Transcript First Grade Newsletter Week 11

First Grade Newsletter
November 16th -20th 2015
Mrs. McCarthy and Mrs. Frost
Gobble Up A Good Book!
Daily Reading Practice
Daily reading should consist of fluency practice,
sight word practice, and free-choice reading.
Break these into separate times to prevent
them from feeling time consuming to your child.
Poetry Practice (5 minutes a night)
Echo or choral read poems together to model
expression and fluency. This week, we will
complete short a poems in class. Please have
your child reread these poems to you. Also, be
on the lookout…a Thanksgiving poetry folder
will be sent home shortly.
Sight Words (5 minutes a night)
Don’t forget to practice the Dolch sight words
on a regular basis. Five minutes of daily sight
word practice can make a big difference!
Also, please have your child practice reading
the weekly words that are attached to our
spelling list. These words are in conjunction
with our weekly phonics/spelling skills. Reading
these words will help your child apply our
phonics skills. Get a jump start on your
week…spelling lists are always given out on
Friday.
Free Choice Reading (5-10 minutes a night)
Allow your child to select a book at their reading
level to read aloud to you. When time allows,
read to your child. This will inspire them and
help them grow as readers.
A good nights sleep, hearty breakfast, and
healthy lunch will help fuel the body for
learning! Please do not pack candy/ sweet
treats for snack time. Thank you. 
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
Say Cheese…Nov. 20th is
Picture Day 
School uniform must be worn for
fall pictures.
Nov. 24th – No School, Teacher InService.
Nov. 25th – Nov. 27th No School,
Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 1st – November Reading Logs
are due. Remember, our goal is 175
minutes of reading! You can do it!
Dec 2nd – Christmas Show
Dec. 11th – Report Cards
Please check our school website
for additional news and events.
We are so thankful for
your support and
dedication towards your
child’s education. Please
keep up the wonderful
work at home. Thank you!
Falling For Addition
Please continue to practice the math
flash cards that your child made in class.
We will be adding fact families to our
math rings next week!
Curriculum Notes
Math: Students will continue to explore the concept of subtraction. We will practice a
variety of strategies to solve subtraction problems.
Whole – part = part
Words to know:
10 – 3 = 7
minus – the word/symbol that means to subtract.
difference – the number that remains after a quantity has been subtracted; the
outcome of a subtraction sentence.
Subtraction Strategies:
Remember…don’t drop your pencil! Continue to reinforce the dot math strategy with
your child.
1. Count down. Use dots to count down if the part you are subtracting is less than 6.
Example:
10 – 3 = 7
Count Down
(9,8,7)
2. Count up. If the part you are subtracting is close to the whole, then, count up to find
the difference. Make dots on the side of the problem to track the difference.
Example:
10
Count Up
- 7 (8,9,10)
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Reading & Spelling: Focus: Long A (CVCe)
Our focus this week is on long a. Our whole group story this week is, The Farmer in
the Hat. We will discover the power of magic e this week as we begin to learn about
long vowels.
Grammar and Writing: We will begin to learn about and identify nouns. Please
continue to review correct number and letter formation at home.
Religion: We will begin to read and discuss Chapter Five together as a whole group.
We will discuss how many people wanted to follow Jesus. We will also discuss that
Jesus taught the Great Commandment and He taught us to love God, ourselves, and
others.
Social Studies: All About Thanksgiving! We will discuss what life was like for the
Pilgrims. We will also compare and contrast the first Thanksgiving to today’s
Thanksgiving.
Science: We will continue our study of hibernation. We will explore which animals
hibernate and why they do so. Each Friday afternoon, our Star Student will share an
exciting science experiment with us.
Spelling Words
Long A (CVCe)
face
make
made
cage
age
cake
safe
late
take
name
High-Frequency Words:
could
old
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Words to READ
1. could
2. be
3. old
4. paper
5. horse
Challenge Spelling Words
1. game
2. scrape
3. brave
4. pray
Please practice reading the words
on the reverse side. Thank you!
face
fade
lace
cage
race
made
ate
pace
stage
grade
shade
page
late
same
plane
wave
base
taste
space
bake
tape
sale
shape
gate
paste
scrape
base
pave
shape
cake
vase
game
cape
fame
whale
tale
grape
rake
place
rate
trace
make
crate
shade
plate
grace
grate
lace
save
drape
wade
skate
fake
frame
date
pale
Long A vs. Short A
Homework: Review the list of long and short a
words below. Also, practice the sight words that
are on the reverse side of your spelling words.
Name: ____________________
The Super Power of Magic e
Short A
mad
cap
tap
can
pan
at
pal
fad
rat
Long A
made
cape
tape
cane
pane
ate
pale
fade
rate