First Grade Newsletter
October 14th-18th
THIS WEEK IN FIRST GRADE
Writing:
Monday- Nonfiction Writers Teach with Pictures as Well as Words
Tuesday-Being Brave Enough to Spell Domain-Specific Words (Spelling Fancy Words)
Wednesday-Nonfiction Writers Use Readers to Help Them Add and Subtract
Thursday-Taking Stock (Self-Assessing and Setting Goals)
Reading:
CHARACTER STUDY: Getting to Know the Characters in our Stories
Math:
Monday- How can you use an addition fact to find the answer to a subtraction fact?
Tuesday-How can you use addition to help you find the answer to a subtraction fact?
Wednesday-How do you make a ten to help you subtract?
Thursday-How to you break apart a number to subtract?
Social Studies:
THANKSGIVING
NOTES
** "I CAN SPELL!" FRIDAYS: These are small assessments SIMILAR to a spelling test; however, no list will be provided. Here is why: We are teaching our students HOW to spell instead of memorizing spelling words. More times than not, students memorize a spelling list but are unable to apply those words later. Will will inform of you of the phonics lessons we have covered each week, and the spelling words will come from those RULES. For example, we have covered "s blends," so the list may contain the word STop. "I Can Spell!" will begin this coming Friday. Here are the letter sounds they need to practice: n,o,t,p,i,l,a,z,s,d, and s blends. Here are some common s blends: sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, spl.
BRING A PARENT TO SCHOOL DAY
7:50-10:50 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH
PLEASE CHECK YOUR CHILD'S FOLDER FOR A NOTE CONTAINING ALL OF THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS EVENT!
The Brock Elementary Student Advisory Committee is having a canned/nonperishable food drive for Manna Nov. 7th – 18th.
There will be boxes in the foyer. The grade level with the most donations gets a free recess (courtesy of Mr. Hudson and M.K.Davis).
THANKSGIVING PLAY: THURSDAY @6:30
Important Dates:
- Wonderful Wednesdays - Wear green this six weeks on Wednesdays.
- Fly Fridays - Students will meet in gym for a special weekly program.
November 18th-Bring a Parent to School Day
November 21-25th: Thanksgiving Break
CONTACT INFORMATION
Brock Elementary 817-594-8017