Red Ribbon Week

Reading:
Story: "Who Works Here"
Phonics: Long I (i_e), ch, tch, wh
Spelling: dime, bike, hide, ice, kite, like, ride, smile, time, white, their, or
http://www.spellingtraining.com/index.html?&wzsy&nzpy&mzpy&qzwy&vszmy&lzsy&orzly&pzly&zdy&rzwy&lryzq&bq
High Frequency Words: two, more, write, go, see, number, no, way, could, people
Math: We will continue to learn subtraction from 18.  We are exploring the = sign.  What is written on each side has to be equal.  (15= 12+ 3;  5 + ____= 7; 7+3= 10)
We are also practicing representing tens and ones.  Students will be given a number and they have to draw rectangles representing the tens number and squares representing the ones number
             6 tens          7 ones

Social Science: This we the students will learn about the life cycle of a pumpkin.


Important Dates:


Oct. 27- Mustache Monday- Wear red and make your own mustache
Oct. 28- Give Drugs the Boot- Dress like a cowboy/ cowgirl and wear boots.
               Cookie Dough pickup
Oct. 29-Be a Hero not a Zero- Defeat drugs and bullies
Oct. 30- Team up Against drugs- wear team colors
Oct. 31-Scare away drugs- costume parade with kid- friendly costumes.
              Costume parade begins at 8:15
              Party will start at 10:00
Nov. 3- Math Night is from 6-7.  Notes went home on Monday, Oct. 27.  Please complete and
              send back
Nov. 3-7- Book Fair
Nov. 7- Field trip to Montgomery Museum of Fine Art.  Cost is $6.00. 
              Money and permission slips are due by Nov. 3rd.
Nov. 11- Veteran's Day No School
Nov. 13- Gotcha Party for first grade

Oct. 20-24

Reading:
Story- "The Farmer in the Hat"
Phonics- a_ e (long a), ge (j sound), ce (s sound)
Story Elements- characters, setting, and plot (beginning, middle, end)
Spelling Words- age, cage, cake, face, late, made, make, name, safe, take, his, this
Here is a site to practice the spelling words this week:
http://www.spellingtraining.com/index.html?&tay&dtay&dtpy&utdy&mtly&stwy&stpy&jtsy&vtuy<py&rzv&lrzv




High Frequency Words- some, would, like, into, has, her, make, him, time, look
Grammar-  capitals and ABC order




Math:We will continue to learn subtraction.
We will learn about fact families (2+3=5, 3+2=5, 5-2=3, 5-3=2)


Social Science:
Students will learn about owls, bats, and spiders


Important Information:


Oct. 21- Read for the record
Oct. 21- Picture re-take: If you paid for pictures and want re-takes you need to return your pictures.
please let your teacher know if you want your child to re-take their pictures.
Oct. 22- Pink Out Day: Wear pink, $2.00 for Nancy's Italian Ice, breast cancer survivors are invited to lunch.  Please complete the pink letter that was sent home before fall break.
Oct. 24- Magazine fundraiser ends today
Oct. 28- Cookie dough pick up
Nov. 3-7- Book Fair in the lunchroom daily from 11-1
Nov. 3- Math Night:  from 6-7.  More information will be sent home soon

Oct. 13-17

International Walk Day is Monday, Oct. 13
There is a lot going on this week.  Please read the Important Information at the bottom of this post!
Reading:
Story- "A Big Fish For Max"
Phonics- sh, th, al (ball)
Story Elements- characters, setting, and plot (beginning, middle, end)
Spelling Words- fish, rush, shell, ship, shop, shut, then, that, trash, with, for, as
Here is a site to practice the spelling words this week:
http://www.spellingtraining.com/index.html?&uzvr&qevr&vrymm&vrzh&vrbh&vrel&lryj&lrtl&lqtvr&ozlr&ubq&tv




High Frequency Words- will, up, other, about, out, many, then, them, these, so
Grammar-  ABC order




Math:
We will be learning basic subtraction


Social Science:
Students will learn about fire safety


Important Information:
Oct. 13- International walk day- we will walk during P.E. at 12:15
Oct. 13- cookie dough sale ends
Oct. 14- PTO- Yellow Pods perform: meet in the library at 5:45
Oct. 15- Shaved Ice- $1.50
Oct 16-  is our next Gotcha Party.  Review your child's behavior log daily.  Your child's behavior does have an impact on their learning and the learning of others.
Oct. 16- report cards will be sent home
Oct. 21- Read for the record
Oct. 21- Picture re-take: If you paid for pictures and want re-takes you need to return your pictures.
please let your teacher know if you want your child to re-take their pictures.
Oct. 22- Pink Out Day: Wear pink, $2.00 for Nancy's Italian Ice, breast cancer survivors are invited to lunch.  Please complete the pink letter that was sent home before fall break.