First Grade Newsletter
Week of March 1, 2021
Phonics
This week is a review week we will review these sounds:
-ar
artist, barn, charm, March
suffix -ed, ing
r controlled vowels er, ir, ur
fern, girl, fur
Contractions ‘s, ‘ve’ ‘re
he’s, you’ve, we’re
-dge (j)
edge, nudge, pledge
Suffix -er, est
smaller. taller,
smallest, tallest
Tricky Words of the Week
Please practice the top 100 fry words list. When your student feels confident in knowing these words automatically move on to the second list of 100 words. This will help your student to be a more confident and fluent reader.
Math
We are starting Topic 7 Extending a counting sequence. Please continue to practice math addition and subtraction facts at home. Math fact fluency is an important skill for confidence in math.Fluency means they know their math facts quickly and automatically. This takes a lot of practice. Review telling time and identifying money with your student at home.
Important
This Week:
Monday 3-1 orange
Tuesday 3-2 blue
Wednesday 3-4 orange
Thursday 3-5 blue
Friday No School
On Monday, March 8th Blue and Orange students will return to school 5 days a week 8-1. School starts at 8:00am.
Please make sure your child has their chromebook charged and ready for school.
Please make sure your student has clothing appropriate for outdoor play on the days they are attending school in person. The weather can change throughout the day.