First Grade Happenings
Hans Christian Anderson is famous for saying “ Every man’s life is a fairy tale written by God’s fingers.” Through life’s hilltops and valleys, we can rejoice in knowing that God has a perfect plan for every situation we walk through. All we need to do is trust in Him! This week, we pondered the meaning of Romans 3:23 as we discussed the concept of sin and forgiveness. Even though we all mess up at times, we have hope in knowing that we are forgiven by God and have the opportunity to grow wiser through our mistakes.
Important Notes For The Week
Zoom Parent-Teacher Conferences - September 17th and 18th
We look forward to meeting with you via Zoom. You will be sent a link to your conference the day before.
Help Class
Your child’s teacher will notify you by email if your child would benefit
from attending. However, please feel free to let us know if you would like for your child to attend a help class. Help class begins at 2:40 and ends at 3:10. Help Class days are as follows: Mrs. Attard - Monday, Mrs. Van Horn- Wednesday, and Mrs. Nelson- Thursday.
International Dot Day- Tuesday, September 15th
Your child may wear polka dot clothing to school! We will engage in STEAM activities and celebrate our creativity!
What are we learning this week?
Bible:
2 Corinthians 5:7 ESV
The students will learn that God gives us rules to follow and when we obey God’s rules, we live together happily.
Math:
Addition, Number Stories, Change to More, Change to Less
Click on the link to enjoy this video on Subitizing!
Reading:
The Elements found in Fairy Tales; Story Elements (characters, setting, problem, solution), Reading Accuracy Strategy- Chunking; In this strategy, students break words down and
identify the parts of the word that they already know.
Phonics:
Closed Syllables
Click on the link to find fun ways to study your spelling words during the week!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xvSb1uEH68ezgVsQ3ZNWLySoJsA34-nR/view
Phonics Sounds and Spelling Rules - Click on the link!
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1mnQxC7ydRg1oqOOyihGiSm7jJ46SF9rJ0eQ7goROo8c/edit?usp=sharing
Social Studies:
We will have a Map Test next Friday, September 25th. A study guide to prepare for next Friday’s test is inside of your child’s Friday folder.
Your child will be tested over:
Locating North America on a map
Locating the USA on a map
Locating Georgia on a map of the USA
Locating the states that border Georgia on a map of the USA
Locating your county on a map
Know the name of the city in which you live
Locating the country that is north and the country that
is south of North America
