First Grade News

January 13-17, 2014

Welcome Back! Hope everyone have a relaxing and enjoyable holiday with their family! Students will be getting back in the groove this week and we will resume all testing! Beginning in !anuary" we like to start getting prepared for second grade! So # will expect more independence and student responsibility as we move into the $ew %ear! Students who have lost jackets need to look for them in lost and found& 'hese jackets will be donated if not claimed by !anuary ()th& 'hanks! *eading Skills Authors Point of View Phoni s! ow and oa "a#e $nferen es +anguage %o&o'hones! (ords that sound a)i#e *ut ha+e different &eanin,s )i#e write, ri,ht #new,new

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High -re.uency Words

&ouse, our, o+er, 'retty, sur'rise, three

Spelling Words low"slow"grow" road"soap"boat" little"handle" carry"would" !anuary

/ath $ews!!! We are beginning time and measurement this month!

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