammar and Writing: For the next few weeks, we will be focusing on sentences. We
will discuss types of sentences, the parts of a sentence, word order, and correct
punctuation.
Religion: Chapter One. This week, we will continue to learn that God created the world
and all the people. We will also discuss that God gives us special gifts and promises to
always love us.
Handwriting: A large amount of instructional time will be spent on reviewing correct
letter and number formation. Please practice handwriting at home.
Social Studies and Science: As a whole class, we will be reading and discussing the
second edition of our Scholastic News magazine. This is a nonfiction news magazine
centered around current social studies and science events. Next week, we will learn all
about Johnny Apple Seed!
Spelling Words
Please Note: The spelling test is on Friday, September 18th
Also, two high-frequency sight words have been added to
our list. These words are from this week’s story, Sam,
Come Back.
Each week, your child will have ten spelling words based
on our phonics skill and two high-frequency words from
our story for a total of twelve spelling words.
1. at
2. can 3. cat
6. am 7. bat 8. mad
4. back
5. dad
9. ran
10. sack
11. on 12. way
Bonus Words: These words will not be graded. Please practice
these words if you feel that your child is up for a challenge.
1. plan 2. that 3. glad
Additional Notes:
Newsletters
The weekly newsletter will be posted on my webpage.
Reading Homework
This week, please continue to practice the short a sight
words that were attached to last week’s newsletter. In
addition, start practicing the Dolch sight word booklet that
was distributed during our back to school night. Please
have your child reread the decodable readers and poems
that are sent home. Rereading short stories and poems
helps to improve reading fluency.
Math Enrichment
Be on the lookout….
Later this week, I will be sending home two math games
that I designed to reinforce important math concepts.
Please find time to play these games with your child.
Scheduling a family game night during the week or on the
weekend is a wonderful way to make learning fun! These
games are for you to keep and enjoy. Thank you for time
and support.