Monday, February 27th

Spelling Words: me, see, feet, seat, mean, team, slow, road, our, over
Challenge Words: easel, thirteen, creature, league, underneath

Sight Words: dear, sky, mother, hurry, told, door, should

*We will be taking our spelling test on Thursday, March 1st!

Reading: Long /e/ Sound

We are working on all the different ways that spell long /e/. The five ways we are working with are: ea, ee, e, _ie_, and _y

Math: Solid Figures

We are learning all about solid figures. We look at what capabilities each figure has and it's make-up. The solid figures we are working with are: cube, pyramid, rectangular prism, cone, cylinder and sphere.

There will be math homework on Wednesday night. Please help your child complete and return to school on Thursday!

Conferences are Tuesday 4-8, Thursday 4-8 and Friday 8-4. See you all there!

*There is no school on Friday, March 2nd!

Monday, February 13th

Spelling Words: low, slow, grow, road, soap, boat, little, handle, carry, would

Challenge Words: swallow, scarecrow, stagecoach, oatmeal, approach

Sight Words: our, pretty, surprise, over, three, mouse

Reminder: Please send your child's Valentine Box to school on or before Tuesday the 14th.

Reading: This week we are working on the long /o/ sound. We are learning all of the different ways that long /o/ can show up in words that we read and write. The four ways we recognize long /o/ are:

o _ e (o with a magic e) -- words like bone, nose, chose...

ow -- words like snow, shadow, know...

oa -- words like boat, goat, road...

o (standing alone) -- words like go, no, so...

Math: This week we are working on addition facts to 12. Please help your child memorize their facts up to 12. A great way to do this is by using simple flashcards.

Thursday is the 100th Day of School. Please remember to send your 100 items to add to our classroom snack.

We will also be testing fluency. Students will read three different passages to me. Each passage is one that they have never seen before. We call this a "cold read." I will stop each student after one minute. I tally their mistakes and figure out how many correct words per minute they are reading. Your child will have a grade on the report card reflecting their fluency. The fluency rates for first grade are:

February - Winter: May - Spring:

47+ Words = P 75+ Words = P

23 - 46 Words = D 53 - 74 Words = D

22 Words or Less = B 52 Words or Less = B

Please keep collecting pledges for our Read-A-Thon. The Read-A-Thon is on Feb. 24th and all pledges should be turned in by that day.

Spelling Words: hand, handle, wig, wiggle, single, little, turn, girl, by, room
Challenge Words: whistle, popsicle, bicycle, muscle, castle

Sight Words: buy, carry, money, other, paint, paper, would

READING:
In reading this week we will be focusing on the syllable -le. Words like little, simple, wiggle and pickle all end in /le/. Please practice this with your child throughout the week.
The story we are reading is called, "Can Elephants Paint?". It is a true story! Talk to you child about the details in this story and ask them if elephants can really paint! They will surprise you with what they have learned.

Field Trip --
On Thursday, February 9th, we will be going on a field trip. The first graders are going to Stages Theater in Hopkins. We will be watching Llama, Llama Red Pajama. I will be contacting parents that are needed for chaperoning. Due to limited number of tickets, I will only be able to have 4 parents join us. Thank you for understanding.

Valentine Boxes:
Please remember to make your child's valentine box at home. You can send it to school as soon as it is finished. They are fun to have on display in the classroom. The kids are really admiring the already finished boxes. They are delightful!

F.Y.I = The Imagination Fair is Thursday, February 9th. Please come up and tour the wonderfully creative displays of our very own Shirley Hill's Students! They prove to be fantastic! Touring is open from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.