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Welcome to First Grade!

Happy February!

Dear Family,

  Report cards went home on Friday!  Please send them back to school signed by Wednesday!  This week is Catholic Schools Week!  Check below to see what will be going on this week! Students can dress-down on Wednesday to school!  Families can come and eat lunch with students on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week!  First grade eats lunch at 12:15-12:35.  Can't wait to see everyone! Let's have a great week together!!!

   Love,

      Miss Prusha

Here is what we will be doing this week in first grade!

Religion

 * We Show God We Love Him

 * The Good Samaritan

Math

 * Subtracting 2-digit from 2-digit numbers

 * Regrouping / Borrowing in Subtraction

Reading

 * Ring, Ring, Ring, Put Out the Fire

 * Main Idea

 * Helping Verbs

 * Cause and Effect

 * ABC Order to the 2nd Letter

Phonics

 * Long O

Science/Social Studies

 * Economics

   * needs and wants

   * supply and demand

 * Intro to States of Matter

Spelling

 * Long O words (see newsletter)

Catholic Schools Week...

Monday:

Tuesday: Family Lunch Day & Book Fair!

               Prayer Service

Wednesday: Family Lunch Day & Book Fair!

                    Student Dress-Down Day!

Thursday: Math Afternoon!

Friday: Movie Day!

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Dates to Remember

in February!




January 31st - Family Lunch Day! 1st Grade's Lunch Break - 12:15-12:55!


January 31st - Prayer Service @ 1:00!


February 1st - Family Lunch Day!


February 1st - Student Dress-Down Day!


February 1st - Report Cards Due Back Signed!


February 2nd - Math Day!


February 20th - No School - President's Day!


February 21st - Early Dismissal @ 1:30!


February 24th - Progress Reports Come Home Today!

 

First Grade Homework for the Week of ...

 

Monday: 01/30/2012

Spelling: Sentences

  

Tuesday: 01/31/2012

Phonics: Long O Paper

Dress Down Day Tomorrow! :)


Wednesday: 02/01/2012

Math: Paper


Thursday:  02/02/2012

Reading: Read Ring, Ring, Ring

Spelling: Test Tomorrow!

  

Friday: 02/03/2012  

 

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Education

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   Library  

 

 Email me at first.grade@hsabedford.org whenever you have any questions!

 

 

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Reading Tips for Parents of First Graders

 

By: Reading Rockets (2008)

Give your child lots of opportunities to read aloud. Inspire your young reader to practice every day! The tips below offer some fun ways you can help your child become a happy and confident reader. Try a new tip each week. See what works best for your child.

Don't leave home without it

Bring along a book or magazine any time your child has to wait, such as at a doctor's office. Always try to fit in reading!

Once is not enough

Encourage your child to re-read favorite books and poems. Re-reading helps kids read more quickly and accurately.

Dig deeper into the story

Ask your child questions about the story you've just read. Say something like, "Why do you think Clifford did that?"

Take control of the television

It's difficult for reading to compete with TV and video games. Encourage reading as a free-time activity.

Be patient

When your child is trying to sound out an unfamiliar word, give him or her time to do so. Remind to child to look closely at the first letter or letters of the word.

Pick books that are at the right level

Help your child pick books that are not too difficult. The aim is to give your child lots of successful reading experiences.

Play word games

Have your child sound out the word as you change it from mat to fat to sat; from sat to sag to sap; and from sap to sip.

I read to you, you read to me

Take turns reading aloud at bedtime. Kids enjoy this special time

Gently correct your young reader

When your child makes a mistake, gently point out the letters he or she overlooked or read incorrectly. Many beginning readers will guess wildly at a word based on its first letter.

Talk, talk, talk!

Talk with your child every day about school and things going on around the house. Sprinkle some interesting words into the conversation, and build on words you've talked about in the past.

Write, write, write!

Ask your child to help you write out the grocery list, a thank you note to Grandma, or to keep a journal of special things that happen at home. When writing, encourage your child to use the letter and sound patterns he is learning at school.

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