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       FEBRUARY  2010

       PARKS' FIRST GRADE NEWS      

 Dear Parents,

Happy Valentine's Day to you!!  I have many fun activities planned for this short month. 

We will open our Morning Meeting with

discussion on --- Who is that special person in your life? Why?

Reading--  Story-3--The Kite

Writing--Who is a special person in your life? Why is that person special to you? 

Math--Topic 11--Tens and Ones

Health-We are discussing the importance of washing our hands and covering our coughs. Staying healthy and germ free in the Winter. Keeping away the cold germ.

Science-The season Winter---

Social Studies-- Black History Month-For the whole month of February we will cover one Black American Hero each day. Dental Health-We will learn how to take care of our teeth.  Ground Hog Day, Valentine's Day, and

Wow what a lot of fun lessons! 

We eat lunch each day at 11:05. Parents please meet us at the cafeteria at this time.

           Let's Look At Our Day

7:30-Greet the students

Morning Routine ---Attendance--Money--Notes

8:00--Pledge --Walton---Barnes

8:00-8:15--Morning Meeting---Mrs. Davis

Discuss -- Who is that special person in your life? Why is that person special to you?

Discuss weekend activities and news.

8:15--- Specials-----

Monday is our "Free" Day 

Tuesday---P.E. 

Wednesday---Art

Thursday---Media (SSR)

Friday---Music/ Lessons with Mrs. Lattimore/ Sight Word Spelling Test

8:45-9:15---Reading Literacy

Reading Centers (each day)

1-Leveled Books- Mrs.Parks

2-Listening Center Story-3--The Kite

3-Book Chat --Mrs. Eagle

4-Reading Workbook practice

5-Art--Make a kite

Math Centers

1--Building Thinking Skills-Mrs. Parks 

2--Number Chart (1-100)

3--Addition Fun

4--Subtraction practice 

5--Patterns (extended)

9:15-10:15--Literacy-Phonics Worksheets will be done Whole Group This week 2-(1-5)-10 is Long i sound.

Story-3--The Kite

Reading workbook--practice

10:15-10:55---Writer's Workshop-- Who is that special person in your life? Why is that person special to you? 

11:05-11:30--Lunch---

11:45-12:30--Math -Topic 11---Tens and Ones

12:30-1:00--Outside play-- Mrs. Eagle

1:15-1:45--Social Studies (change every 2 weeks to Science

 ------1:45-2:00-----

-------Interventions -----

2:00-2:30--Energizers (daily)

2:30-- Home-- Car/Bus Rider

                SIGHT WORDS

      Week of February (1-5) 2010 

1 Sunday

2 Monday

3 Tuesday

4 Wednesday

5 Thursday

6 Friday

7 Saturday

  Happy Valentine's Day

  Beverly Parks

  Teresa Eagle

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