Mrs. Gray's First Grade "Starrific" News
December 14-18, 2009
As stated last week, the holiday season is such a wonderful time of the year. Children are so excited about the holidays and all the activities associated with them. Please remember to remind your child to listen, stay on task and do his/her best. Getting plenty of rest and eating a good breakfast help to keep your child attentive and on task.
We will conclude our unit about holidays and gingerbread. We will be talking and learning about some holiday traditions that families celebrate. We are reading and comparing stories about the Gingerbread Boy. We will also complete some crafts and even taste some delicious treats!!! WOW! What fun!
READING: Thank you so much for the continued support of the reading homework. The children are bringing their books, homework sheets, and bags to school daily. WAY TO GO! This is a great time to ask your child some quick recall questions about the stories he/she is reading. Practice theme 5-6 words and continue to work on themes 1-4 words until they are mastered. We will not send home reading books during the break. We do encourage you to have your child read books from home and continue to work on the vocabulary words from Themes 5-6 during your down time.
MATH: In math, we are comparing and ordering numbers. We are comparing two-digit numbers to determine which is less than, equal to, or greater than. We are counting forward and backward. Practice counting backward with your child and continue to work on mastering math facts to 12. We are also counting by 2's, 5's, and 10's.
HANDWRITING: We are still working to make correct letter formations, space correctly, and put the letters on the lines correctly. Encourage your child to slow down and take time to do neat and correct work.
SPELLING: This week we will have a nine weeks review lesson. We do not have a bonus word this week. The practice test will be on WEDNESDAY, December 16th and the final test will be on THURSDAY, December 17th.
1. had
2. did
3. box
4. get
5. jump
6. does
7. first
8. come
9. here
10 busy
REMINDERS:
1. Save your BoxTops for Education and your Campbell's Soup labels. You may send these to me at any time during the year. Please make sure to send them in a plastic bag with your child's name on the bag.
2. When your child is absent, please send a written note to me. Also, if there is a change in your child's dismissal at the end of the day, please inform me of it.
3. Please make sure you have money in your child's lunch account or send money daily if your child is buying lunch.
4. Weekly Work Folders were sent on Friday, December 11th. Please return the folder on Monday. Remember to sign the sheet to indicate you have seen the folder and contents. Sign the behavior card on the back and return in the folder.
PLEASE SEND A PIECE OF YOUR CHILD'S WORK TO BE DISPLAYED ON THE GREAT WORK BOARD IN OUR CLASSROOM! We WILL NOT send folders on Friday, December 18th. Work folders will be sent on Wednesday, January 6, 2010. The grade card will be sent with the folder on Wednesday.
5. It is not too late to join PTA and contribute to the Booster Club! Both groups work so hard for the children and teachers. We could not do without them!
6. Please remember to send your child's permission form and money for our field trip by Tuesday, December 15th.
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:
Monday, December 14th: PTA at 6:30
Thursday, December 17th: First Grade Field Trip
Friday, December 18th: Winter Party
Friday, December 18th: Early Dismissal at 12:00
Monday, December 21- Monday, January 4th: Winter Break-NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010: School resumes
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010: Weekly Work Folders and Report Cards will be sent home.
I hope each and everyone has a most joyous and wonderful holiday season. As for my family and me, we will celebrate Christmas.
Have a great week!
Yours in learning,
Mrs. Gray
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