First Grade News

Fall Into Our Week

Reading:
This week will be spent reading books and poetry, both fiction and non-fiction, on apples/plants. We will continue to focus on looking at the picture, thinking about what makes sense, and going back and rereading. Along with those skills, we will also make connections and match one to one. We will be starting reading groups this week!

9-19-11 Ms. Gaddys First Grade Friends kellygaddy@nixaschools.net High Pointe 225-1611

Upcoming Events
September 29 Character Ed Assembly 3:00 September 30 Book Fair

Writing:
We will be applying skills from our writers checklist such as capital letters at the beginning of sentences, spacing between words, making sense of what we are writing, and punctuation at the end of sentences. We will also embark on juicy words or adjectives!

Bucket Busters
Ashlyn Olmsted, taking ownership of your actions, is exactly what you choose to do! You are a glowing example of responsibility! Congratulations Ashlyn for busting my bucket!

Math:
We will conclude our unit on counting and comparing numbers. Games, centers, and several hands-on activities will be incorporated in math!

Science/Social Studies:
Plants/Apples/Responsibility

Notes from the Teacher:

Please have your child bring an apple of their choice by Tuesday, September 20th! We will integrate juicy words along with sorting, graphing, and eating these delicious fruits! I will have extra apples on hand if need be!

Weekly Words
did, dad, mad, sad, glad, that, the, them, then, this Chunks: /or/ and /ar/ Word Family: ad