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First Grade Newsletter

January 14, 2011

Spelling List
Sight Words What we are learning….
quit Don’t forget to review your * In reading-The story this week is “Tomas
quick accumulated sight words often. Rivera”. Phonics study this week is the sounds
See if your child can improve
quiz his/her time. The new words for of “qu” and “wh”. The story is an introduction to
next week are: the genre of biography. We will study the
quiet about literary element of character.
whiz books * In writing-We will turn our attention back to
by writing using details that might be interesting to
which family the reader. We are trying to remember to start
when grew sentences with a capital and end with the
read proper punctuation.
why
work
arm writing * In math-We continue to make tens with the
emphasis on using a tens frame.
card
*In social studies-We are studying still
who
learning about Martin Luther King and his
there accomplishments.

Help Needed
* We are still in need of a volunteer to read with
the children on Mondays, Wednesdays, or
Thankfully, our calendar is quite sparse this
Thursdays. You will enjoy seeing how the time-
children have progressed in reading. See if one of
those mornings works with your schedule.  Monday, January 17-No School! Martin
Luther King Holiday.

SNACK SCHEDULE

Monday No School! Martin Luther King


Day!

Tuesday Yazmin

Wednesday Sarah

Thursday Steven R.

Friday Chase

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