WEEKLY NEWS FROM ROOM 114
THIS WEEKS NEWS
April 12 - 16, 2010
Welcome back after the Easter holiday. I hope you all had a relaxing time away from school. We only have 8 weeks left of school. It's so hard to believe that this first grade year with your children is almost over. We still have much to learn so I know that the children will be as eager to learn during these last weeks as they were at the beginning of the year.
NOTES AND REMINDERS
Your children might have told you about a memory book that I make for all my first graders. It is a keepsake of papers, events, photos, classwork, achievements, and certificates that each child completes during first grade. They will help me with some of it but the majority of each book is put together after school hours. It is a beautiful finished product that I hope you will treasure. I purchase the necessary materials at the lowest price I can find. Soon I will send a note home asking you to donate the amount needed to cover the cost of each book along with a request for another first grade project we do.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Special Lunch from Pappys will be on Wednesday, April 14. Check to see if you ordered.
I will be sending home a summer birthday sheet. Any children who have a summer birthday will be assigned a day before school is out that will be their "birthday" in school. On that day they will receive the birthday treats I give and they can bring a treat to share with the class.
HOMEWORK
Please read "The True Story of Abbie Burgess" on Mon. and Tues. night. Read "The Bravest Cat" on Wed. and Thurs. night. The phonics skills for this week are the "ew, ue" such as blew and blue and plural ending with -es like matches. Sight test, spelling test and workbook pages used for assessment will be given on Friday. This concludes our 1.5 book. I will send the complete word list home this week and I will be giving the complete sight test on 1.5 during the week of April 19.
In Math we will begin chapter 9 on Money. I will be using play coins to help the children learn to count money. Any practice at home on this is always helpful. Let your children count the coins in your purse or pockets.
NEW SIGHT WORDS:
because
better
give
people
put
NEW SPELLING WORDS:
new
grew
drew
blue
true
glue
give
put
fixes
washes
As always, contact me with any questions. Have a good week!
Mrs. Dillon