First Grade Newsletter
Week of March 8, 2021
Literacy
Remember it is important for your student to read at home. This could mean they are listening to someone read or they are the one reading. Enjoying books and practicing their reading skills will help them to be a more fluent and confident reader.
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 will finish topic 7extending a counting sequence and we will begin topic 8 place value. Please continue to practice math addition and subtraction facts at home. Math fact fluency is an important skill for confidence in math. Fluency means the student knows their math facts quickly and automatically. This takes practice. Review telling time and identifying money with your student at home.
Important Information
We are so excited to have students back in class 5 days a week 8-1!
School starts at 8:00 am.
Students will receive homework on the first day of school each week. This will include math fact practice and handwriting practice. Students are expected to turn in this work by the following Monday.
We will be sending your student’s chromebook home each day so please make sure your child has their chromebook charged and ready for school each day.
If your student is getting breakfast they must pick it up on the way to class from the cafeteria. If they are getting lunch they should let the teacher know during morning lunch count.
Please make sure your student has clothing appropriate for outdoor play on the days they are attending school in person. During the spring the weather can change throughout the day.
Continue to check SeeSaw for teacher updates.