Spelling Words December 5-12

This weeks spelling words are short "u" and high frequency words.
1. jump
2.more
3.sleep
4.time
5.with
6.fun
7.run
8.up
9.stuff
10.puff

We are excited to say that each classroom in our school received 4 brand new mac computers last week. We are now teaching your child how to log on and become familiar with using them. What a great classroom resource these computers will be!
Have a great week and continue to read with your child every single day!

Spelling Words November 14 - 21

This week we will be going over high frequency and short 'e' words.
1. help
2. now
3. said
4. so
5. who
6. red
7.bed
8. tell
9.fell
10.mess

We will only be in school for 2 days next week (Monday and Tuesday) becuase of the Thanksgiving holiday. For that reason we will not be sending home the usual homework this Friday, but we will be sending home a daily reading log. Please make sure that your child is reading every single day and writing down those books on the book log for credit. Have a great holiday! :)

Spelling Words November 7 - November 14

This weeks spelling words are short "o" as well as high frequency words.

1. by
2. eat
3. sing
4. stop
5. them
6. hot
7. not
8. got
9. mop
10. top

This week we will begin working on report writing in writers workshop. We will be working with a lot of non-fiction books to gather information for these reports. We will be learning about a table of contents, chapter headings, and the best ways to organize information. Find out what non-fiction books your child is interested in, and try to check some out of the public library. (for example: their favorite animal)
We appreciate your support from home! Have a great week!

A BIG thank you to all of our parent chaperones that came to the zoo with us...we really appreciate your time and effort!

We had a great time at the Jacksonville Zoo today!

Spelling Words October 17 - October 23

Remember that this is a short week with no school for students on Friday, so the homework is due on Thursday and we will also be taking our spelling test Thursday.
This weeks words are high frequency along with short "i" words.

1. went
2. walk
3. did
4. saw
5. me
6. it
7. sit
8. hit
9. pick
10. kick

Continue to make reading a priority in your home every single day, we want every student to succeed this year! Have a great week!

Spelling Words October 10 - October 17

This weeks spelling words are high frequency and short "a" words.

1. all
2. are
3. find
4. make
5. play
6. had
7. bad
8. sad
9. fan
10. can

This week in math we are working on being able to say and write our numbers 1-100. Please work with your child on this. Even if you are just driving in the car, you can use that time to count up to 100 with them. We will also be exploring number patterns and counting by 10's, 5's, and 2's.

Dont' forget the importance of reading with your children every single day. Thanks for your continued support from home!

Spelling Words October 3 - October 10

This weeks spelling words are short "a" as well as some high frequency words.
1. come
2. down
3. away
4. no
5. will
6. at
7. cat
8. ran
9. an
10. man

This week in writers workshop we are adding great endings to our narrative stories. We have been talking about endings that have a sense of closure such as "that was a day I will never forget". Please talk to your child about what they are writing in school and what great endings they could use.

Don't forget to be reading with your child for at least 20 minutes each night, it is so important for their success this year! Thanks for your continued support from home.

Spelling Words Sept. 26- Oct.3

We have rhyming and high frequency words again this week.
1. up
2. but
3. go
4. where
5. here
6. pig
7. dig
8. jig
9. fin
10. win

In math investigations we are working on breaking numbers into two parts. We will be exploring the "On and Off" game this week as well as "Counters in a Cup". Both of these games were given out at open house and we encourage you to play these with your child at home. If you need extra copies of these games, please write a note in your childs daily planner.

Have a great week!

Spelling Words Sept. 19-26

This weeks spelling words are high frequency and rhyming words. Remeber all of the homework is collected on Friday.

1. get
2. what
3. we
4. will
5. are
6. cat
7. hat
8. bug
9. hug
10. rug

In writers workshop we are working on personal narratives. These are stories they can write about things or events in their own lives. The more they write, the better writers they become.

Please continue to read with your child every single day! Have a great week!

Spelling Words Sept. 12-19

Here are this weeks spelling words. Remember all of the homework is always collected on Fridays.
1. do
2. not
3. that
4. to
5. you
6. one
7. two
8. three
9. four
10. five

Right now we are working on narrative writing. We have been talking about engaing beginnings to our stories. For example:
"On a hot and sweaty summer day..."
"Once upon a time..."
"One dark and scary night..."
Please work with your child at home to help them generate good beginnings to their stories. :)

Welcome to First Grade!

We are so glad to have you in our first grade class this year! We are looking forward to a fun year filled with meaningful learning!

The following is a list of school supplies needed for each student this year:

• 2 plastic pocket folders
• 1 pencil box
• 1 small box of crayons
• 1 package of pencils
• adhesive glue sticks
• tissues
• hand sanitizer (we go through this VERY fast...any extras throughout the year are appreciated!)
• gallon sized plastic bags

Please mark your calendars for Thursday night, September 4th at 6:30PM. This is Open House night and we want to see you all there! This is a chance for you to learn more about our standards and all of the great learning your child will be doing this year. We look forward to seeing you there!