First Grade Happenings
We enjoyed meeting with you via Zoom for parent -teacher conferences this past week. Thank you for partnering with us in the education of your child. Our year is off to a wonderful start!
Important Notes For The Week
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.
Picture Day- Wednesday , 9/23
What are we learning this week?
Bible:
2 Timothy 4:7 ESV; The students will learn how Noah trusted God to keep His promises.
Math:
Addition, Number Stories, Change to More, Change to Less
Click on the link to enjoy this video on Subitizing!
Reading:
Fairy Tale Wrap-Up, The Elements found in Tall 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:
Dividing words into syllables: VC CV
Phonics Sounds and Spelling Rules - Click on the link!
Social Studies:
We will have a Map Test on Friday.
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
