Marylou Carter - Grade 1

Welcome Back Everyone!

Spelling Words: book, cook, could, good, foot, look, shook, should, took, wood, and would

New Words: again, both, gone, or, share, want, turn, and hard

Announcements: 

A. Our Saint Jeopardy show will be held next Wednesday, April 21 from 1:00-2:00. 

B. I am hoping to schedule two more field trips. 

C. I will meet with Mrs. E. and let you know if any small objects need to be sent in.

D. Our annual walk to 7-11 will be Friday, April 16 at 1:00, following recess. You are welcome to walk with us. We will use the money used during our money study to pay for the slurpees. If we have surplus change, I'll let you know.

E. Continue reading the Theme 7 words. I'll be sending home Theme 8 words next week.

F. We will be finishing up our time/money study this week. We are continuing in our measurement chapter and in chapters that focus on addition and subtraction through 18. If your child knows his/her doubles and doubles plus one facts, it will help with the other facts. Also, if he/she knows 10+2 =12, than 9+2 is 11, if 10+6=16, than 9+6 = 15 because you took away only one from the group. Another strategy is to make the double if 2 numbers you are adding are one number apart. Ex. 5+7=12 ( think 6 is between 5 and 7 and 6+6 =12. 

G. We will be planting edible wheatberry grass this week using our reusable milk cartons to begin our study of recyclicling. Next week we will be going on a trash clean-up walk in honor of Earth Day! We will also plant some oak seedlings that have sprouted from acorn seeds.

H. We have a new guinea pig named Oreo! I'll be sending home a sign-up sheet for those interested in taking Oreo homefor the weekend.

I. The children followed directions well on the Terra Nova test. Thank you for helping them come prepared.

J. We will be checking out Reading Counts books this week. Please remind your child to get the book out of the backpack Wednesday night. Send me a note, if anyone leaves the books in his/her desk.

K. We will be creating a birdbath for our First Grade project for the Gala. Please send in any marbles, small mirrors, beads, or small shiny stones that you line fish tanks with, if you wish to. Thanks!

Monday

1. Math sheet on elapsed time and time word problems

2.Write each spelling word two times neatly in your notebook.

3. Start studying the saint sheet and sign the form. I suggest reading over two or three a day.

4. Return your library books, so you can check out a Reading Counts book.

Tuesday

1. Practice your doubles and related subtraction facts for 15 minutes and sign the form. Ex. 7+7=14 and 14-7=7

2. Complete phonics pages 171-172

3. Continue reading and memorizing  more about the saints and sign the form.

Wednesday

1. Finish and correct any missed facts on the drill sheet and return the sheet tomorrow. We will do the drill on the other side. If you finish on time and do not have any errors, the sheet will stay at school.

2. Phonics page 170

3. Read and memorize information about the saints and sign the form.

Thursday

1. Study for your spelling test.

2. Bring in a trash item that can be recycled. it can be aluminum or tin, plastic with a 1 or 2 symbol, cardboard or paper or glass. If you bring in a empty glass item,give it to the carpool person in the morning, until I come out.Tomorrow, we wil classify and graph our items.

3. Finish and correct any facts from drill # 2. Return the sheet tomorrow.