Monday, November 26, 2012

Welcome Back!

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!  We hit the ground running this morning and the children have done a beautiful job getting back into the swing of things. 

We only have four more weeks before the winter holidays, but we have a lot to accomplish in that time.  Please help me by encouraging your child to continue to do his or her best in everything we do. 

Here is a copy of the newsletter that will come home today with the homework packet. 


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Mrs. Bauer’s Newsletter
Joseph Martin Elementary                          1st Grade                               November 26, 2012


Additional homework:
This week and next week we will be doing writing activities where we practice giving directions.  This week, your child will have to write detailed directions for making S’mores.  At the end of the week, we will make and eat S’mores in the classroom. 
Please help me by reading directions with your child this week.  These could be directions in a recipe, the directions for how to play a board game, the directions on the back of a bottle of shampoo, or any other set of directions.  We read them every day and I need the children to see that directions are everywhere and it is important that they are written clearly and in the correct order. 
Please read at home with your child every night and make sure he or she brings the library book to school each day.    

Please go to http://bauerjme.blogspot.com often to see what we are doing in class. 


HOMEWORK
Study spelling words each night. 
Study sight words each night.
Language skills practice
Math practice
Decodable books

Spelling Words
Sir         Dirt       Bird      Burn    Fur        Her
Quit      When   Work   Grew
Challenge Words:  Important
Problem             Different            Around
(These words can be tricky because –ir,     -er, and –ur all make the same sound in these words.  Please make sure your child practices these at home this week.)

*The sight word cards came home with the students already.  The new words for this week are:  Find, Follow, Found, Four, Full, These, Way, Were

You can always email me bbauer@liberty.k12.ga.us with any questions, comments, or concerns.

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