First Grade Happenings
We had a fun week learning about Ben Franklin and his many inventions. Ask your child to share a few facts with you about Ben! Have a wonderful weekend!
Important Notes For The Week
Click on the pictures and links to be taken to websites!
RAZ Kids, 100 Book Challenge, and Book It
Please remember to look in your child’s homework folder nightly. Papers on the right side stay at home. Periodically, your child will bring home a reader (like the one in the picture) to read aloud . Please return the book to school the next day. Raz-Kids is encouraged to be used at home on a nightly basis.Every book read on RAZ Kids can be recorded on the 100 Book Challenge as well as the Book It form . Remember to read on RAZ first, take the quiz second, and listen to the story last.
Optional Homecoming Dress Up Days
Your child may come to school dressed up by theme. This is an optional activity!
Monday: Movie Character Day
Tuesday: Twin Day
Wednesday: Wild West Day
Thursday: Decades Day
Friday: Blue and White Day
We have listed several educational websites under Student Bookmarks. The Everyday Math site can recap our lesson of the day and allow you to access previous lessons. There is also a link to all of the games we play in class. To log on, your student will use their same user name and password that they use to log on in computer.
What are we learning ?
Bible: Students will learn about Josiah, a young king who loved and served God.
We will not have a Bible verse assessment this week.
Math: Addition and Subtraction, Skip Counting by fives and tens
Reading: Biographies- Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson
Reading Comprehension Strategy:
Back Up and Reread- Please look for a detailed explanation of this strategy in the homework packet for this week.
Click on the picture to watch a video on Thomas Jefferson.
Phonics: Final Consonant Blends
We will have our spelling test over sight words on Thursday, 10/29.
Social Studies: Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson
