December 12th Weekly Newsletter
First Grade
Weekly Happenings
The second paper that came home was a yellow sight word list. These are the 50 words we will test on Tuesday, December 16th. Students need to be able to read all 50 words in 2.5 minutes. Thank you for working so hard over the quarter on the weekly sight words; it will pay off on the final test! :)
Lastly, a Shull leadership team has organized a Fishes & Loaves food drive. The team is asking that you donate canned goods or non-perishables items December 15-19. The team has planned the following schedule for receiving donations:
Monday : canned soup
Tuesday : canned fruit
Wednesday :canned veggies
Thursday : rice,beans,cereal,noodles
Friday : tooth paste,deodorant,shampoo
Specials
Monday: Music
Tuesday: Leadership
Wednesday: PE
Thursday: No specials--Winter party
Friday: Music
Mrs. Kiger:
Monday: Art
Tuesday: Leadership
Wednesday: Music
Thursday: No specials-winter party
Friday: Art
Learning Targets
We began our unit on word problems this week. We focused on add to and take from problems. We are learning that there are always 6 steps to a word problem. To see the six steps please follow this link. https://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/add-to-story-problem-missing-sum/15414347/
ELA: I can describe characters, setting, problem, and solution in a story.
We learned about the problem and solution in a fiction story. We also worked on finding all 4 things when we read.
ELA: I can write a personal narrative.
This week we worked hard to write endings.
Social Studies: I can compare myself to someone in a different culture.
This week we compared our culture to other cultures around the world. We focused on school, houses and food.
Behavior: I can be a "now" kid. Now kids follow directions the first time, quickly, quietly and exactly.
Sight Words and Spelling Words
Quarterly sight word test on Tuesday.
Here is a link to the 2nd quarter words:
http://fantastic1stgraders.weebly.com/2nd-quarter-sight-words.html
No spelling this week.
Dates to Remember
December 19th: Half day
December 22nd-Jan 4th: Winter Break