First Grade Weekly Newsletter
Week of August 22-26, 2016
Dear Parents,
Our weekly newsletter will keep you informed of our topics of study and skills taught in class. First grade classes will have homework every week on Mondays through Thursdays. Your child will be tested in Reading, Spelling, Math, Science and Social Studies each week. Our Friday Reading and Math tests will come directly from the skills that are on each night’s homework sheet. Our Friday Social Studies and Science tests will come from the information listed at the bottom of the weekly sheet. The tests will be read to your child at the beginning of the year. Later in the year, your child will read all tests on his/her own. Please help your child with homework and carefully go over the skills on the newsletter nightly. Be sure to read every day! With a little work each night, your favorite first grader should do well on all weekly tests. Class work and tests will be graded and sent home on Mondays in your child’s red signed paper folder.
Spelling Words Words to Read
am dad the of
at man and can
mat pal to in
sat can is you
the be that it Be able to read words!
Reading: What Is a Pal?
Target Skills & Strategies: Main idea(what a story is mostly about), Summarize (retelling events in a story), Short “a” words (cat, hat), Consonants “n,d,p,f ” (nut,dog,pig,fan), Nouns (words for people & animals: man, cat), Writing ideas for a story
Math: Beginning addition concepts: recognizing numbers, counting objects, using pictures to add
3 bugsand 1 more bug is 4 bugs
Science: Chapter 1-All About Plants
Lesson 1: What Do Plants Need? Lesson 2: What Are the Parts of a Plant?
Plants need: light, air and water to make food, to grow and to stay healthy.
Sunlight is light from the sun. Plants take in sunlight.
Nutrients are minerals that plants use to make their food.
The different parts of a plant help it live and grow.
Roots are the parts of a plant that hold it in the ground.
Roots also take in water and nutrients.
Stems are the parts of a plant that hold it up.
Leaves take in light and air.
Social Studies: Unit 1- Going to School
Lesson 1: Going to School Lesson 2: Rules at School
Learn means to find out something new.
We share what we know and who we are at school.
A rule tells you what you must do.
Rules help us work and play safely.
Fair means acting in a way that is honest.
A group is a number of people working together.
At school, people may work alone or in a group.
The principal is the leader of a school.
A teacher is a person who helps others learn.
School wide Character Trait: Friendship- Finding someone that you enjoy spending time with and trust.
Music- Rules and Procedures, Introduce new songs
P.E.- Rules and Procedures
Name ______Monday’s Homework
Write each spelling word two times each, in your best handwriting. Study your Spelling and Words to Read.
1. am ______
2. at ______
3. mat ______
4. sat ______
5. the ______
6. dad ______
7. man ______
8. pal ______
9. can ______
10. be ______
Reading:
Tonight read, What Is a Pal? Story found on pages 14-25 of your reading book.
Fill in the blanks using the correct word from the Words to Read list.
1. A pal can play with ______.
0 mat 0 play 0 you
2. A pal ______be a pet.
0 on 0 with 0 can
Language: Strike it. Write it. Make the corrections. Strike out each mistake, then write it correctly in the blank.
3. a pal is fun ______
Math:
Name ______Tuesday’s Homework
Spelling: Put the words in ABC order.
am ______
mat ______
dad ______
can ______
be ______
Reading:
Tonight read What Is a Pal? Found on pages 14-25 of your reading book.
1. Are you ______pal?
0 pal 0 a 0 the
2. ______pal can play with you.
0 The 0 You 0 On
Language: Make the corrections. Strike it. Write it.
3. are you a pal ______
4. sam can help ______
Math:
Name ______Wednesday’s Homework
Spelling: Fill in the blank with the correct spelling word.
pal be sat can The
1. A ______can help you.
2. ______pal can play.
3. I ______with you .
4. I ______help.
5. A pal can ______fun!
Reading:
Tonight read What Is a Pal? Then read the following story and answer the questions.
A Pal
Sam and Dan can be pals. Sam can help Dan. A pal can play with you. Sam and Dan can play.
1. Who can help Dan?______
2. Who can play with Sam? ______
3. What can pals do? ______
Language: Make the corrections and rewrite the sentence on the line below.
4. a pal can be with you
______
Math:
Name ______Thursday’s Homework
Spelling: Write a sentence with each spelling word.
1. the ______
2. pal ______
Reading: Tonight read What Is a Pal?
Write a word that rhymes with each word below:
can ______am ______
hat ______dad______
Language: Strike out the mistakes. Write the sentence correctly on the line below.
1. a pal can be a pet
______
Math:
First Grade Reading Common Assessment- What Is a Pal? Name:______
1. A pal can play with ______.
0 mat 0 play 0 you
2. A pal ______be a pet.
0 on 0 with 0 can
3. ______pal can play with you.
0 The 0 You 0 On
4. A ______can help you.
0 sat 0 can 0 pal
5. A pal ______fun.
0 can 0 sat 0 is
A Pal
Sam and Dan can be pals. Sam can help Dan. A pal can play with you. Sam and Dan can play.
6. Who can help Dan? 0 Pat 0 Sam
7. Who can play with Sam? 0 Dan 0 Dad
8. What can pals do? 0 help and play 0 be and dad
9-10 Make the corrections.
9. a pal is fun
10.
sam can help
Name ______First Grade Math Common Assessment- What Is a Pal?