Week of Jan. 19th - Jan. 23rd

Looking Ahead

Jan. 19th - Jan. 23rd

 

Reading Strategies

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

Phonics

 "u_e" - long "u" patterns including the magic "e"

Writing Strategies/Grammar

Review of past & present

Commas

Sight Words

eight

hold

can't

start

hurt

man

Close Reading

Earth

Close Reading Vocabulary

atmosphere

canyon

inhabit

lava

ray

revolve

rotate

Spelling Words (List 17)

bus

pot

swim

cube

tune

used

excuse

little

down

useless

The test on these words will be on Friday, January 23rd.

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

Math

We took our Unit 7 test this past week so please look for it in your child's green folder this coming week. We will begin Unit 8 on Tens and Ones. Students will learn how to show numbers as tens and ones.

Conferences/Progress Reports

Our next parent-teacher conferences are on an as needed basis. I will send an email on Tuesday morning to the parents of the students that I would like to meet with. Progress reports go out 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.

Class Book

Thank you to all the parents that purchased our class book. They are in! Students will receive them on Tuesday. If you did not purchase a book, but would like to - please let me know and they can still be ordered. It was a great learning process and the students really enjoyed writing and illustrating. :)

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

• Monday, January 19th - No School - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Friday, January 23rd - Progress Reports (as needed basis)
• Friday, January 30th - Pajama Day!

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