Mrs. Novins' First Grade

          Welcome to our class website! Thank you for entrusting your child to me. I promise to do my best every day to be your child's companion in learning. I look forward to having your child in our class and watching him or her grow and accomplish many goals during the coming school year. I hope that your child feels successful and finds first grade exciting and fun. I look forward to working with each or you. Together we can make this a rewarding year for your child. This is going to be a great year!! Thank you for your support. Parents, thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of your child's life this year. I know we will have a wonderful and rewarding year together.

With Love, 

Mrs. Novins

Please feel free to email Mrs. Novins by clicking on the link that says "Contact Mary Ann Novins" at the top of this page.

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Hurley will have a Disney theme in 2009-2010: 

"Dream. Believe. Dare. Do."

Dates To Remember:

No School For Students-Veteran's Day: Nov. 11th

Parents please encourage your child to use good manners and respect their classmates.

      Weekly Update:

In Reading we will work on recognizing and spelling high frequency words. We will also use picture clues to practice blending sounds/letters. This week in Math we will be working on subtracting numbers.  In Social Studies we will be reading nonfictional books about turkeys to learn about their needs, habits, and uses. We will also read some fictional stories to compare the difference between fiction and nonfiction. 

Homework: Nov.2-6

Monday: Read!! Read "Scholastic News" answer questions.

Tuesday: Read! Read "Seasons" answer questions.

Wednesday: Math subtraction practice.

Thursday:Read! Math practice and Spelling word work sheets. Study for your spelling test.

Friday: Read! No Homework on Fridays.

Have a great Weekend!!

                             

     Spelling Words:

but

not

what

were

all

full

fall

lots

cold

buds

Bonus word:animals

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LUNCH is at 11:15

Special Class Times

Tuesday-Art 8:45-9:15

Wednesday-Library 8:45-9:15

Thursday-Music 8:45-9:15

Friday-PE 8:45-9:15

First graders continue to read, read, read, and read some more. After Christmas they are on their way to mastering the computer program "Reading Counts." After reading a book, the student takes a computer quiz. Each story has approximately 30 questions. The computer randomly picks 10 questions for the student to answer. The questions are in the form of multiple choices. These are excellent comprehension practice tests for students. Parents we encourage you to get involved with this. The books are in our school library and are marked with a yellow dot on the binder. The children are allowed to check these books out. Also, individual classrooms keep a selection of these books that the students can read in their spare time or take home to read. Remember the more they read, the better reader they will become. src="http://disneyheaven.com/DisneyMidis.htm"autostart="true"loop="5"> <BR>

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