Transcript First Grade Newsletter Week 7

First Grade Newsletter
October 19th- 23rd 2015
Mrs. McCarthy and Mrs. Frost
A good night’s sleep, hearty breakfast, and
healthy lunch will help fuel the body for learning!
Batty Good!
We are so proud of everyone’s hard
work and positive attitude!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
Oct. 16th Glass jars were due
Oct. 27th Field trip to Cherry
Crest Farm
Oct. 29th Leaf Collection Projects
are due
Fluency practice
Rereading poems and short stories helps to build
fluency, expression, and confidence.
Read Oct. 29th Halloween Parade and
Party
everyday!
Science Project
Exploring the fall season
The Leaf Collection Project is due on or
before Oct. 29th. Be creative and have
fun collecting, labeling, and organizing
this project. Don’t forget to include the
five senses poem! Please let me know
if you need an additional copy of this
project. Thank you! Happy Fall!!!
Addition Practice
Please continue to play the math games that
have recently been sent home.
Math Game Ideas!
•Fast Facts with Dominoes – Turn a set of
dominoes face down and take turns selecting a
domino. Whoever says the sum first, wins the
domino. Whoever has the most dominos at the
end of the game, wins!
•Roll it, Say it and Score a Point – Roll two or
three dice and add them together. The first
person to say the sum aloud, scores a point.
The first person to score ten points, wins!
Oct. 30th Book It reading logs are
due
Please check our school website
for additional news and events.
into a good book!
HELP OUR SCHOOL
Don’t forget to save your
Boxtops for education.
I have a collection box in our
classroom. Let’s see what class
will collect the most!!! 
Letter and Number Formation
Hands on Learning
Make reinforcing correct letter and number
formation at home fun! Drop the pencil and have
your child use their finger to practice writing letters
and numbers in shaving cream or sand. Construct
letters, numbers, and even sight words using play
dough, clay, stamps, or magnetic letters. Go
outside and practice writing using sidewalk chalk.
Thank you for practicing this at home.
Curriculum Notes
Math: This week, we will complete Chapter Two, Addition Strategies. Please let us
know if you have any questions pertaining to the touch/dot addition math strategy.
We are on a counting roll! Continue to review counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s. Also, practice
counting backwards by 10s from 100 and by 1s from at least 20. Thank you!
Reading & Spelling: Focus: Short e.
Our whole group story this week is, Get the Egg! Our spelling words will be
generated from this story. Our spelling test will be on Friday. The spelling words below
were sent home on Friday. Practice the list of short e sight words that are attached. It
is important to practice them daily. Continue to practice your Dolch sight word
booklets. We will focus on fall poems to improve reading fluency. Please have your
child practice reading these poems aloud to you.
Grammar and Writing: We will continue to focus on sentences. We will discuss types
of sentences, the parts of a sentence, word order, and correct punctuation. We highly
encourage you to have your child practice writing complete sentences at home.
Keeping a journal at home or writing a letter to a friend or family member are great
ways to make writing fun while also practicing handwriting! 
Religion: We will complete Chapter Three, Jesus Grew Up in a Family. We will
discuss how God chose Mary to be the Mother of Jesus. We will also discuss that
Jesus was born in Bethlehem and lived in Nazareth with Mary and Joseph. Finally, we
will discuss how the Holy Family obeyed the Father and prayed to him.
Social Studies: Our focus will continue to be on the fall season as we prepare for our
upcoming field trip to Cherry Chest Farm. Students did an excellent job on last week’s
unit study of Christopher Columbus.
Science: With Halloween right around the corner, we will begin to learn all about
bats! EEK!  Don’t forget…Leaf Collection Projects are due on or before Oct. 29th.
Spelling Words
bed
net
men
leg
red
jet
step
sled
ten
wet
saw
your
Challenge Words: shin
backpack
drop
that
Word Sort – Short e word families
1.
Read each list of words.
2.
Cut out words.
3.
Mix words and then sort into word families.
__ed
red
bed
fed
fled
shed
sled
__eg
Meg
peg
leg
beg
Enrichment Activity
Complete when you
have time this week.
__et
bet
get
jet
net
met
let
__en
den
hen
Ken
men
pen
Jen
yen
pet
when
yet
then
vet
Ben
fret
ten
Monitoring Comprehension
Below are the story connections that we are currently working
on. Please find time to have a book talk with your child on a
regular basis. As your child becomes an independent reader, it
is important to discuss with them what they are reading. This
will enable you to monitor their comprehension and help them
with book selections.
Story Connection: Please select one of these questions to discuss
each evening.
• Setting - Where does the story take place?
• Who is/are the main character(s) of the book?
• What was the problem and/or solution of the story?
• What was your favorite part? Why?
• Write down 2-3 words that were challenging to read and add them
to your sight word practice.
• Rate the book. Tell me why you liked or did not like the story.
• Text–Self connection – This story reminds me of…
•A time when I…
•A person I know…
•A book I read…
• Story Retell – Retell the story to an adult. Then, draw a pencil
sketch of your favorite part of the story.
Spelling Words
Short e
Please practice spelling these words each evening. Our spelling test
will be on Friday.
bed
net
men
leg
red
jet
step
sled
ten
wet
High-Frequency Words:
saw
your
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*Challenge Words:
Review of short vowels
shin
backpack
drop
that
Words to Read
saw
tree
your
small