ISSUE #9 OCTOBER 20 2017

FI RST G R A D E NEWS
W CURRICULUM
Bible: Joseph Becomes a Leader
Memory Verse: Genesis 39:2
Reading: Daily 5 Independent Work
Story - Pig in a Wig
Skill - Plot
Phonics: a consonant e; Spelling with
Final ke; o consonant e;
u consonant e; i consonant e;
e consonant e; contractions
Spelling: Test over Spelling List 6
English: Subjects of sentences
Handwriting: Letter C, c
Math: Subtraction
Science: Animals of the Night
Spanish - Monday
Visual Arts - Tuesday
P. E. - Wednesday
Science Lab - Thursday
Performing Arts - Friday
Chapel - Wednesday and Friday

Book Order

A Scholastic Book order is being sent home today. If you would like to order, you may order online. You will need
to use the class code that is written on the book order.
Brainstorming Session

All interested parents are invited to attend a brainstorming session about the new lower school playground on
Hardings Cherry Road campus on Tuesday, October 24, at 6:00 pm. We will be looking at preliminary architectural
drawings, walking the actual play space (weather permitting), and exploring options for equipment. We will begin
our meeting in the Stepherson Room. Hope to see you there!

Mystery Reade r STAR Test

Spelling & Memory Verse
I would like to thank Tasha
Wood, Noahs mom, for being
our Mystery Reader today.
Her visit was a special treat
and a wonderful way to end
our week! I would like to
thank her for sharing her time
and her love of reading with
us!
We will have a spelling test and a
I am sending home today the
memory verse test on Friday of
results of your childs most recent
next week. The new spelling list
STAR Test. This is the test that
and memory verse are both being
measures progress in reading and
sent home today in your childs
determines your childs reading
folder.
level for Accelerated Reader. It
also gives some valuable
Spelling List #6: go, hi, am, get,
information on the best ways to
him, ten, best, help, pick, black,
help your child practice reading.
you, what