WEEKLY NEWS FROM ROOM 114
THIS WEEKS NEWS
April 19 - 23, 2010
We are really in the home stretch now. We only have 7 weeks of school left. We are going to keep working very hard and make the most of every day in first grade.
NOTES AND REMINDERS
Thank you to everyone who has sent in the new, standard size, white pillowcase in a zip lock bag and for the $10.00 for the memory book. Please send yours in as soon as possible. Thanks!
UPCOMING EVENTS
We want to wish Mary a happy birthday on Wednesday, April 21 and Ella a Happy Birthday on Sunday, April 25!!
I will send home the summer birthday sheets with a day designated to be your child's birthday in the classroom. On that day they can bring a birthday treat to share.
The band concert will be on Tues. April 20. The School Bake Sale is on Fri., April 23.
The April Book Report is due on April 29.
HOMEWORK
We are beginning the last reader in our series, Level 1.6. Please cover the new reader with the book sock. Thanks.
Please read "Bluebirds in the Garden" on Mon. and Tues. night. Read "The Garden" on Wed. and Thurs. night. The phonics skills this week are controlled "r" like "car, far" and the "ly" ending like loudly, slowly. Sight test, spelling test, and workbook pages used for assessment will be given on Friday.
We will continue chapter 9 in math on money. The children will be introduced to the quarter and review the penny, nickel, and dime. Get ready for your kids to empty the change out of your pockets and count it!! Please remind your child to practice the flash cards.
I'm going to begin a big writing assignment this week. The children are going to create their own fiction story: write it, illustrate it and compose an author page. This is quite an undertaking but the stories are priceless. I need you to talk to your son or daughter and help them to decide what they would like to write about. For example: I like giraffes so I'm going to write about a giraffe family who moved into a new house and met all the neighbors. I don't want them to write anything at home - just help them to develop an idea- a storyline. I want them to be able to "see" a beginning, middle, and end in their story. We will write a rough draft at school. I will help them edit, then I type the stories and they illustrate each page. You will see the finished story in their memory book that I've started working on for everyone. Please return the bottom piece of this column on Monday, April 19, with the "idea" for the story. As always, contact me with any questions. Have a good week. Mrs. Dillon
NEW SIGHT WORDS:
much
shall
these
wish
work
NEW SPELLING WORDS:
far
dark
car
star
yard
start
work
these
sadly
softly
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Name____________________________
I am going to write about: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________