News and Notes for the Week of August 26

For the week of August 19

First Grade Notes and News!

Week of August 19, 2013

Joseph Martin Elementary School

 

 

 

 

Spelling Words

· Each week we will have a new set of words.  These words give the students an extra look at patterns that appear in words. 

· We will test on Friday. 

· Please practice all of these words.   Some ways to practice are by having your child read the words, spell the words aloud, spell the words on paper, or write the words and cut apart the letters and put them back together.

am bad cap go

ham bag mad

had rag up

 

Sight Word List 1

and down go in

is it run up

 

Dates to Remember:

August 27:  Back to School Night 6:00—7:30

September 2-3:  Labor Day Holidays

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Homework   A packet will come home on Monday with these assignments

 

Place a check next to completed assignments.

 

Monday

___1.  Math Sheet 1

___2.  Review sight word list 1

___3.  Read fluency story and record the score

___4.  Practice spelling words

Tuesday

___1.  Language Sheet 1

___2.  Review sight word list 1

___3.  Read fluency story and record the score

___4.  Practice spelling words

Wednesday

___1.  Math Sheet 2

___2.  Review sight word list 1

___3.  Read fluency story and record the score

___4.  Practice spelling words

Thursday

___1.  Language Sheet 2

___2.  Review sight word list 1

___3.  Read fluency story and record the score

___4.  Practice spelling words

This week we checked out our first library books of the year.  Please read at home with your child each night and encourage AR tests whenever possible.  I will send home the results of the STAR Reading Inventory on Monday so you can see how your child scored and some areas on which to focus at home.

Thank you so much for all you do.  You are the most important people in the lives of your children and I am so happy to be working with you this year. 

 

Newsletter and Homework August 12, 2013

Mrs. Bauer’s First Grade

Joseph Martin Elementary

August 12, 2013

This week we will be learning the concepts of more, less, and the same in math.  We will be working with comparing and doing tally charts.  Please reinforce these concepts at home. 

We are reading some stories together in class focusing on consonant, vowel, consonant words such as hat, got, and put.  We are doing a phonics lesson each day and a grammar lesson each day.  We work on sight words and reading fluency individually, in whole group, and in small group throughout the week.  We will begin going to the library and checking out AR books next week.  You should see a report from me with some information about your child’s individual reading level next week. 

We are beginning our study of The Wizard of Oz this week.  We are learning about the different elements of stories, especially fairy tales.  Expect to hear a lot about the Land of Oz in the next few weeks.  We have a great time reading and doing activities with that book!

We will be observing the weather and learning about different types in science.  We will be learning all about the oceans and continents in Social Studies for the next two weeks and then we will move on to landforms. 

Please remember to send your child’s folder to school each day. 

If you need anything, please send a note in his or her folder or an email to bbauer@liberty.k12.ga.us

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Homework for this week:

·         Complete math worksheet

·         Read and color Phonics reader.  Circle all the Consonant/Vowel/Consonant pattern words and discuss

·         Watch the weather forecast on television or read the weather in the newspaper at least once this week and write a sentence about it. 

·         Optional Social Studies Project:  Choose one of the seven continents to do a project.  It may be a poster, a written report, a Power Point presentation, or any other format your child chooses.  They should include information about the geography, weather, and people.  This can be as elaborate or as simple as your family chooses.  These will be presented in class the week of August 26.  They need to be at school by that day. 

·         Spelling words for this week: 

down, got, up, at, hat, cat, can, cap, tap, map, mad, a, the

Welcome to Mrs. Bauer's Class

I am so excited to have your sweet children in my class this year!  We are going to learn so much and have so much fun.  Monday, you will have homework packet and newsletter in the behavior folder.  Please work with your child on the skills addressed in these.  Homework packets will always be sent home on Monday and will be due back on Friday unless otherwise noted. 

The behavior sheet and your child's folder should go home and return to school every day.  Thank you for helping me keep track of this and for keeping communication open between school and home.  I appreciate all you do to help your child be academically successful and I am willing to work with you to make things as easy for you as possible.  Please let me know if you need me to send home additional resources or extra assignments. 

Please do not hesitate to email me bbauer@liberty.k12.ga.us
or send me a note in your child's folder if you need anything. 

I am looking forward to working with you and making this the best first grade year for your child!

Brook Bauer