First Grade Newsletter
Week of December 2, 2019
Literacy
We will continue on fact and opinion with supported reasoning. Students will be creating opinion writing. Please practice these skills with your student while reading together.
Please remember the reading homework is 15 minutes of reading five days a week.
Phonics
This week we will focus on -s and -ing as inflected endings and short e as in bet.
Phonics Words to Practice
The phonics skills are with the newsletter. Keep this list at home to practice reading and spelling these words with your student. Students will be assessed on the short e and plural -s and -ing words this week.
Tricky Words of the Month
(These are the tricky words for the month of December. Please practice reading and spelling these words with your student)
here, two, to, too, one, won, have, an, use, many, home, small
Math
We will continue with topic 5. This topic focuses on working with addition and subtraction equations. Please have your student return the attached math fact homework with their name on it.
Reminders
Please make sure your student has a hat, coat and gloves with them at school for outdoor play. Sometimes temperatures can drop during the day. Please return tree project this week.