Fun With Firsties
October 3, 2016
Curriculum Highlights
Math-Topic 2 continues. This week we will continue to learn strategies to help us fluently add and subtract to 10. The strategies we will focus on this week include adding in any order, counting backwards to subtract, and think about addition to subtract.
Social Studies-We will continue our long-term study of community. This week we will explore the people that make up our Mayfield community.
First Grade Parent Coffee-Date Change!!
- We look forward to seeing you at the First Grade Parent Coffee on Monday, October 10 at 8:15 a.m. in the HPAC. You will have an opportunity learn more about first grade, hear from some of the first grade enrichment teachers, and have the opportunity to ask and hear answers to questions raised since Back to School night.
Faith In First
The first graders are learning what it is to follow Jesus! Amen!
Notes To The Fabulous Folks
- If you have any unanswered questions about the upcoming school year, please don't hesitate to ask your child's teacher.
Upcoming Dates
October 10-Parent Coffee, 8:15 a.m., HPAC
October 13-Founders Day Mass, 8:30 a.m.,Concert Dress
October 20 and 21-Parent Conferences, No School for students
October 28-Harvest Festival, noon dismissal
Homework
Tuesday-Math-Homework 2-6.
Wednesday-Journal Entry-Journal entry-In our story this week, Jessica went flying on a pelican's back. If you were flying on the back of a pelican, where would you like to go and what would you see? Please remember to write at least one complete sentence 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 Unit 3 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 3 Spelling Words
Students will be introduced to the following memory words(sight words) and spelling words this week in our Superkids lessons. At the end of Unit 3, they should know how to read and spell all 6 memory words. They should also be able to spell words based on the spelling patterns.
do
have
show
how
me
a
Spelling Patterns
-ing
king
sing
bring
-ong
long
song
strong
-andle
candle
handle
-attle
battle
cattle
rattle