B.P.S.

FIRST GRADE
Montessori Newsletter
Week of September 8th

Teacher Notes
On September 15th our
school will be
celebrating
International Dot Day.
We would love for your
child to participate by
wearing polka dots on
Monday, September
15th.

Weekly Spelling &

High Frequency
Words

Spelling
was play like
with get
(Students will have these
words on the spelling test.)

do

Addition Strategies
(+0, +1, Count On, Story
Boards)
Addition to 10 (Add in any
order, Related Facts)

9/9 School Improvement

Meeting at 5:30
9/22 PTO Fundraiser KickOff
9/23 Open House
5:00-7:00
9/24 Collaborative
Planning- Early Dismissal
for students at 12:45
10/16 Fall Carnival
5:00-7:00 P.M.

Making our mark on the world

MATH

DATES & REMINDERS

HFW
saw that
no ran

(Students will need to be

able to read these words
quickly and be able to find
them on the word wall to use
in writing.)

10/17 Silver Bluff Audubon

Center Field Trip $7 with
permission slip
ELA
Reading Selections:
Our Mom and Dad, Animal Moms
and Dads, Over in the Meadow,
Little Red Hen, Johnny
Appleseed, Little Red Hen
Strategies/Skills:
Sequence (w/ Pictures)

Social Studies
Plant Parts
(apples)

Word Development:
*short o
*ABC order
*decode CVC words
Word Families:
-ob, -od, -op
Writing:
*Continue complete sentences
*Identify Naming Parts
* Nouns
*Continue Handwriting

WORD WALL WORDS

A
a
and
away
are
am
at

big
black
blue
brown

can
cat
come

L
little
look

see
seven
six

the
three
ten
to
two
they

D
dad
dog
does
down

M
me
mom
my

U
up

eight

find
five
for
four
funny

go
green

nine
not

one
orange
on

pink
purple

we
white
will

H
help
has
have
he

I
I
in
is
it

R
red
run

Y
yellow
you

Z
zero

Each week this list will be updated to show all words that are currently displayed on our classroom word wall. Your child needs to be able
to read and spell each of these words quickly. Make it a FUN activity to review this entire list throughout the week. Race the clock to
see how many of the words your child can read in one minute.

HOMEWORK

MONDAY

TUESDAY

Reading- Reading Log

Spelling- Practice words
Math-

Reading Reading Log

Spelling- Practice words
Math-

Parent Signature______________
WEDNESDAY

Parent Signature______________
THURSDAY

Reading Reading Log

Spelling- Practice words
Math

Reading Reading Log

Spelling- Practice words
Math

Parent Signature: _________________

Parent Signature: _________________