Look at the Week February 12th

Hello first grade families!

Thanks so much for meeting me at conferences!!  YOU are your child's HERO! Thanks for all you hard work to help them succeed in 1st grade and beyond!

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 option 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 test 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 Razkids account twenty minutes each nightly

Upcoming events:

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

Friendship party: Feel free to send cards, small toys or treats with your student on Wednesday, for our friendship party. We have 15 students and 1 teacher in the classroom. Please do not have your child put each student name on the cards. Just have your student write that it is from them by signing their name on the cards they will pass out to their classmates. Thanks!

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.