The First Grade Times

The First Grade Times

Hello Parents and Guardians!! This week in reading we will be reading “Todd’s Box” by Paula Sullivan. We will focus on the short /o/ vowel sound. We will continue working in the Envisions Math series. At the moment we are learning about subtraction. Please practice these concepts at home with your child. We will also continue working on handwriting.

We will be sending home your child’s binder and agenda books every night. You will find important papers, our weekly newsletter, homework for the week (Sent home every Monday), spelling lists, data information, behavior notes/daily behavior, and ANY other information that we need to send home, so we can communicate with you and make this year successful. PLEASE look through the agenda book nightly and sign your spot in the agenda book EACH NIGHT.

Homework:

Homework is due on Fridays. If your child is finished before then PLEASE keep it until Friday and turn it in at that time.

Parents: We are collecting Box Tops for Education as well as

Some other notes:

* Please send a note if your child is going home on another bus, to day care, etc. We have to have a note if your child goes home a different way.

* If any parents would like to volunteer please contact me!!! We would love to have you!!

* Our planning is from 1:30-2:15

* Remember e-mail permits speedy feedback:

Homework

Monday: Grammar sheet 33

Tuesday: Surprise

Wednesday: Hunt for short o

Thursday: What’s Missing

**Remember to read your story nightly and practice sight words.

**Remember to study spelling words for test on Friday!

Spelling List

1.  hot

2.  hop

3.  pop

4.  pot

5.  dot

6.  not

7.  back

8.  pick

9.  now

10.  want

BONUS

Stop

High Frequency Words

don’t

of

so

Vocabulary Words

Illustrator

Scurrying

Shallow

Phonics Skills

Short Vowel /o/

I Can Statements

Reading

I can locate the first word of a sentence.

I can locate a capital letter and ending punctuation in a sentence.

I can ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

I can say the beginning, middle and ending sounds in one syllable words.

I can segment the sounds in one syllable words.

I can ask and answer questions about key details in a book.

I can read informational texts on grade level.

I can write an opinion piece to include a topic and reasons for the opinion and a closing statement.

I can print all my upper and lower-case letters.

Math

I can add numbers to solve word problems by using drawings and number models.

I can compare (More/fewer) numbers in an addition word problem.

I can add objects in word problems with missing parts.

I can use strategies to solve addition problems.

I can write the turn around fact for addition.

I can determine if addition and subtraction equations are true or false.

I can find the unknown number in an addition number model/sentence (equations).