Way to go, Khloe! Reading To the Top to mom at parent-teacher conference.
Clover reading her paragraph about her favorite movie, Mamma Mia at her parent conference.
Yay for more reading! We are embarking on Dinosaurs at Dusk in the Magic Tree House series. Kudos to our super strong readers!
Thank you, Kristin for your support with a reading focus group! The children love it!
Finger-knitting and measuring hand in hand
February calendar pages bursting with love
Upcoming Events:
Feb 13 -- Pizza money due in labeled pouch/envelope
Feb 14 (2:30) -- Valentine's Ice Cream Party. All welcome!
As requested by parents, NO candy Valentines please. There will be plenty of sugar in the ice cream!
Any Valentine trimmings (fabric, paper, lace, doilies, etc.) you send, we will use them in
the creation of our Valentine boxes.
Please consider including a Valentine for Miss Wally and Grandma Susan. They pour their heart and soul into caring for the children every day.
Thursday, February 15 (3:30-4:30) -- Tutoring
Thursday, Feb 22 -- pizza day
Students of the month
Congratulations to Isaiah Hall and Tiana Pete for being such amazing kiddos in February!
Stay tuned please! The celebration will be rescheduled as we are no longer in session on Fridays.
Thursday, March 1 (8:30-12:00) -- TISA's annual Read-a-thon. Read-a-thon documents went home during parent-teacher conferences. If you need to refer to the info, I posted it on the blog.
Math skills:
Automatic addition and subtraction within 10. (Please use flash cards.)
Counting on from any number within 120.
Comparing numbers.
Measuring and ordering objects by length.
Finding 10 more and 10 less of a 2 digit number.
Math vocabulary we are working with (for home use flash cards, as I suggested at the conference):
add, subtract, plus, minus, count up, count back, hop, number line, number grid, number sentence, number model, tool, How many? solve, problem, choose, best answer, start, end up, less, more, write, answer, rule, complete, tally, chart, total, part, change, bar graph, diagram, match, circle, explain, tall, short, long, measure,
Reading / writing skills:
Sight words are very important for fluent reading. Many children in class are great at decoding and are ready for sight word mastery. Here are a couple resources for flash cards:
https://www.education.com/resources/first+grade+sight+words/
https://www.rcboe.org/cms/lib/GA01903614/Centricity/Domain/8646/sight%20words%201.PNG
A few children are ready for more advanced readers such as the Little Bear series, Mouse and Mole series, or Frog and Toad series. Please encourage their effort at home. New reading logs are coming home next week.
Homework:
Please return the last homework packet without the spelling portion. This will give your child a chance to have more practice before the spelling quiz next Thursday.
The new homework packet will be going home on Thursday as well. It will include a new reading log and a personal word wall page for home use with spelling/writing.
Finally, thank you for your support with the pain I have experienced over the loss of my father. You and your children are my second family. You all are a great help in keeping my spirits up.
Snowdrops on my dad's grave
An evening panorama of my home town, Miskolc, in January
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