JANUARY ASSIGNMENTS AND REMINDERS:
***BEGINNING ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH, EXTRA HELP WILL BE AVAILABLE EVER)Y THURSDAY MORNING IN ROOM 316 FROM 7:50 UNTIL THE FIRST HOMEROOM BELL RINGS.***
THE FOLLOWING ASSIGNMNET IS DUE, ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 6, 2010, ON LOOSE LEAF. IT WILL BE GRADED.
JAN. 2007....BEGINING ON PAGE 253
MC(ANSWERS ONLY) #7, 9-11, 19, 21-23, 27, 29-38, 41-48
PART B-II...# 61-63 AND 73-76
***UNIT 5 ASSIGNMENTS***
1. UNIT 5 MUST BE READ BY FRIDAY,1/8.
2. VOCABULARY:
ALL WORDS ARE TO BE DEFINED BY TUESDAY, JANUARY 12TH
THURSDAY, JAN 14...VOCAB TEST
THURSDAY, DEC 17...VOCAB TEST ON THE REMAINING WORDS FROM THE LAST COLUMN
COLUMNS 3 AND 4 ARE DUE BY FRIDAY, DEC 10TH
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
# 1-50 ARE TO BE COMPLETED, IN YOUR BOOK, BY FRIDAY 12/10.
# 51- 100 ARE DUE ON THURSDAY, DEC 16TH. THEY ARE TO BE DONE IN YOUR WORKBOOK.
TEST FOR UNIT 4 IS ON
MONDAY, DEC 21
first grade news
Please check to see that you are turning in 2 practice spelling tests and 3 sentences (using three different spelling words) along with your math homework each Friday. We have several students that are only turning in 1 practice test. Also please have your child use the attached writing paper that is with the homework packet to write their spelling assignments on. First graders should not be writing on notebook paper at this time. They need to learn to write on the lines correctly on first grade paper.
Thanks for your continued help on this assignment.
Please remember to sign your child's notebook each night and return it to school every day.
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Math- geometric shapes (hexagon, trapezoid, parallelogram), geoboards, tally marks
Spelling- NO SPELLING
Tricky Words-
There will be a test on Friday each week. These words are also written in our Agenda notebooks every Monday.
Please remember to turn in all spelling homework (daily spelling contract assignments that include 2 or more practice tests (you call out the words and your child writes them without looking at the words) and at least three sentences using three or more spelling words) on Friday with the math homework. Please use the spelling contract that is in the back of the notebook under the spelling tab. Also we will fill in the spelling graph each Friday with our spelling test results. It is also under the spelling tab.
Skills- ABC order, syllables, antonyms (opposites)
Writing 
Writer's Workshop- writing about a small moment, stretching our words to write all the sounds we here in words, writing center, write about animals in the snow.
Reading-
Group 1- The Just-Right House, Poems
Group 2&3- Miss Jill's Ice Cream Shop, Mama And Kit Go Away
Group 4- Hungry Duck, Hungry Friends
Group 5- Ronald Morgan Goes To Bat, Matthew And Tilly
Social Studies-
Science/Health- Animals in winter, hibernation
Technology-

All first grade students should be able to READ AND SPELL 100 high frequency words by the end of the year.
Please keep the list and review all words they do not know often.

Please remember to sign your child's notebook each night and remove their work from the folder.
SCHOOL TIMES:
- 7:30- students may begin arriving
- 7:50- bell rings, announcements begin
- 2:17- bell rings for dismissal

OUR SCHEDULE:
Week 1-
- Tuesday- 1:00-1:35 PE
- Tuesday- 1:35-2:15 Art
- Wednesday- 1:00-1:35 Music
- Wednesday- 1:35-2:15 Library
Week 2-
- Tuesday- 1:00-1:35 PE
- Tuesday- 1:35-2:15 Art
- Wednesday- 1:00-1:35 Music
- Wednesday- 1:35-2:15 Guidance
Please remember to return all library books by Wednesday every week.
Please remember to wear tennis shoes every Tuesday for PE.
DATES TO REMEMBER:
Tues., Jan., 5- Students return to school
Mon., Jan. 11-Jan. 15- 2nd quarter DRA testing
Thurs., Jan. 14- Chick-Fil-A Night (5:00-8:00)
Mon., Jan. 18- Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Wed., Jan. 20- End of 2nd Quarter
Thurs., Jan. 21- NO SCHOOL- Teacher Workday
Fri., Jan. 22- NO SCHOOL- Teacher Workday
Thurs., Jan. 28- Class pictures
STAR OF THE WEEK
Chandler
CONGRATULATIONS!

January Birthdays:
Jan. 10- Daniel
Jan. 31- Levi
CHARACTER TRAITS:
Remember to work on getting your tag for your necklace each month.
September- Responsibility
October- Respect
November- Courage
December- Kindness and Service
January- Effort
February- Honesty
March- Self Control
April- Friendliness
May- Positive Attitude

Field Trips for this year:
Feb. 9- Horizon's Unlimited - (students only)
April- Dan Nicholas Park
Keeping in touch,
Toni Gaskey
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