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Zip Code: 28023
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What's Happening in First Grade!


Millbridge Musketeers -

"All for One and One for All."

 

 

Our school theme for 2011-2012
 
"Dig In and Read"

Pot of Gold With Clovers clipart


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Green Leprechaun Hat clipart


Please mark your calendars for March 24th. It is Millbridge's 5 K Marathon! We will also have a Fun Run for the students! Millbridge is looking for sponsorships, if you or someone you know would like to make a donation or be a sponsor, please contact the office or Deanna Rivers, our PTA President!

Please wear green on Friday, March 16 for an early St. Patrick's Day celebration! We are not having a party, just a simple snack sometime during the school day!


Pot of Gold at the End of a Rainbow



Star Student of the Week

Jacob


 


Happy March  Birthday!

Gabriel - March 2
Noah - March 18
Camryn - March 30




 

Good Citizens 


September ( TeamWork) -    Ava Huffman and Gabriel Dial! 
 
October (Self-Discipline) -  Hunter Rohletter and Hayley Borst! 
 
November (Respect) -   Cayden Moore and Audrey Weaver! 
 
December  (Responsibility) -   Anna Grace Blackledge and Noah Rostro! 
 
January (Good Judgement)  -  Drew Masingo and Brookelyn Artz!  

February (Courage)  -    Matthew Connelly and Lydia Boger! 

 March (Integrity) -  CONGRATULATIONS to Jacob Saine and Rylie Linn! We are very proud of you!

 
April (Kindness)  -   
 
May (Perseverance)  - 


 

First Grade Cloud Title

Homework - "oo" words

zoo   food   too   moon   soon   room   bloom
tooth   stool   broom   booth   tool 

Monday - Write spelling words 3 times each. Read!


Tuesday - Write 6 sentences with 6 of your spelling words. Mom and Dad can help with this.  Read!  

Wednesday - Take a practice test in your planner. Read! PUT YOUR SPELLING WORDS IN ABC ORDER!

Thursday -  Spelling Test Today! Complete math sheet!

Read! 


Friday -

 Return ALL homework today in your red take home folder. Please do your best and write your name on all papers!

Read!


Dates to Remember

March 17 - St. Patrick's Day 

March 23 - Early Release Day and End of 3rd Quarter! 100% AR cut-off

March 24 - Millbridge 5 K

March 29 - 1 dozen plastic eggs filled with wrapped candy due to school

April 2 - Easter Egg Hunter and Easter Party - 1:30

April 3 - Class picture paid. These are pre-paid orders!

April 4-5 - Teacher Training Days - No School for Students

April 6-13 - Spring Break!

 

 

READING - The Forest

                      High Frequency Words from our story - 

        teacher   happy   about   because   part   tiny   draw

      Vocabulary List - These are words we will read in our stories this     week. Please practice reading these words!

acorns   beautiful   branches   careful   different   

interesting   poisonous   types


Phonics

vowel pairs oo. ew, ue, ou, u, u_e (/oo/) as in new, too, loop, food, flew

base words and endings - cooks, cooked, cooking 

contractions - isn't, didn't, he's, I'm

Closed Syllables - syllables are parts of a word. A closed syllable has one vowel and it is short. It is closed in on both sides such as cat or closed in after the vowel - such as at. He is not closed because the vowel is long and the vowel is not closed in.

                             

                           Our trick words this week are


many   before   called 

how   your   down

should   because   each 




                                                    Comprehension Skills - 


Summarize

Categorize and Classify


First Grade High Frequency Words

First Quarter

the of and a to in is you that it he was for on are as with his they I at be this have from


2nd Quarter High Frequency Words

or   one   had   by   word   but   not   what   all   were   we   when   your   can   said   there   use   an   each   which   she   do   how   their   if


3rd Quarter High Frequency Words

many  then  them  these  so  will  up  other  about  out  some  her  would  make  like  him  into  time  has  look  two  more  write  go  see


4th Quarter High Frequency Words

number   could   people   way   no   oil   its   now   who   call   been  my   then  first   water   find   long   down   day   did   get   come   made   may   part

Your child should also spell them correctly when writing sentences for homework, writing in journals, or any other type of writing he/she does at home or at school.

Writing

  Parts of a sentence


Capitalization and Punctuation

Small Moment Stories

Beginning, Middle and End

Details

Describing Words (Adjectives)
 
Poetry


Math
Numbers and Number Words 1-75

Estimating to 75

Patterns and Relationships with Numbers (ordinal numbers, more, fewer, less, skip counting by 2's, 5's, 10's)

Place Value with tens and ones 
 
Addition and Subtraction Facts to 10 

Comparing and Ordering Numbers (greater than, less than, before, after, between) to 50

Measurement


 
Social Studies

Easter

 


 

Science

 
Matter
 
Solids, Liquids, Gases
 
 


A. R. Clubs

 

Please help your child meet his/her goal each quarter with 80% comprehension. Students meeting 2nd, 3rd, and 4th quarter goals will be rewarded quarterly as well as an end of the year celebration.

AR stands for Accelerated Reader. It is one program that we use to enhance our reading and comprehension skills. 


50% Club - February 22

Joshua   Matthew   Audrey   Ethan   Noah   Odessah   Gabriel   Lydia   Rylie   Jacob   Brookelyn   Anna Grace   Hayley   Camryn   Drew   Cayden  Ava   Hunter




 100% Club - March 23

Matthew   Noah   Ethan   Joshua   Cayden   Audrey   Camryn   Anna Grace   Odessah   Gabriel   Lydia   Jacob   Brookelyn   Hayley

Rylie   Drew   Ava



150% Club - March 23
Matthew   Audrey   Joshua   Ethan   Hayley   Cayden   Anna Grace   Camryn   Lydia    Odessah   Noah   Jacob  


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