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August August 29, 2011

First Grade News


Ms.

Ms. Gaddys First Grade Friends


kellygaddy@nixaschools.net ellygaddy@nixaschools.net

225225-1611

A Peek at Our Week


Reading:
As we continue our Readers Build Good Habits unit, our focus this week will be on workshop procedures. Topics will include noise levels, travel around the room during readers workshop, partner reading, and staying focused.

Important School Events


August 30 School Pictures September 1 PTA Meeting Reading Logs Due September 5 No School September 9 All Pro Breakfast 7:30 September 12 Skate Night 6:00 September 22 Character Ed Ass., 3:00

Writing:
In writing we will continue to practice putting our thoughts on paper as we choose topics from our Expert List we have already completed! In addition to writing about things of choice, we will chart September words and add on to our Writers Checklist!

Reading Logs!
Wow! This week will mark the end of August! Your child will need to turn their August Reading Log in by Thursday, September 1st. I will in turn send home a new Reading Log for September! THANKS!!!

Math:
This week we will commit to diving deeper into counting, ordering and comparing numbers. During math workshop, the children will participate in several partner and/or group activities that reinforce these skills.

Science/Social Studies:
Plants and Animals Living and Non-Living

Notes from the Teacher:


Parents, just a reminder that next week will be a four day week as we will be off school on Monday, September 5th. This means that our specials will be as follows: Tuesday S Library, Wednesday M Art Thursday - I Computer, Friday - L Music Monday of the following week will be E P.E.

Weekly Words
The list below outlines the words and chunks the children will be tested on this Friday, September 2nd. in, is it, me, mom, to, chin, shin, thin, win, and chunks sh, ch, and th

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