No school Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week. First Grade Music Program is at 7:00 on Tuesday, Nov., 27. Early dismissal at 1:20 on Wednesday, Nov. 28. Happy Thanksgiving!

(week of 11/12/12) Ask your child about . . . *PLEASE SEND A WATER BOTTLE *First Grade program Nov. 27 at 7:00 p.m in the U.V. gym-Students are to be in their classrooms no later than 6:45. *activities in music, gym and library *ask your child how many days they received $1 for following the rules *using the Promethean Board daily *computers, laptops and ipads in the room *please send in empty cereal boxes Math *identifying and continuing a pattern *Friday was the 62nd day of school- 62 = 6 tens + 2 ones *odd and even numbers *identifying numbers to 120 *problem solving -when to add or subtract *adding three numbers *telling time to the hour *understanding tally marks *identifying 1 more, 1 less, 10 more, and 10 less of a given number *math tiles *math station activities *pattern blocks and geoboards *identifying coins and values *AZ is EZ game (sent home on Tuesday) Reading/Spelling *No Spelling list the week of Thanksgiving *reading centers daily *Vowel Town *identifying quotation marks *reviewing words with silent e at the end *please continue filling out the MONTHLY READING SHEET *Colored reading folders are due on Mondays and Thursdays. Please continue to make the effort to get them returned to keep on this schedule. Have your child read their book MORE than once. They will feel more comfortable with the words and can pick up the pace (fluency) after several readings. *compound words (butterfly, popcorn) *long e spelled ee as in tree, long vowel a as in make, long vowel o as in home *retelling a story by thinking about what happened in the beginning, middle and ending *practicing sight words *author’s purpose (PIE - persuade, inform or entertain) Writing *writing neatly and using the lines correctly *capital letters at the beginning of sentences and a period, question mark or an exclamation point at the end *including information in our journal stories to tell who, what, when, where, and why Social Studies/Science *Observing Veteran’s Day *Legend of the Indian Paintbrush * being a bucket filler (character education) enjoying our Thanksgiving dinner on Wednesday while wearing our Native American headbands in the lunchroom *learning about the first Thanksgiving class lesson from our school counselor, Mrs. Raya *symbols of the USA AND SO MUCH MORE!

Ask your child about... (week of 11/05/12) *how many days did they get $1 for following the rules *music, P.E., and library activities *practicing for the upcoming first grade program (Tuesday, Nov. 27 at U.V.) Attendance required *FYI-picture retakes Nov. 13 *no school November 21, 22, and 23 *our new song- Coins In My Hand *sharing Turkey in Trouble (turkey in disguise stories and pictures) MATH *counting nickels and dimes *determining if a number is even or odd *tangrams and math tiles *graphs and tally marks *subtraction/addition-please practice for memorization *practice math flashcards that were sent home at conferences *using a number line to add or subtract *number recognition from 1-100 *what number is before, after or between a given number or numbers *choose a number and work with your child to practice facts that have that sum ex. practice all the facts that have the sum of 5. 5+0, 0+5, 1+4, 4+1, 2+3, 3+2 *telling time to the hour *place value ex.- 57 = 5 tens and 7 ones *activities in math stations *number sequences showing 10 more ex. 4, 14, 24, 34, 44, 54, 64, etc. *fact families ex. 2+3=5 3+2=5 5-3=2 5-2=3 WRITING *capital letters at the beginning of sentences and either a period, a question mark or an exclamation point at the end *including information in our stories to tell who, what, when, where, and why *noun (person, place, thing or animal), verb (action word), adjective (a word that describes the noun) *writing neatly and using the correct placement on the lines *sentences with quotation marks READING/SPELLING *reading centers (daily) *The book Silly Milly- She only likes things that are spelled with double letters- Ex. umbrellas, alligators, grass, jelly, etc. *discussing stories that we have read to demonstrate an understanding of the story *spelling words and sentences *when two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking and says it’s name *ee sound as in three, a e sound as in cake, ai sounds as in rain *please go over any word lists that have been sent home *please have your child read their books (in their colored folder) MORE than once. They will feel more comfortable with the words and can pick up the pace (fluency) after several readings. *colored reading folders are sent home on Mondays and Thursdays, please continue to make the effort to get them returned to keep on this schedule *Thanksgiving stories *reading from our book boxes SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES *Pilgrims and Native Americans *locating various places on the globe and map *Thanksgiving *being a bucket filler (showing character) *Veteran’s Day (thanks for sending in names) *election results *famous buildings in Washington D.C. AND SO MUCH MORE!