Sanders' Sunflowers
Classroom Newsletter
Week of December 9-13, 2013
Information and Reminders
- Please send in candy and treats for the Christmas treat bags.
- I hope everyone can attend the Christmas party on Thursday, Dec. 19. Mrs. Hix is sending an email with information. Students can be dismissed after the party.
- Dec. 20th is the last day before Christmas break. The students will see a holiday movie that morning from 8:15 to 10:15. Students can be dismissed after the movie if you would like.
- Please read the note sent home today about helping your child decorate the gingerbread man cut out. It is due back next Monday.
- The school is collecting Toys for Tots if you would like to send in a toy. The toy must be new and unwrapped.
Important Dates
Dec. 9-13th - Book Fair
Dec. 10- Parents' Night at the book fair
Dec. 13- Moms meet Moms @ 8am with Mrs. Ward
Dec. 19- first grade Christmas party @ 8:45
Dec. 20- Last student day before Chrismas break; school wide movie; students wear pajamas
Jan.6- students return after Christmas break
Jan. 13 - end of 2nd nine weeks
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
This week's story: Animal Groups
Skills:
-comparing and contrasting characters
- long i sound with silent e at the end ( like, kite)
- digraphs kn, gn, wr, nb
-using the verbs is, are, was, were
Sight Words:
1. or 2. fix 3. those 4. walk 5. bird 6. both
7. eyes 8. inside 9. were 10. long 11. ride 12. once
Word Wall Words
1. great 2. just 3. most 4. very 5. right
Math
We will continue to work on subtraction to 20. We will also begin an introduction to place value. The class will start with ones and tens and work up to hundreds.
Homework
Monday- worksheet; spelling practice
Tuesday- worksheet; spelling practice
Thursday- worksheet; practice spelling test
Friday- reading response journal is due