Marylou Carter - Grade 1

Welcome back everyone. I hope your Valentine's Day was extra special.Thank you for all my special treats. I feel very special and full of chocolate!!!

Spelling Words: away, bake, cake, chain, day, face, make, place, plain, and shake

Continue to practice reading any Theme 5 and Sight Words that you need to. We are listening to the children read the Sight Word list and will be sending the sheets home as we listen to them read.

There will not have Reading Counts this week. We will have a new Student of the Week next week!

Charlie's mom, Mrs. Williamson, has expressed interest in getting the children together for a playgroup time any time over the future weekends. You may call her if you are interested in getting together at a park, playground, museum, etc.

Thanks for the jars you sent in! I hope you enjoyed your valentine gifts from the children!

Thank you volunteers for helping out with our party! We had so much fun!!!

Our next mission is to decide as a class what auction item we want to create. In the past, our class has decorated a garden bench, an apron, ceramic plate, a desk, etc. If you have any ideas, send them my way or let Mrs. Southward know. We need to make a decision by Febraury 22. Thanks.

The job charts are due back next Monday, February 20. A Saint Project will be assigned this Thursday and due next Friday, February26.

Tuesday

1.Write ach spelling word two times in your journal neatly. Highlight the long a and x out the silent vowel.

2. Be a surveyor like George Washington. Survey your bedroom and draw and color if possible a map of your bedroom to share with the class.

3. return any library books.

4. Continue with the job chart.

Wednesday

1.Math sheet on adding 3 numbers and missing addend. Do www.eduplace.com activities in Chapter 15 if you have spare time.

2.Continue to practice any Theme 5/Sight Words you need to. Keep looking for your sheet to be returned by the end of this week.

3.Start practicing the Theme6 and w and t page for fun this week.

4. Continue with the job chart.

Thursday

1. Study for the spelling test.

2. Draw and write a sentence or two about a city or town you have visited in the state of Virginia. What did you do there? Is it a fun place to visit?

3. Review the saint information coming home. You may let me know which saint you will report on, by circling one on the list or writing somewhere on the sheet who you will report on. I will send the sheet back home with you. You may let me know on Monday, if you need more time to think or research who you'd like to learn more about.

4. Bring in a small toy to write a riddle about and play with later. Keep it a secret, so we can guess based on the excellent clues you will write in class in your journal!