Spelling City

Please remember that we have a great resource available to us through Spellingcity.com.  I post students spelling words for the week on the website and they are able to go on and practice the words through fun games.  If you cannot find or remember your child's login that was sent home, please contact me and I will send home a new one.  I can also track to see if your child is using this resource and I would LOVE to see more students taking advantage of it.  :)

Don't forget about xtramath.org either! I can send home a new username and password for that as well. :)

Hot on the Campaign Trail

Classroom News

Reading: The 2014 gubernatorial election may be over for adults however, first graders are just getting started learning about elections.  The kids have been introduced to election vocabulary and the voting process.  We have read a few fiction books about elections and compared and contrasted characters in each selection.  Students have also made a poster for a mock election among the three first grade teachers.  May the best candidate win!

Math: Thank you for completing the Chapter 4 practice test. This is a nice way to prepare for the assessment given in class.  Students performed well on their assessment.  Chapter 5, Addition and Subtraction Relationships, began this week.

Writing: Students have spent time this week publishing a Small Moment story.  The kids were instructed to select their favorite writing piece to publish.  Then, they added titles and cover pages to their work.

What We’re Learning Next Week:

Reading: Our election theme will continue for another week. Students will engage in fiction based read alouds followed by comparing and contrasting characters in the selections.  We will continue to record our thoughts using a Venn diagram graphic organizer. 

Math: Chapter 5-Addition and Subtraction Relationships continued

Students will be learning about fact families.  Fact families are numbers that live in the same house and can be manipulated to make two addition and subtraction sentences.  Students will learn how to use the same numbers in a different order.

Writing: Students will begin their next unit in writing and will learn how to make a basic type of information book.

Phonemic Awareness:

Review long and short vowel sounds with your child.  Remember long vowels say their names!

 Spelling Words

We WILL NOT have a Spelling Test due to the short week.  Keep practicing Sight Words.

Important Information

We look forward to seeing you at Parent/Teacher Conferences.

Important Dates:

11/11 No School-Veteran’s Day

11/12 Parent/Teacher Conferences 4-7

11/13 Parent/Teacher Conferences

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