1st Grade News
March 2-6
A Note from the Teacher
- LOTS OF THINGS HAPPENING NEXT WEEK!
- To celebrate Read Across America Ireland has scheduled lots of fun activities around Dr. Seuss's books.
- There will be a guest reader at lunch every day this week.
- Monday - Pajama Day
- Tuesday - Crazy Sock Day
- Wednesday - Animal shirt day
- Thursday - Hat Day
- Friday College shirt day.
- Also on Friday, we will be doing flashlight Friday. The entire school will find a special place to read with flashlights. Please send in a flashlight with your child before Friday. They can give it to me for safekeeping or keep it in his/her backpack.
- PLEASE send in the green Ireland t-shirt for the music program ASAP. We would like to have them all here by TUESDAY.
- The program starts at 6:30 on Thursday. The kids should be here by 6:00.
- I will be out for a workshop on Wednesday. As always please remind your child to be extra good. I told the kids that if anyone's name gets written down they will fill out a disciplinary report for the parents to sign.
Weekly Skills
Please look at the Focus Wall in your child's home folder for the skill we will be working on this week.
Assessments this Week Unit 4 Week 5
READING SKILLS THIS WEEK
- long e (y, ey)
- sequencing in a story. What happens first, next, last, before, and after
- ask and answer questions about the story
- root words
- compound words
Math skills
- We will continue working on money. Please make sure your child can identify and count pennies, nickels, and dimes.
- I will send home the math page nightly this week.
- Please have your child get on Xtra-Math or Iready math.
Reminders/Important Dates
Mar. 18, 2020 End of Third Quarter
Mar. 23-27, 2020 Spring Break - No School
Apr. 10, 2020 Snow Make-Up Day - No School
Apr. 20-May 15, 2020 iLearn Testing Window
May 22, 2020 End of Fourth Quarter and Second Semester
Math Fact Practice Tips:
- Practice nightly with your child. Right now we use the counting up or counting down strategy. I will be introducing touch math this week. This was included in your orientation material. As the facts get higher we will be using doubles to help figure out tougher problems. EX. If you know 7 + 7 = 14 then you also know what 7 + 8 would be 1 more (15). I will also be teaching the 9's by making a 10 by taking one from the lower number. Ex. 9 + 7 becomes easier when you think of 10 + 6.
- Please do not encourage the use of fingers.
- Please have your child practice one time over the weekend.
- There is a great app. called Math Drills you could try with your child.
- I included the link to math-drills below to print off practice sheets. We allow 5 seconds for each problem.
Contact Information
Email: klehmkuhler@gjcs.k12.in.us
Phone: 812-630-2113