Friday Announcements 3/16/2012

Spelling: Spelling list is in their folder. Please see their pretest as well.

Reading: Students are learning to SYNTHESIZE. Students are putting all of our comprehension keys together. They are making connections, adding to their schema, visualizing, inferring, predicting, determining importance, and questioning.

Please have your child read the story, "On the Job withDr. Martha Smith" to you in their blue reading books. We will have a vet come visit the kids at school on Monday.

Math: Students are learning their math facts. We are continuing to focus on -1, -2, -3. Students will have a test on THURSDAY on those math facts. Please have them practice each night. We have also been playing in a tournament in class where the students have to say the answer faster than their opponet. This brings a lot of fun and competition to our classroom. We will be playing in a tournament with the other first grade classrooms in April, so KEEP PRACTICING.  Over spring break, start working on doubles 2+2, 4+4, etc. and sums of 10 (6+4,2+8, 7+3, 1+9, etc.) 

Social Studies: Students are learning about Benjamin Franklin and his inventions. We will continue to study Benjamin Franklin through several experiments next week.

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Friday Announcements--3/9/2012

Spelling: Spelling list is in their folder. Please see their pretest as well.

Reading: Students are learning to SYNTHESIZE. Students are putting all of our comprehension keys together. They are making connections, adding to their schema, visualizing, inferring,  predicting, determining importance, and questioning.

Please have your child read the story, "The ROBOT" to you in their blue reading books

Math: Students are learning their math facts. We are continuing to focus on +1, +2, +3. Students will have a test on THURSDAY on those math facts. Please have them practice each night. We have also been playing in a tournament in class where the students have to say the answer faster than their opponet. This brings a lot of fun and competition to our classroom. We will be playing in a tournament with the other first grade classrooms in April, so KEEP PRACTICING.

Science: Students are learning how to eat a nutritious meal for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Students are learning the new campaign called MY PLATE. They are recognizing what there plate should look like at home. Also, it is recommended that students get 60 minutes of exercise in per day so Mr. Billy and YOGA here we come.  This has been a fun unit that they've enjoyed learning about.

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FRIDAY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Spelling: Spelling list is in their folder. Please see their pretest as well.

Reading: We spent a lot of time in our Dr. Seuss books learning about rhyming words, nonsense words, word families, etc. Please have your child read you the story, "Tell Me a Story" . Don't forget to send the interview back on MONDAY!

Math: Students are learning their math facts. Students will have a test on THURSDAY on +1 & +2'  AND +3's. Please have them practice each night.

Science: We're still continuing with our nutrition unit.

Dr. Seuss' Birthday!

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