MRS. BUNTZ'S
FIRST GRADE CLASS PAGE
THE MONTHS OF: August-May
SPECIAL EVENTS:
MONDAY FOLDER: Students need to return their red Monday Folder by Thursday with the completed Weekly Update and homework assignments inside. Math Side B needs to be returned the following day. Metra reading assignments need to be read, signed and returned daily.
 RISE AND SHINE: First Grade Rise and Shine takes place in the gym at 8:10 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. It's a GREAT way to start the day!
 TRUE BLUE: Don't forget to wear TRUE BLUE every Friday!
SPECIAL EVENTS:
IMPORTANT DATES FOR FIRST GRADE:
August 12 - First Day of School for Students
September 6 - Labor Day Holiday
September 28 - Progress Reports
September 30 - Parent/Teacher Conference Evening
October 1 - No School
October 21-22 - Fall Break/State Teacher's Meeting
November 9 - Progress Reports
November 22-26 - Thanksgiving Holiday
December 17 - End of First Semester
December 20 - Christmas Holiday Begins
January 3 - New Year's Holiday
January 5 - First Day of Second Semester
January 12 - Report Cards
February 15 - Progress Reports
February 18 - No School
February 21 - President's Day Holiday
March 4 - No School for Students/Professional Day for Teachers
March 14-18 - Spring Break
April 5 - Progress Reports
April 7 - Parent Teacher Conference
April 8 - No School
April 22 - Good Friday Holiday
May 9 - No School for Students/Professional Day for Teachers
May 26 - Last Day of School for Students/Report Cards
WELCOME TO OUR NEW PRINCIPAL, MRS. CARRIE GOSNELL!
READING:
Listed below are the years' vocabulary words. These words do not have to be spelled, but they do have to be recognized (read) automatically. Students' automatic recognition of vocabulary words will be assessed weekly.
WEEK OF:
August 16: see the you I come a from am red blue yellow green black white brown purple orange pink
August 23: go we have little do are look they like with
August 30: my here yellow is he me was for she said
September 7:to one two three four five where that what of
September 13: on way in can ran an had has as at
September 20:and take up play it big pick did if six
September 27: get help use mud town off got not hot stop
October 4:eat here this to dinner animals watch sing bring going
October 11: saw small tree your bird nest let best yes ten
October 18: No new words
October 25: home into many them park run jump but must just
November 1:catch good no put want walk talk all then wish
November 8:could horse old paper ace age made take make
November 15: farmer would should came gave ate old cold hold ask
November 29: live out people who work busy mail neighborhood ride which
December 6: down inside now there together baby circle didn't don't those
December 13: around find food grow under water forest these kind use
January 10: also family new other some their see sleep keep it's
January17: always became day everything nothing stays things boy grew night
January 24: any enough ever every own sure were beautiful father mother
January 31: away car friends house our school very before or so
February 7: afraid again few how read soon far start much when
February 14: done know push visit wait after first never better hurt
February 22: does good-bye oh right won't by fly why try
February 28: about enjoy give surprise worry would may say today will
March 7:colors draw drew great show sign please clean well tell
March 21: found mouth once took wild grow went cut us cowboy
March 28: above eight laugh moon touch light right his him sit
April 11: picture remember room stood thought fast ate fall call
April 18: across beautiful dance only opened shoes told drink think thank
April 25: along behind eyes never pulling toward favorite full found round
May 2: door loved should wood pretty funny because both seven
May 10: among another instead none been buy write upon wash
May 16: against goes heavy kinds today carry myself long shall
May 23: built early learn science through answered brothers carry different poor
VOCABULARY REVIEW:
Continue to review these previously introduced vocabulary words. Comprehensive vocabulary word assessments will take place periodically throughout the school year.
DAILY READING ACTIVITIES:
1. Read EVERY night for 15 minutes.
2. Practice vocabulary words daily.
REMEMBER READING TAKES PRACTICE!!!
SPELLING:Spelling practice test will be given on Wednesday and test on Friday of each week. Incorrect bonus words are not counted wrong and one extra point is given for bonus words that are spelled correctly.
Listed below are the spellling words for WEEKS 1 - 4.
WEEK OF:
AUGUST 16 - WEEK 1:
LETTER SOUNDS: Aa - Ff (Students will be asked to write the upper and lowercase letters for these sounds.)
BONUS WORDS: I - a
AUGUST 23 - WEEK 2:
SPELLING WORDS: I - a
LETTER SOUNDS: Aa - Ll (Students will be asked to write the upper and lowercase letters for these sounds.)
BONUS WORDS: big, the
AUGUST 30 - WEEK 3
LETTER SOUNDS: Aa - Rr (Students will be asked to write the upper and lowercase letters for these sounds.)
SPELLING WORDS: big - the
BONUS WORDS: come - an
SEPTEMBER 7 - WEEK 4
LETTER SOUNDS: Aa - Zz (Students will be asked to write the upper and lowercase letters for these sounds.)
SPELLING WORDS: come - an
BONUS WORDS: as - but
DIGRAPH SOUNDS: sh - th - ch - wh - ph - ck - qu
Look for the "USEFUL LINKS" section at the bottom of this class page. Click the first link, SPELLING CITY, and you will be connected to our class spelling words for WEEKS 5 - 35. The Spelling City link also will provide activities and games for students to practice each week's spelling words.
WEEK OF:
SEPTEMBER 13 - WEEK 5
SEPTEMBER 20 - WEEK 6
SEPTEMBER 27 - WEEK 7
OCTOBER 4 - WEEK 8
OCTOBER 11 - WEEK 9
OCTOBER 18 - NO NEW SPELLING WORDS
OCTOBER 25 - WEEK 10
NOVEMBER 1 - WEEK 11
NOVEMBER 8 - WEEK 12
NOVEMBER 15 - WEEK 13
NOVEMBER 22 - THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
NOVEMBER 29 - WEEK 14
DECEMBER 6 - WEEK 15
DECEMBER 13 - WEEK 16
DECEMBER 20 - CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY
DECEMBER 27 - CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY
JANUARY 3 - NO NEW SPELLING WORDS
JANUARY 10 - WEEK 17
JANUARY 17 - WEEK 18
JANUARY 24 - WEEK 19
JANUARY 31 - WEEK 20
FEBRUARY 7 - WEEK 21
FEBRUARY 14 - WEEK 22
FEBRUARY 22 - WEEK 23
FEBRUARY 28 - WEEK 24
MARCH 7 - WEEK 25
MARCH 14 - SPRING BREAK
MARCH 21 - WEEK 26
MARCH 28 - WEEK 27
APRIL 4 - WEEK 28
APRIL 11 - WEEK 29
APRIL 18 - WEEK 30
APRIL 25 - WEEK 31
MAY 2 - WEEK 32
MAY 10 - WEEK 33
MAY 16 - WEEK 34
MAY 23 - WEEK 35
MATH:
Work on the following skills:
1. Review left and right.
2. Students need to be able to recognize and write numerals 0-100.
3. Practice counting to one hundred.
4. Review these shapes: circle, square, rectangle, and triangle. Can you draw a circle, square, rectangle, and triangle?
5. Memorize and Understand the DOUBLES Addition Facts:
0+0=___ 2+2=___ 4+4=___ 6+6=___ 8+8=___ 10+10=___
1+1=___ 3+3=___ 5+5=___ 7+7=___ 9+9=___
6. Memorize and Understand the PLUS ZERO Addition Facts:
0+0=___ 2+0=___ 4+0=___ 6+0=___ 8+0=___ 10+0=___
1+0=___ 3+0=___ 5+0=___ 7+0=___ 9+0=___
7. Memorize and Understand the SUBRTACT ZERO Subtraction Facts:
1-0=___ 3-0=___ 5-0=___ 7-0=___ 9-0=___
0-0=___ 2-0=___ 4-0=___ 6-0=___ 8-0=___ 10-0=___
8. Memorize and Understand SUBTRACTING A NUMBER FROM ITSELF:
10-10=___ 8-8=___ 6-6=___ 4-4=___ 2-2=___ 0-0=___
1-1=___ 3-3=___ 5-5=___ 7-7=___ 9-9=___
9. Review the Concept of EVEN and ODD Numbers (0-100).
10. ADD TWO TO A NUMBER:
2+0=___ 2+2= ___ 2+4= ___ 2+6= ___ 2+8= ___ 2+10= ___
2+1= ___ 2+3= ___ 2+5= ___ 2+7= ___ 2+9= ___ 2+11= ___
11. SUBTRACT TWO FROM A NUMBER:
2-2=___ 4-2=___ 6-2=___ 8-2=___ 10-2=___
3-2=___ 5-2=___ 7-2=___ 9-2=___ 11-2=___
12. DOUBLES PLUS ONE ADDITION FACTS (example: 7+6=13):
When adding the DOUBLES PLUS ONE, begin with these steps:
STEP ONE: Are the two numbers neighbors? Are the numbers next to each other on a number line (Example: 6 and 7)?
STEP TWO: Circle the smallest of the numbers/neighbors (Example: Circle the 6), then double it (6+6=12).
STEP THREE: Add 1 more. If 6+6=12, then 6+7=13.
PRACTICE:
3+3=____ 3+4=____ 4+4=____ 4+5=____ 5+5=____ 5+6=____
6+6=____ 6+7=____ 7+7=____ 7+8=____ 8+8=____ 8+9=____
9+9=____ 9+10=____
13. ADDING TEN TO A NUMBER:
1+10=___ 3+10=___ 5+10=___ 7+10=___ 9+10___ 11+10+___
0+10=___ 2+10=___ 4+10=___ 6+10=___ 8+10=___ 10+10=___
ADDING TEN TO A NUMBER . . . CHALLENGE:
22+10=___ 36+10=___ 45+10=___ 57+10=___ 63+10=___
70+10=___ 89+10=___ 94+10=___ 100+10=___ 13+10=___
SUBTRACTING TEN FROM A NUMBER . . . CHALLENGE:
22-10=___ 36-10=___ 45-10=___ 57-10=___ 63-10=___
70-10=___ 89-10=___ 94-10=___ 100-10=___ 13-10=___
14. MEMORIZE THE SUMS OF TEN/TEN'S FAMILY:
0+10=___ 1+9=___ 2+8=___ 3+7=___ 4+6=___ 5+5=___
10+0=___ 9+1=___ 8+1=___ 7+3=___ 6+4=___
15. MEMORIZE MISSING ADDENDS IN THE TEN'S FAMILY:
0+_=10 2+_=10 4+_=10 6+_=10 8+_=10 10+_=10
1+_=10 3+_=10 5+_=10 7+_=10 9+_=10
16. SUBTRACTING THE TEN'S FAMILY:
10-0=___ 10-2=___ 10-4=___ 10-6=___ 10-8=___ 10-10=___
10-1=___ 10-3=___ 10-5=___ 10-7=___ 10-9=___
17. ADDING NINE TO A NUMBER:
0+9=___ 2+9=___ 4+9=___ 6+9=___ 8+9=___ 10+9=___
1+9=___ 3+9=___ 5+9=___ 7+9=___ 9+9=___
18. SUBTRACTING THE "ODDBALL EIGHT" FACTS:
5-3=___ 6-3=___ 8-3=___ 7-4=___ 8-4=___ 7-5=___ 8-5=___ 8-6=___
At the beginning of the year, your child will be assessed each Thursday over number recognition. Your child will need to recognize and name each numeral.
Math facts will also be assessed each Thursday. Please help your child to memorize them.
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES:
We will focus on each month's special events and related topics.
PARENTS, THANK YOU FOR ASSISTING YOUR CHILD IN VISITING THIS QUIA PAGE. YOU MAKE THE DIFFERENCE!!!
MRS. BUNTZ :-)
My Quia activities and quizzes
DAYS of the WEEK
http://www.quia.com/pp/10136.html
Put the days of the week in order.
DOUBLES ADDITION FACTS
http://www.quia.com/jg/288598.html
Add these DOUBLES addition facts.
PLUS ONE ADDITION FACTS
http://www.quia.com/pop/33547.html
Add one (+1) to a number.
SUBTRACT ONE (-1)
http://www.quia.com/jg/299814.html
Subtract one (-1) from a number.
Useful links
* SPELLING CITY -- FIND YOUR SPELLING WORDS FOR WEEKS 5 - 35!!!
* AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
* MEGA-SITE FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS
* READING FUN!!!
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