Mrs. Teresa Halsey's First Grade Class
Greendale Elementary School  
http://ges.wcs.k12.va.us
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Greendale Elementary School
13092 McGuffie Road    

Abingdon, Virginia     24210 
Phone: 276-739-3500      

    Fax: 276-623-4102

A Fully Accredited SOL School

 

Click here for SOL Resources




First Grade Teachers

 

Click here for K-5 Computer Activities

Teresa Halsey - thalsey@wcs.k12.va.us

Kim Gibson- kimg@wcs.k12.va.us

Kristen McDaniel - kmcdaniel@wcs.k12.va.us
Click here for Internet 4 Classrooms website.
Computer Learning Games!



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PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS SITE AS YOUR PRIMARY
SOURCE OF INFORMATION. A WEEKLY HOMEWORK LETTER , NOTICES,
HANDOUTS MAY BE A MORE RELIABLE INFORMATION SOURCE.





WELCOME TO FIRST GRADE (GIBSON/HALSEY/McDANIEL)





Thank you for visiting my webpage.



FIRST GRADE NEWSLETTER: First Nine Weeks

Spelling: Study weekly word list for test on Friday

Math: Look at math sheets sent home in KEEP pocket to see how your child is doing with the skill being taught.
Go over problem areas at home to make sure they are ready for the test.
• Numbers to 12
• Comparing and Ordering Numbers
• Understanding Addition
• Understanding Subtraction
• Five and Ten Relationships

Social Studies: Watch for study guides with the approximate date of the test on it.
KEEP these to help prepare your child for the test.
• Citizenship
• Past and present (comparison of schools, communities, transportation, family life)
*Time Lines
• People and events associated with President’s Day, Columbus Day, Independence Day
• U.S. Symbols

Science: Watch for study guides with the approximate date of the test on it.
KEEP these to help prepare your child for the test.
• Conducting Investigations
• Seasonal & Weather Changes
• Life Processes of Plants, Animals, and People





First Grade Newsletter: Second Nine Weeks

NOTE: The homework notices will start over for each new nine weeks.
Be reminded that if your child receives more than 3 notices in a nine week period,
they will receive homework help during their remediation/playtime.
Spelling: Study weekly word list for test on Friday

Math: Look at math sheets sent home in KEEP pocket to see how your child is doing with the skill being taught.
Go over problem areas at home to make sure they are ready for the test.
Use the practice workbook sent home to work on problem areas.

• Addition Facts to 12
• Subtraction Facts to 12
• Geometry
• Patterns
• Counting & Number Patterns to 100
• Tens & Ones

Social Studies: Watch for study guides with the approximate date of the test on it.
KEEP these to help prepare your child for the test.
• American Leaders (George Washington, Abe Lincoln, Ben Franklin, George Washington Carver)
• How location, climate, & physical surroundings affect the way we live.
• Review: President’s Day, Columbus Day, Independence Day

Science: Watch for study guides with the approximate date of the test on it.
KEEP these to help prepare your child for the test.
• Sun is the source of heat and light
• Day and night are caused by the rotation of the Earth
• Needs and physical characteristics of animals



First Grade Newsletter: Third Nine Weeks

Spelling: Study weekly word list for test on Friday

Math: Look at math sheets sent home in KEEP pocket to see how your child is doing with the skill being taught.
Go over problem areas at home to make sure they are ready for the test.
• Tens and Ones
• Comparing and ordering numbers to 100
• Place Value
• Counting Money
• Measurement

Social Studies: Watch for study guides with the approximate date of the test on it.
KEEP these to help prepare your child for the test.
• Maps

Science: Watch for study guides with the approximate date of the test on it.
KEEP these to help prepare your child for the test.
• Matter
• Force, Energy, and Motion
• Plants (parts of plants, needs, characteristics)





First Grade Newsletter: Fourth Nine Weeks

Spelling: Study weekly word list for test on Friday

Math: Look at math sheets sent home in KEEP pocket to see how your child is doing with the skill being taught.
Go over problem areas at home to make sure they are ready for the test.
• Time
• Addition and Subtraction Facts to 18
• Data and Graphs
• Fractional Parts
• Adding and Subtracting with Tens and Ones

Social Studies: Watch for study guides with the approximate date of the test on it.
KEEP these to help prepare your child for the test.
• Economics : Goods and Services
• Civics: Communities in Virginia, Ethnic Diversity, Local Governments, Cultural Traditions

Science: Watch for study guides with the approximate date of the test on it.
KEEP these to help prepare your child for the test.
• Environment, Natural Resources, Recycling





My Quia activities and quizzes
COUNT TO 10
http://www.quia.com/jg/595840.html
Color Word Memory Game
http://www.quia.com/jg/1389634.html
GEORGE WASHINGTON "FIRST IN WAR , FIRST IN PEACE, FIRST IN THE HEARTS OF HIS COUNTRYMEN
http://www.quia.com/rr/377212.html
Useful links
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