Newsletter for Week of April 29th       

Hello first grade families! 

Math: This week we will continue unit nine. In unit nine we will review measurement and learn how to add and subtract two-digit numbers.   

Homework:  We will have math homework activity every night.  

Language Arts 

Reading: This week we will continue unit nine. In unit nine we are learning about goods and services.  

Language and Writing Skills: This week we will learn about preposition words. Words such as; between, during, beyond, up, over & in. We will write complete sentences using preposition words.  

Spelling/Phonics: We will be making and reading /oo/ words. 

Spelling words this week are; bookshop, food, stood, room, scooted, good, took, cooked, cool, & soon.  

We will take a spelling and reading comprehension assessment on Friday.  

Life Science: Last week our pupas became adult butterflies! This week we will plant seeds and learn about the life cycle of a plant.  

Social Studies: We will compare and contrast wants and needs.  

Homework: Make sure your child is reading and working on sight words for at least twenty minutes each night.  

Reading at home:  

Please have your student read online on their Raz-kids account twenty minutes each night!  

To use student account login to: 

https://www.kidsa-z.com/main/Login          

Teacher: jhodgman0 (last digit is a zero) 

Click their name  

Student passwords are their student ID/lunch number.  

Reminders: 

• April 30th Field Trip to the Como Zoo 
• April 30th Raffle Basket Items Due  
• May 9th Music Program 10:15- Parents are welcome to come! 

Upcoming Dates to Remember  

May 9th: Prek-1st Music Program  

May 16th: Mother/Son Dance  

May 17th: Father/Daughter Dance  

May 17th: Family Deadline to Register for Summer Camp  

May 20th-24th: Field Days  

May 28th: MAY MADNESS  

May 28th-31st: Book Fair  

May 31st: Beach Day  

June 1st: Tater Daze Parade  

June 3rd: Talent Show  

Let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Email is the best way to communicate.  

Jennifer Hodgman 

First Grade Teacher 

Room 232 

[email protected]  

(763) 777-8942 # 8811 

Newsletter for Week of April 22nd      

Hello first grade families! 

Math: This week we will begin our final math unit! In unit nine we will review measurement and learn how to add and subtract two-digit numbers.   

Homework:  We will have math homework activity every night.  

Language Arts 

Reading: This week we will continue unit nine. In unit nine we are learning about goods and services.  

Language and Writing Skills: This week we will review pronouns. We will write a story about the life cycle of a butterfly.  

Spelling/Phonics: We will be making and reading /oi/ diphthong words. 

Spelling words this week are; join, moist, point, spoil, choice, enjoy, cowboy, destroy, joy, & toy.   

We will take a spelling and reading comprehension assessment on Friday.  

Life Science: This week we will continue learning and observing the life cycle of a butterfly. We should have Butterflies emerging from our chrysalis’s this week!! The students are so excited to see the butterflies! 

Social Studies: We will be learning about trading goods and services in the past and present.  

Homework: Make sure your child is reading and working on sight words for at least twenty minutes each night.  

Reading at home:  Please have your student read online on their Raz-kids account twenty minutes each night!  

To use student account login to: 

https://www.kidsa-z.com/main/Login         

Teacher: jhodgman0 (last digit is a zero) 

Click their name  

Student passwords are their student ID/lunch number.  

Reminders: 

• April 24th Field Trip Forms and Payment Due 
• April 30th Field Trip to the Como Zoo 
• April 30th Raffle Basket Items Due  

Please send in items for our May Madness Raffle! We have not received any donations at this time. If you are able to donate garden items or cash (to purchase items) for our raffle basket, please send them with your child. 

Let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Email is the best way to communicate.  

Jennifer Hodgman 

First Grade Teacher 

Room 232 

[email protected] 

(763) 777-8942 # 8811 

Newsletter for Week of April 8th      

Hello first grade families! 

Math:  This week we will continue unit eight. In unit eight we will learn more about fractions of shapes. This week we will find and fill in missing numbers on a number grid.  

Homework:  We will have math homework activity every night.  

Language Arts 

Reading: This week we will continue unit eight. In unit eight we are researching the sky. We will work on the cause and effect of storms and explore the eclipse.  

Language and Writing Skills: This week we will categorize different objects into like and unlike categories. We will write cause and effect sentences.  

Spelling/Phonics: We will be making and reading “UR” controlled-R words.  

We will take a spelling and reading assessment on Friday.  

Homework: Make sure your child is reading and working on sight words for at least twenty minutes each night.  

Reading at home:  Please have your student read online on their Raz-kids account twenty minutes each night!  

To use student account login to: 

https://www.kidsa-z.com/main/Login       

Teacher: jhodgman0 (last digit is a zero) 

Click their name  

Student passwords are their student ID/lunch number.  

Let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Email is the best way to communicate.  

Jennifer Hodgman 

First Grade Teacher 

Room 232 

[email protected] 

(763) 777-8942 # 8811 

Look at the Week April 1st     

Hello first grade families! I hope everyone enjoyed Spring Break! Please make sure your student returns the completed homework packet and reading log on Monday! 

Math:  

This week we will begin unit eight. In unit eight we will learn about geometry. This week we will build shapes and talk about defining attributes. We will learn about halves and fourths of shapes.  

Homework:  We will have math homework activity every night.  

Language Arts 

Reading: 

This week we will continue unit eight. In unit eight we are researching the sky.  

Language and Writing Skills: This week we will learn about adjectives. We will write describing sentences with adjectives!  

Spelling/Phonics:  

We will be making and reading “or” words. This week’s spelling words are; order, orbit, story, storm, roar, soar, more, store, floor, & snore.  

We will take a spelling and reading assessment on Friday.  

Homework: Make sure your child is reading and working on sight words for at least twenty minutes each night.  

Reading at home:  Please have your student read online on their Raz-kids account twenty minutes each night!  

To use student account login to: 

https://www.kidsa-z.com/main/Login      

Teacher: jhodgman0 (last digit is a zero) 

Click their name  

Student passwords are their student ID/lunch number.  

Let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Email is the best way to communicate.  

Jennifer Hodgman 

First Grade Teacher 

Room 232 

[email protected] 

(763) 777-8942 # 8811 

Newsletter for Week of March 18th     

Hello first grade families! It is Spartan Spirit Week!!  

Monday: Hoodie Day 

Tuesday: Pajama Day 

Wednesday: School Color Day (red, black, gray, white) 

Thursday: Jersey Day 

Friday: Hat Day 

Math:  

This week we will complete and take the unit assessment for unit seven.  

Homework:  

We will have math homework activity every night.  

Language Arts 

Reading: 

This week we will begin unit eight. In unit eight we will research how to observe the sky.  

Language and Writing Skills: This week we will learn about pronouns. We will write sentences focusing on pronouns.  

Spelling/Phonics:  

We will be making and reading “-ar” words. This week’s spelling words are; are, arch, art, dark, bark, smart, garden, star, scar, guitar.  

We will take a spelling and reading assessment on Friday.  

Homework: Make sure your child is reading and working on sight words for at least twenty minutes each night.  

Reading at home:  

Please have your student read online on their Raz-kids account twenty minutes each night!  

To use student account login to: 

https://www.kidsa-z.com/main/Login     

Teacher: jhodgman0 (last digit is a zero) 

Click their name  

Student passwords are their student ID/lunch number.  

Reminders: 

Monday: Hoodie Day 

Tuesday: Pajama Day 

Wednesday: School Color Day (red, black, gray, white) 

Thursday: Jersey Day 

Friday: Hat Day 

March 25-29th Spring Break- No School  

Students will come home with a spring break packet and books to read, to complete over spring break.  The packet is due April 1st.  Please make sure your child is reading and working on sight words everyday over spring break!!!!  

Let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Email is the best way to communicate.  

Jennifer Hodgman 

First Grade Teacher 

Room 23 

[email protected] 

(763) 777-8942 # 8811 

Newsletter for Week of February 26th     

Hello first grade families!  

Math:  

This week we begin unit seven. In unit 7 we will be learning about subtraction strategies and attributes of shapes.  

Homework:  

We will have math homework activity every night. Homework is mandatory and will be graded. Please make sure your student is completing their math homework nightly.  

Language Arts 

Reading: 

This week we will begin unit seven. In unit seven we will be learning about the past, present and future.  

Language and Writing Skills: This week we will write sentences about things that have happened in the past.  

Spelling/Phonics:  

We will be making and reading long vowel o, oa, ow, & oe, team words. This week’s spelling words are; soap, goes, coat, cold, toe, flows, toast, show, throw, and sold. 

We will take a spelling and reading assessment on Friday.  

Homework: Make sure your child is reading and working on sight words for at least twenty minutes each night.  

Reading at home:  

Please have your student read online on their Raz-kids account twenty minutes each night!  

To use student account login to: 

https://www.kidsa-z.com/main/Login   

Teacher: jhodgman0 (last digit is a zero) 

Click their name  

Student passwords are their student ID/lunch number.  

Have a great week. 

Let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Email is the best way to communicate.  

Jennifer Hodgman 

First Grade Teacher 

Room 232 

[email protected]  

(763) 777-8942 # 8811 

Newsletter for Week of February 12th   

Hello first grade families!

Math:

This week we will continue unit six. In unit six we will be learning about telling time, adding two-digit numbers in story problems, and place value. We will also review fact families and partners of ten. This week we will work on adding 2-digit numbers and review telling time to the hour and half hour.

Homework:

We will have math homework activity every night. Homework is mandatory and will be graded. Please make sure your student is completing their math homework nightly.

Language Arts

Reading:

This week we will be reading fiction stories and talk about the lesson the story teaches us.

Language Skills: This week we will learn about commas in a series.

Writing: We will write an opinion paragraph of our favorite book!

Spelling/Phonics:

We will be making and reading long vowel words.  This week spelling words are; cutie, lie, real, leaf, drain, grain, soak, coat, keep, & meet.

We will take a spelling and reading assessment on Friday.

Homework: Make sure your child is reading and working on sight words for at least twenty minutes each night.

Reading at home:

Please have your student read online on their Raz-kids account twenty minutes each night!

To use student account login to:

https://www.kidsa-z.com/main/Login 

Teacher: jhodgman0 (last digit is a zero)

Click their name

Student passwords are their student ID/lunch number.

Upcoming events:

Feb. 14, Flower Delivery and Classroom Friendship party. Wednesday will be a PINK and RED Free Dress Day for all students!

Feb. 19, No School

Feb. 20, World Culture Fair

Feb. 23, Red, White, and Blue Day

Friendship party: Feel free to send in cards, small toys or individually wrapped store bought treats with your student on Wednesday, for our friendship party. Cards can be store bought or handmade. We have fourteen students in our classroom. You do not need to have your child put each student name on the cards. Just have your student write that it is from them by singing their name on the cards they will pass out to their classmates. Thanks!

Have a great week.

Let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Email is the best way to communicate.

Jennifer Hodgman

First Grade Teacher

Room 232

[email protected]

(763) 777-8942 # 8811

Newsletter for Week of February 5th    

Hello first grade families!  

Math:  

This week we will continue unit six. In unit six we will be learning about telling time, adding two-digit numbers in story problems, and place value. We will also review fact families and partners of ten. This week we will work on adding 2-digit numbers.  

Homework:  

We will have math homework activity every night. Homework is mandatory and will be graded. Please make sure your student is completing their math homework nightly.  

Language Arts 

Reading: 

We will continue unit six titled, Stories Teach Many Lessons. We will draw inferences in the fiction stories we read.  

Language Skills: This week we will learn about commas in dates.   

Writing: We will learn to write an option paragraph.  

Spelling/Phonics:  

We will be making and reading long A words.  This week spelling words are; paint, paid, train, chain, away, day, wait, maze, male, & mate.  

We will take a spelling and reading assessment on Thursday.  

Homework: Make sure your child is reading and working on sight words for at least twenty minutes each night.  

Reading at home:  

Please have your student read online on their Raz-kids account twenty minutes each night!  

To use student account login to: 

https://www.kidsa-z.com/main/Login     

Teacher: jhodgman0 (last digit is a zero) 

Click their name  

Student passwords are their student ID/lunch number.  

Upcoming events:  

Feb. 5-8, I Love to Read Parent Readers 

Feb. 8, Parent Conferences From 3:45-6:45 

Feb. 9, NO SCHOOL! Parent Conferences From 7:15-12:45 

Feb. 14, Flower Delivery 

Feb. 19, No School  

Feb. 20, World Culture Fair 

Feb. 23, Red, White, and Blue Day  

Have a wonderful week. Enjoy the great weather we are going to have! 

Let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Email is the best way to communicate.  

Jennifer Hodgman 

First Grade Teacher 

Room 232 

[email protected]  

Newsletter for Week of January 29th    

Hello first grade families!  

Math:  

This week we will begin unit six. In unit six we will be learning about telling time, adding two-digit numbers in story problems, and place value. We will also review fact families and partners of ten. This week we will work on telling time to the hour and half hour and review adding and subtracting doubles plus one.  

Homework:  

We will have math homework activity every night. Homework is mandatory and will be graded. Please make sure your student is completing their math homework nightly.  

Language Arts 

Reading: 

We will continue unit six titled, Stories Teach Many Lessons. We will draw inferences in the non-fiction stories we read.  

Language Skills: This week we will learn about singular and plural nouns.  

Writing: This week we will make sentences with singular and plural nouns.  

Spelling/Phonics:  We will be making and reading long E and U words. This week’s spelling words are; these, use, cute, Pete, here, fuse, mule, mute, fume, and cube.  

We will take a spelling and reading assessment on Friday.  

Homework: Make sure your child is reading and working on sight words for at least twenty minutes each night.  

Reading at home:  

Please have your student read online on their Raz-kids account twenty minutes each night!  

To use student account login to: 

https://www.kidsa-z.com/main/Login    

Teacher: jhodgman0 (last digit is a zero) 

Click their name  

Student passwords are their student ID/lunch number.  

Upcoming events:  

Jan. 8-31, Flower Fundraiser Sales  

Feb. 5-8, I Love to Read Parent Readers 

Feb. 8, Parent Conferences From 3:45-6:45 

Feb. 9, NO SCHOOL! Parent Conferences From 7:15-12:45 

Feb. 14, Flower Delivery 

Feb. 19, No School  

Feb. 20, World Culture Fair 

Feb. 23, Red, White, and Blue Day  

Have a great week. 

Let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Email is the best way to communicate.  

Jennifer Hodgman 

First Grade Teacher 

Room 232 

[email protected]  

Newsletter for Week of January 22nd   

Hello first grade families!  

Math:  

This week we will finish unit 5. We will take the unit 5 assessment on Wednesday. Then we will begin unit six. In unit six we will be learning about telling time, adding two-digit numbers in story problems, and place value. We will also review fact families and partners of ten. This week we will work on telling time to the hour and half hour. 

Homework:  

We will have math homework activity every night. Homework is mandatory and will be graded. Please make sure your student completes their math homework nightly.  

Language Arts 

Reading: 

We will begin unit six titled, Stories Teach Many Lessons. We will draw inferences in the stories we read.  

Language Skills:  

We will start verb-subject agreement. We will learn how the verb must agree with the subject of a sentence.  

Writing:  

This week we will make sentences with “not” contractions.  

Spelling/Phonics:  

We will be making and sounding out long “I” words. This week's spelling words are; mine, nice, line, ride, time, white, spice, slide, life, bike. 

We will take a spelling and reading assessment on Friday.  

Homework: Make sure your child is reading and working on sight words for at least twenty minutes each night.  

Reading at home:  

Please have your student read online on their Raz-kids account twenty minutes each night! These are books I have assigned to each student at their current reading level.  

To use student account login to: 

https://www.kidsa-z.com/main/Login   

Teacher: jhodgman0 (last digit is a zero) 

Click their name  

Student passwords are their student ID/lunch number.  

Reminders: 

We go outside twice daily. Please make sure your student is dressed appropriately for the weather. Please make sure your student has some kind of uniform approved long sleeve shirt either under their uniform shirt or an approved zip up sweatshirt every day, the classroom temperature does vary over the day!! Please make sure your student has a winter hat, gloves, coat, snow pants and boots every day.  

Upcoming events:  

Jan. 8-31, Flower Fundraiser Sales  

Jan. 26, Pajama Day  

Feb. 5-8, I Love to Read Parent Readers 

Feb. 8, Parent Conferences From 3:45-6:45 

Feb. 9, NO SCHOOL! Parent Conferences From 7:15-12:45 

Feb. 14, Flower Delivery 

Feb. 19, No School  

Feb. 20, World Culture Fair 

Feb. 23, Red, White, and Blue Day  

Have a wonderful week. 

Let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Email is the best way to communicate.  

Jennifer Hodgman 

First Grade Teacher 

Room 232 

[email protected]  

Newsletter for Week of January 16th    

Hello first grade families!  

Math:  

This week we will complete unit five. In unit five we will be learning about place value, comparing numbers, and adding two-digit numbers.  

Homework:  

We will have math homework activity every night. Homework is mandatory and will be graded. Please make sure your student is completing their math homework nightly.  

Language Arts 

Reading: 

We will learn about technology in the non-fiction texts we read and discuss. We will work on comparing and contrasting the stories we study.  

Writing: 

This week we will become authors and illustrators and create our own books.  

Language Skills: This week we will be learning about prefixes.  

Spelling/Phonics:  

We will be making and sounding out soft G and C words. This week’s spelling words are; strange, race, giant, huge, city, circle, center, cent, brace, & space. Please study and practice these at home each night! 

We will take a spelling and reading assessment on Friday.  

Homework: Make sure your child is reading and working on sight words for at least twenty minutes each night.  

Science:  

We will continue unit three in science. We will become scientists and learn all about light and how it works.  

Reading at home:  

Please have your student read online on their Raz-kids account twenty minutes each night!  

To use student account login to: 

https://www.kidsa-z.com/main/Login    

Teacher: jhodgman0 (last digit is a zero) 

Click their name  

Student passwords are their student ID/lunch number.  

Reminders:  

We go outside for recess twice daily, please make sure your child is dressed for the weather. Please make sure your student brings a winter hat, gloves, coat, snow pants and snow boots to school every day! Students can leave boots and snow pants at school. Please make sure students bring a healthy snack to school. Water is the only drink students are allowed to have in the classroom.  

Upcoming events:  

*Order your child’s yearbook online

Jan. 8-31, Flower Fundraiser Sales  

Jan. 26, Pajama Day  

Feb. 5-8, I Love to Read Parent Readers 

Feb. 8, Parent Conferences From 3:45-6:45 

Feb. 9, NO SCHOOL! Parent Conferences From 7:15-12:45 

Feb. 14, Flower Delivery 

Feb. 19, No School  

Feb. 20, World Culture Fair 

Feb. 23, Red, White, and Blue Day  

Have a wonderful week. 

Let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Email is the best way to communicate.  

Jennifer Hodgman 

First Grade Teacher 

Room 232 

[email protected]