Fun With Firsties
January 17, 2017
Curriculum Highlights
Math-Off and running with Topic 7 this week! This topic allows us the chance to explore and practice different counting sequences. We will be counting by1s and 10s all the way to 120. We will also explore different ways to use a number chart to help us count.
Social Studies-This week we will begin a Social Studies unit on American Symbols. We will discover, research, and learn about the many symbols that are an important pat of our country's identity.
Service Learning Update
Faith In First
A new year has begun and the first graders are growing in their love of Jesus each day. In the Christmas story the children heard about Jesus' birth and how he lived as a child in Nazareth. Now Jesus is grown up and ready to do God's work. The children are learning about John the Baptist and how the Holy Spirit appeared in the form of a dove. The Holy Spirit if we choose to cooperate....... brings love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control. As the children grow in their knowledge of God, they will discover how the Holy Spirit unites us and helps us follow Jesus.
Happy New Year!
Homework
Tuesday-Online Math
Wednesday-Journal-This week we read a story about Lily and Ettabetta and their trip to a toy store. What is your most favorite toy to play with? Write about the toy that you like to play with the most. Be sure to write 2-3 complete sentences and illustrate your writing!
Thursday-Catch up night! Please complete any unfinished work from the week. If there isn't anything in your folder, please take some time to review the spelling words. With the extra time you will have, find something FUN to do-play outside, read a favorite book, play a favorite game, the possibilities are endless!
Unit 9 Spelling Words
Memory Words
- would
- could
- some
- one
- new
- were
Spelling Patterns
CVVC(consonant, vowel, vowel, consonant) Patterns
-ain
pain
rain
train
-oat
boat
coat
-eat
eat
heat
seat
-eep
deep
keep
sleep