Sanders' Sunflowers
Classroom Newsletter
Week of February 24-28,2014
Information and Reminders
- I am so proud of the progress that the students are making on the 30 addition problems that we have been practicing.
- The Family Literacy Night has been rescheduled for March 11th. It was previously scheduled on Tuesday, Feb. 18th.
- The first grade play had to be rescheduled to allow enough time for the students to practice and prepare. I am sendin home a new permission slip with the date change. Please sign and return it tomorrow. The permission slip dates have to match the date change of the play.
Important Dates
Feb. 25 - Good News Club; ALICE intruder drill
Feb. 26 - Mrs. Sanders gone to Furman for ipad training
Feb. 26- Feb. 28 - Hoop it up for Mac
Feb. 28- last day to buy a 'heart for Mac'
Mar. 11- Family Literacy Night
Mar. 27- first grade play EIEIOOOOOPS at 6:30
Mar. 27- spring picture day
Important Connections and Links
This is a direct link to my email and my website. I have also included the school's phone number.
Email: sandersr@anderson1.k12.sc.us
Website: http://www.anderson1.k12.sc.us/Domain/658
Phone: 864-850-5950
Reading
Story of the Week: The Tree
from the book Poppleton Forever by Cythia Rylant
Skills:
- reading words with -ar and -or (card, torn)
- identifying characters, setting,and plot
- reading words with the prefix re (reread, redo)
There will be a spelling and sight word test on Friday this week.
Sight Words:
1. turned 2. window 3. pretty 4. told 5. better 6. saw
7. night 8. thought 9. before 10 . start 11. dark
Math
We will continue practicing addition and subtraction to 10 to build speed and accuracy with math facts. The students will be given a sheet of 30 problems and timed for 2 minutes to increase speed .The class will also begin working on how to solve addition and subtraction word problems and how to measure items using nonstandard measurement. We will also begin to tell time to the hour.
Homework
Read the story The Tree in the blue folder (Journeys Story Summaries)
Mon. - practice sheet; spelling words
Tues. - practice sheet; spelling words
Thurs. - practice sheet; spelling words
Fri. - spelling and sight word test; reading response journal is due back