Wee of Jan. 26th - Jan. 30th

Looking Ahead

Jan. 26th - Jan. 30th

 

Reading Strategies

Making Connections (text to self, text to text, & text to world)

Phonics

 "wh"

Writing Strategies/Grammar

Apostrophes

Review of Punctuation

Sight Words

mother

I’m 

today

ten

warm

cut 

Close Reading

Moon

Close Reading Vocabulary

astronaut

crater

gravity

phase

solar

eclipse

satellite

Spelling Words (List 18)

did

cut

twin

whale

wheel

white

whisper

what

when

whenever

The test on these words will be on Friday, January 30th.

Your student brought home their spelling test from today - please make sure to look it over with them! :)

Math

We are continuing Unit 8 on tens and ones. Students are developing an understanding of place value which is essential for work with two-digit addition and subtraction as well as dealing with numbers in all areas. When your student comes home, please make sure to check their green folder for their daily math sheet. Students have also been taking their 90 second math tests and are doing a great job! Please continue to work at home on flashcards!

Conferences/Progress Reports

Our next parent-teacher conferences are on an as needed basis. I sent an email on Tuesday morning to the parents of the students that I would like to meet with. Progress reports went home today Friday, January 23rd - those are also on an as needed basis. If your student does not receive one but you would still like to discuss their progress, we can set up a time to talk or do a conference email.

Valentine's Day

Our Valentines Day party will be on Thursday, February 12th from 2:00 - 3:00pm. The students will pass out their valentines before the party. Please DO NOT address the valentines, just have your child sign his/her name. This makes passing them out much easier. There are currently 21 students in the classroom (12 girls & 9 boys).

Thank you!

Twitter

First Grade has joined Twitter! If you have an account and would like to follow us, our name is @idefirstgrade1. We will be using twitter to post pictures of activities that the students complete in the classroom as well as work. This is a great way to stay connected at home and see what your students are accomplishing!

Scholastic Books!
I have created a link on my blog to Scholastic book orders! If you are interested in ordering any books for friends, relatives, or for your student, feel free to place an order online and use the code - LVB2T. When you order online, you can shop all Book Club flyers, enter your online orders, and pay with a credit or debit card. Every time you place your order online, you earn a FREE Book Pick and I earn a $3 coupon for our classroom! I will be receiving flyers that I will send home within the next few weeks if you don't want to do it online. If you have any questions please let me know!

Important Dates

• Friday, January 23rd - Progress Reports (as needed basis)
• Friday, January 30th - Pajama Day!
• Thursday, January 29th - Literacy Night (if you have signed up)
• Monday, February 9th - Conferences (as needed basis)
• Tuesday, February 10th - The 100th day of school :)
• Wednesday, February 11th - Early Dismissal @ 12:00pm
• Thursday, February 12th - Classroom Valentine's Day Parties
• Friday, February 13th - No School

Reminders/Announcements

• Box Tops/Labels for Education - Please continue to turn in any box tops/labels that you have at home. This is a wonderful fundraiser that helps raise money for our school. Feel free to ask aunts, uncles, grandmas, grandpas, and neighbors! :) 
• Sight Words - Students brought home 6 sight words last week. They are the words that they need to know for the week. Next week there are 6 new words. Please continue to work with your student at home.
• Please send a note if your child will be picked up or taking another bus home.
• If you have any questions - please feel free to email me at alibeseth@ccsd66.org

 

I hope you have a nice weekend!
Miss Beseth