Thank you for taking the time to meet
with Mrs. Arbuckle and myself for conferences over the past week! We appreciate your dedication to your child’s
education.
Important Dates/Events:
·
Friday, November 20th—Casual
Day
·
Tuesday, November 24th–
Thanksgiving Celebration
·
Wednesday, November 25th-Sunday,
November 29th—Thanksgiving Break
·
Friday, December 4th –
Report Cards
Student
Council Food Drive: First grade is collecting ketchup,
mustard and mayonnaise as well as frequently needed items like toilet paper and
laundry supplies.
Upcoming Star of the Week: Abby
Upcoming Scientist of the Week: Lauren Hague
Math: Today we completed our assessment
for unit four, Addition and Subtraction to 12.
On Monday, students will begin work in our
fifth unit, Addition Facts to 20. We
will focus on doubles, doubles plus one and two, and making easy numbers to add
with.
Phonics: On Monday we had our unit four assessment, which
covered the glued sound all and the bonus letter spelling rule. We are working through unit five, which is a week-long
unit covered the glued sound sounds “am” and “an” like in pan and ham. Next Tuesday we will have an assessment on
these skills and will then begin the suffix s ending like in the word hills.
Students will also learn that s can say the z sound.
Religion: We are continuing discussion of the Great Commandment. Students are working to explore how we can
apply the Great Commandment in their daily lives.
Writing: Students have been working on
their November portfolio writing pieces which include their favorite
Thanksgiving traditions. Students are
working to edit and revise their writing through correct application of trick
words and punctuation.
Guided Reading: In Guided Reading, all students will begin a new book next
week in a new reading group. Each group has
now worked with a fiction and a non-fiction text. We are enjoying reading groups very much!
Enjoy the weekend!
