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!

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 17: see the you I come a from am red blue yellow green black white brown purple orange pink
August 24: go we have little do are look they like with
August 31: my here yellow is he me was for she said
September 8:to one two three four five where that what of
September 14: on way in can ran an had has as at
September 21:and take up play it big pick did if six
September 28: get help use mud town off got not hot stop
October 5:eat here this to dinner animals watch sing bring going
October 12: no new words
October 19: saw samll tree your bird nest let best yes ten
October 26: home into many them park run jump but must just
November 2:catch good no put want walk talk all then wish
November 9:could horse old paper ace age made take make
November 16: farmer would should came gave ate old cold hold ask
November 30: live out people who work busy mail neighborhood ride which
December 7: down inside now there together baby circle didn't don't those
December 24: around find food grow under water forest these kind use
January 11: also family new other some their see sleep keep it's
January18: always became day everything nothing stays things boy grew night
January 23: any enough ever every own sure were beautiful father mother
February 1: away car friends house our school very before or so
February 8: afraid again few how read soon far start much when
February 16: done know push visit wait after first never better hurt
February 22: does good-bye oh right won't by fly why try
March 1: about enjoy give surprise worry would may say today will
March 8:colors draw drew great show sign please clean well tell
March 22: found mouth once took wild grow went cut us cowboy
March 29: above eight laugh moon touch light right his him sit
April 5: picture remember room stood thought fast ate fall call
April 12: across beautiful dance only opened shoes told drink think thank
April 19: along behind eyes never pulling toward favorite full found round
April 26: door loved should wood pretty funny because both seven
May 3: among another instead none been buy write upon wash
May 11: against goes heavy kinds today carry myself long shall
May 17: 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 spelling words for August-May
WEEK OF:
August 17: Letter sounds: a b c d e f (When sound is given, student will write capital and lowercase letter.)
August 24: Letter sounds:a-f and g h i j k l Words I a (When sound is given, student will write capital and lowercase letter.) Bonus-big the
August 31: Letter sounds a-l and m n o p q r (When sound is given, student will write capital and lowercase letter.) Words: big the Bonus: come an
September 7: Letter sounds: a-r and s t u v w x y z Words: come an Bonus: as but
September 14: as but am at back bat can cat dad mad ran sack Bonus: on way has had
September 21: has had did fix in it lip mix pin sit six wig if Bonus: and take up is
September 28: up is got hop hat lock mom mop ox pop pot rock Bonus: help use to do
October 5; to do fit fits hit hits nap naps sit sits win wins Bonus: her too not look
October 12 No new spelling words
October 19 look not bed jet leg men net red sled step ten wet Bonus:saw your yes best
October 26: yes best bump bus cut jump must nut rug run sun up Bonus: into them go so
November 2: go so fish rush shop shop shut then thin trash with that Bonus: good want all fall
November 9: all fall gave ate came name same toke made make Bonus: old cold hold
November 16: old cold hold ace face race age stage page cage Bonus: when just let us
November 30 just let us bike dime hide kite like ride smile time white Bonus: live out much pick
December 7: much pick bone lhome hope hose joke rode rose stone those woke Bonus: there together it's don't
December 14: it's don't cube cute flute huge June mule rude rule tube use Bonus: wash under water these after
January 11: these after be he me she we the little you went black Bonus: family some three keep sleep
January 18: three keep by cry fly my try sky shy why BONUS always thing pretty funny
January 25: pretty funny bring sing going rang sang bang long song BONUS any many upon was
February 1: upon was bus buses fix box boxes wish wishes BONUS friends for or very
February 8: very friends far star car arm start cart dark farm BONUS soon again are park
February 16: are park bird first girl shirt sir dirt birds third BONUS done visit one two
February 22: one two big bigger biggest sad sadder saddest fat fatter fattest BONUS before good-bye said of
March 1: day may play way gray say today hay clay pay BONUS would could should
March 8: would could should clean eat please team beach each reach BONUS over draw brown blue
March 22: brown blue yellow show row blow low own slow grow BONUS once found here where
March 29: here where light right tight night might bright high sigh BONUS eight laugh what write
April 5: what write blew chew stew drew few grew new threw BONUS well they from tell
April 12: they from tooth zoo too moon room food soon school BONUS because only open him his
April 19: him his brown clown cow down how now town four five BONUS stop think thank drink
April 26: thank drink found house our out round cloud shout walk talk chalk BONUS pull full fast
May 3: fast full book look hook took shook nook crook cook BONUS off which will buy been
May 11: buy been boy cowboy enjoy joy toy soy myself never BONUS again against goes both
May 17: goes both jaw law lawn paw saw draw yawn straw BONUS better carry kind shall
May 24: shall kind find blind child mild wild BONUS seven warm
MATH:
Work on the following skills:
1. Review left and right.
2. Students need to be able to recognize and write numerals 0-20. As the year progresses, students will need to recognize and write numerals 0-100.
3. Practice counting to 100.
4. Can you recognize and draw a circle, square, rectangle, and triangle?
5. 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.
6. 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 :-)
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