Dear Parents,
This week all first grade students will be taking their MAP test: Math test is scheduled for Tues. and Reading Test is scheduled for Wed. Both will start at 8:30 so it is important that students arrive on time. I will only assign Math homework on Mon. and Tues. so students can do extra reviewing if they wish. The privacy boards that were ordered have arrived and will be put to use this week. On Thurs. or Fri. there will be a Reading test on Stellaluna. Next week there will be quizzes in Math, Social Studies, and Science.
Please make sure your child has only ONE notebook in school and that it has all that we have done since Sept. so they can refer back to it for review when asked! They should not be switching notebooks or starting new ones.
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Homework for Sept. 23 (Mon.)
Math- Do both sides of Lesson 10 Homework sheet.
***MAP test in Math tomorrow.
***We started a new book today called Frog and Toad Together. You must click on Text Collection on the Pearson website to read it. I just assigned it today.
Homework for Sept. 24 (Tues.)
Math- Do both sides of Lesson 11 Homework sheet. Follow ALL directions.
***MAP test in Reading tomorrow.
***Please keep checking your child's folder for corrected and graded Math classwork and homework sheets that I send home almost every day!
****The assignment below is due on Thurs. so you don't need to do it tonight if you wish to review for the MAP test.
ELA- Copy the following words and definitions on the next page of your notebook. Be sure to begin with Vocabulary and the name of the book as shown.
Vocabulary for Frog and Toad Together
1. brave- courageous, unafraid, daring
2. mountain - a hill with a peak
3. snake - a reptile that slides
4. together- both, with a partner, opposite of apart
5. desert- a hot, dry land
6. cactus- a prickly desert plant
Homework for Sept. 25 (Wed.)
Math- Do both sides of Lesson 12 Homework sheet. Follow ALL directions.
ELA- Copy the words and definitions above onto the next page of your notebook. Be sure to begin with Vocabulary and the name of the book as shown. STUDY the definitions for a brief assessment tomorrow.
***Today first graders had their vision test. SOME students got letters regarding need for glasses. Please check your child's folder for an envelope. I changed some seats again today to accommodate vision problems!
Homework for Sept. 26 (Thurs.)
Math- Do Lesson 13 Homework sheet. In each box draw a picture with labels to MATCH each number sentence. For example 5 girls and 2 boys or 5 apples and 3 bananas, etc.
ELA- Review Vocabulary on Stellaluna in notebook for test tomorrow. Also think of a sentence that would tell what Stellaluna and the birds could do as friends. IF ANYONE HAS NOT FINISHED COPYING THE VOCABULARY FROM STELLALUNA IN THE NOTEBOOK, MAKE SURE IT IS COMPLETED BY TOMORROW. CHECK BACK ON BLOG FOR SEPT. 9 to 13.
Be sure to begin with Vocabulary and the name of the book as shown for each book!!!!!!!
***Today I put a post-it note in each child's folder (front panel) of their home address that they need to practice writing for their next Social Studies test. I ONLY want them to know their house number and street name exactly as shown on the note ---nothing else for now. Be sure they use capital letters and periods as shown on the note. Leave the note in their folder.
***Dress down tomorrow EXCEPT for three students who got a note regarding homework not done.
Homework for Sept. 27 (Fri.)
Math- Study all corrected Exit Tickets stapled together for Math Test next week. Also review all corrected Math sheets sent home in the folder.
****There will also be a Science and Social Studies quiz next week . See below for a study guide:
Social Studies- Study text book pp. 7 to 23. Look up and study the definitions of the following words: neighborhood, community, town, city, map, globe, map key, symbols. Also be sure to know your school and your home address (on post-it note in folder)
Science- Look up and study the definitions of the following words: living things, non-living things, senses, observe, compare, roots, stem, leaves, seed. Be sure to study also the Science notes in the notebook and know how to write the three steps on how a plant grows.
***Today the Math Workbooks and Math sheets arrived so starting Monday all students will get the Math Workbook for Module 1. We will start with Lesson 16 Problem Set on p. 83 since we already did the other lessons using sheets. I will also start doing Math sprints with the students which do not count for a grade but they do provide excellent practice.
