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First Grade Newsletter

Week of January 30, 2023

 Literacy

In ReadyGen we continue to focus on characters, setting, and retelling. Students are learning about choices with money using fiction and nonfiction text. Students are also learning the difference between fiction and non-fiction reading material. Vocabulary and parts of speech (nouns, proper nouns, and verbs) are essential parts of our lessons. Syllables, punctuation, contractions, and compound words are points of focus in our grammar lessons.   

Phonics

Focus:

 Vowel Sounds of Y (sky, dry, bunny, jelly) 

Tricky Words of the Week

Remember to have your student continue to practice the first 50 tricky words. Students who can read these words already are focusing on spelling these words correctly in their daily writing.

                               

two

more

write

go

see

him

into

time

has

look

some

her

would

make

like

will

up

other

about

out

many

then

them

these

so

Math

We will work on topic 8, place value. The focus fact this week is +16.       

Reminders

  • January 31- First Grade Concert (7:00pm)

  • Have your student return the attached homework by the first day of school next week.

  • Please send your student with outerwear for outdoor play. Students need snow boots, snow pants and gloves to play in the snow. If they forget these items they are asked to play on the blacktop.

  • Continue to send a spill proof water bottle and two snacks to school with your student.

  • Please continue to check Seesaw throughout the week for messages.

  • February 16 and 17 are 11:30 dismissal (Conferences)

  • February 20-No School (Presidents Day)