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 September

Have you heard that our class has a blog? We have already begun
to submit photos and writings. You can find it on the school website
(click JES, teacher pages, Mrs. Perkins’ 1st grade) or at
http://1stthings.weebly.com
The kids would love it if you’d leave a comment.

September will be full of great Other topics we will study are

learning. A topic we will be
studying is subtraction. Your
student will learn how to
separate a part from a whole to
find a missing part and how to
compare parts to find the
difference between them. Your
child will also learn about the
relationship between addition
and subtraction.
words that have multiple
meanings, narrative writing,
alphabetical order, and story
structure. This is distinguishing
the setting, characters and
events in a story. Of course, we
will still be working on new
sight words and spelling words
each week. Your help
at home is invaluable!!

Reminders
We love it when parents and grandparents come to enjoy lunch with our class. We would
appreciate knowing your plans to have lunch with your student the morning of your visit.
We submit a lunch count every morning to help the kitchen staff as they prepare the food
for the day. They like to have plenty of food for everyone.

Birthdays and Other Important Dates

09/02 – Emma Bruner’s birthday 09/04 – Kinze Gorman’s birthday
09/24 – Natalie Cazares’ birthday 09/26 2hr. Late Start/ Teacher Inservice
 October

Have you heard that our class has a blog? The students have
already begun to submit photos and writings. You can find it on the
school website (click JES, teacher pages, Mrs. Perkins’ 1st grade) or
at http://1stthings.weebly.com
The kids would love it if you’d leave a comment.

English, Language and Reading are

The Math topic for October is
10 frames. This involves
learning about five and ten
relationships. Your student
will use this understanding to
make 10 with two addends.
This skill will help your child
to recognize patterns when
considering numbers
arranged in a table.
always a major part of our learning
through the school day. This month
will be no different. Here are some
skills we will be working on:
synonyms, antonyms, asking and
answering questions using
information from the text, discussing
sensory words, writing informative
poetry, and as always new sight
words and spelling words each
week. Thanks again for your help;
it’s invaluable!!

Reminder
Wednesday the 31st is our class Halloween party (2:30). Thank you to the
following parents who volunteered to provide for the party:
Janette Haen, Andrea Elliot, and Jennifer Holland– snacks Christina
Black – paperware. If someone else would provide drinks, that would be
appreciated.

Birthdays and Other Important Dates

Axel Gillespie’s birthday is the 24th
Late Start – Wednesday, Oct. 31
 November
Hello from 1st grade! We are celebrating
Election Day, Veteran’s Day and
Thanksgiving Day!!

We want to say “Thank you” for all the items you’ve provided that your student
brought for the Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes. There are still a few days to
send a small item if you can. Packing Day will be a thrill on the 9th! The students are
so excited to write notes to the children receiving the gifts. When we discover where
the boxes are delivered, we’ll have a Google Earth lesson. The 1st grade students hope
to fill many shoeboxes!!!

Reading, Language, and Spelling

The Math Topic for November is
addition facts to 20. Your
student will build on their
understanding of 10 facts to
add within 20 and learn
strategies that will help when
they need to add quickly.
becomes more challenging this
month as the amount of sight
words increase from 6 to 8 and
the spelling words include
digraphs: th, ch, tch, sh, wh, and
ph.
Your support from home is
invaluable!!

Reminders
Please stop by our class blog: http://1stthings.weebly.com and
see the latest pictures of your students and what’s happening in
our classroom.

Birthdays and Other Important Dates

Josh B. – Nov. 9 Keaton – Nov. 11
No School Nov. 21 – 23 for Thanksgiving Vacation
 December
Merry Christmas to you all! I hope you
and your family will enjoy each other this
wonderful time of year.

We discovered today that all 13 shoeboxes that we, the 1st grade,
filled and packed for Operation Christmas Child have been sent to
Mexico!! We will set out on a Google Earth adventure to see just
where Mexico is in relation to Mound City, Kansas.

The Math Topic for December is Reading, Language and Spelling

learning that sets of 10 can be
understood as single entities.
Your student will learn to count
2-digit numbers in groups of ten
with some left over. This is a
foundation for learning place
value.
will involve learning how to
write complete sentences,
words with long a and long i
(CVCe), words with digraphs: ch,
tch, kn, wr, gn, and mb. We will
also begin an Informative
Writing Report.

Reminders:
The 1st and 2nd grade Christmas program is Monday, Dec. 1 1th.
Please arrive by 6:30-6:45 in our classroom.
Our class Christmas party is Friday, Dec. 15 at 2:45. There is no
school after the 15th until Wednesday, Jan. 3rd.
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Birthdays and Other Important Dates:

Abbigail – 12/7 Jennasyn – 12/23
Christmas!!!! – 12/25
 January
Happy New Year! Welcome to 2018!
I hope you and your family have made some helpful
resolutions for the coming year and persevere to
accomplish each one.

I want to thank you for the help you provide your student at home
with their sight words, math and reading homework, and practice
for their weekly spelling test. It’s incredible!
I appreciate how we can partner together to make your child the
best student they can be.

The Math Topic for January

Reading, Writing, and
is how to count and
Spelling for this month will
recognize number patterns
involve learning more about
to 120. Your student will
suffixes -ful and –y, multiple
learn to use a 120 chart to
meaning words, synonyms,
count forward and
and compound words. Our
backward. Some important
spelling words will focus on
Math vocabulary words this
long o, long e, words with ai,
month are digit, row, and
ay, oa, and ow.
column.

Reminders:
Please help your student dress for cold weather. This
includes a warm coat, hat, and gloves or mittens. We will try
to play outside during recess as often as the weather and
temperatures allow.
Birthdays and Other Important Dates: Kamdyn’s birthday – 14th
Monday, January 15 – No School
Wednesday, January 31 – 2 hour Late Start
No birthdays this month
 February

Math Topics for February

include subtracting 2-digit
numbers. Your student will
learn important
subtraction skills such as
regrouping, and how to
use tools like models and
hundred charts to help
them subtract.
Reading, Writing, and
Spelling for this month will
include vowel pairs: ai, ay,
oa, and ow, contractions:’ll,‘d,
’ve and’re phonograms:ay
and ain. We will also take a
look at synonyms.

To receive their valentines this year, each student will

be making a valentine box during the school day.
Please help your child remember to bring a cereal box that they
may decorate. I will provide all the other materials needed. Thank
you for your help. I will be sending a class list home for your
student if he/she would like to address valentines to
classmates.
Birthdays and Other Important Dates
Kenzi’s birthday – 02/08
Valentines Day – 02/14 Presidents’ Day – 02/19 – No School
2 Hour Late Start – 02/28
 March
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! It will be spring
soon and we are looking forward to sunny,
warm days.

Thank you, parents, for the help you provide every week night
with your student’s homework. Your assistance with their sight
words, reading, spelling word practice, and math is appreciated
very much. When we work together, your child is the best student
they can be.

Reading, Writing, and

The Math Topics for March
Spelling for this month will
are how to measure time
include r controlled vowel :
using analog and digital
ar, ir, ur, and er. We will also
clocks, as well as organizing
learn about possessive and
information in different
indefinite pronouns, as well
types of graphs.
as contractions.

Reminders: We’re looking forward to seeing you for the

Parent/Teacher Conference. Thank you for your quick response to
confirm your appointments.

Birthdays and Other Important Dates:

Birthdays: Hailey – 3/03, Crew – 3/10, Anna – 3/15, Austin – 3/26
Parent/Teacher Conferences: 03/13 and 03/15
Spring Break: 03/16 – 03/25, Good Friday 03/30 – no school
 April
Spring is here and we want to finish our
1st grade year strong!

Easter was our last class party for the school year. This is a great
moment to say “thank you” to all the moms, dads, grandmas, and
grandpas that have brought snacks for the class and enjoyed the
parties with us.

Math instruction for April
includes learning about
geometry. Your student will
learn to identify and sort plane
shapes based on their
attributes. Your child will also
learn about solid objects and
their properties.
As we explore reading,
language, and spelling this
month we will discover how to
write opinion sentences, use
exclamations, adverbs of time,
present progressive verbs, and
adjectives that compare. We
will also be working on vowel
digraph spelling patterns such
as ew, oo, and ou.

Reminders:
Your students are very excited to share their work with you through
Seesaw. Thank you for the wonderful feedback that you provide your
child.
Also, check out our class blog at https://1stthings.weebly.com

Birthdays and Other Important Dates:

Addison – 4/09 Joshua C. - 4/20
April 25 – Late Start
 May
WOW!
Only 15 more days of school! We, in first
grade, are going to finish the year strong!!

Families are invited to our “Fun Awards” ceremony the last day of
school. Every student will receive a special award that is unique to
them. We plan to have the award time at 3 o’clock on Thursday,
May 25th. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.

Math topics for May include Reading, Writing, and

geometry. Your student will
learn to identify and sort plane
shapes based on their attributes
and to combine shapes to make
new shapes. Your child will also
learn about solid shapes and
their properties. We will
complete the year learning
about fractional portions
of geometric shapes.
Spelling for this month will
include how to ask and
answer questions about
informational texts, the
suffix –ly, how to
summarize, prefixes un- and
re-, consonant-vowel
syllables, and adjectives
that compare.

Reminders
Read Every Night
It really makes a difference!!

Birthdays and Other Important Dates:

Adalyn Nation - May 3rd Alivia Lohman – May
17th
Last day of school – Thursday, May 25th
 August

Happenings
We will briefly review important
concepts from Kindergarten such as
letter sounds, consonant-vowel-
consonant words, and number sense
up to 10. Setting expectations for
behavior is essential these first few
days of school and getting to know
each other is important as well. The
classroom is our school family and we
can learn to have mutual love and
respect for each other.

What’s the Bingo Board?

To motivate the students toward good choices, they are given numerous
opportunities through the school day to get their name on the BINGO board just by
listening, following directions, participating, and so much more. On FUN Friday one
square from the BINGO board is drawn from a container and whoever’s name is in
that square wins a prize out of a special reward jar. Hurray for making great choices!!

Birthdays and Other Important Dates:

Tatum Freeman – August 17th