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Reinholz Class News Welcome To First Grade!! Teacher: Kelly Reinholz Teacher Assistant: Linda Pless Schedule Lunch: 11:10-11:40 Specials: Media - Monday Guidance - Every other Tuesday Computer Lab - Tuesday Art - Wednesday P.E. - Thursday Music - Friday
First grade is a very important year for reading and comprehension. Each night it is extremely important that you read with your child and ask them questions pertaining to the story you read to check for comprehension. Each night your child will have the story for the week to read. On Friday, the students will take a test on the vocabulary words from the story. This test will contain fill-in-the-blank sentences and the students must fit the correct vocabulary word into the sentences. Later, the students will start taking comprehension tests about each story. Spelling Each week your child will receive a list of spelling words. These words are found in the story or are part of the 100 high frequency words taught in first grade. Every Friday a spelling test will be given. I will call out each word and the children must spelling it correctly on their paper. Letters that are not formed correctly will cause the word to be marked incorrect. Please help your child study their spelling words every night by calling out the word and letting them spell it to you and also take some practice tests on paper to make sure your child is forming their letters correctly. Math In the first grade, the students must be able to read the number words 1 to 100 by the end of the year. Each quarter we work on 25 of the words. So, this first quarter we will be working on 0 to 75. A practice number word assessment will be sent home for you and your child to practice. It would be a great idea to write each number word on an index card so your child can practice reading the number words. Addition and subtraction facts are another important part of first grade math. We expect the students to recall these facts very quickly. Addition and subtraction flash cards will be sent home soon to practice. The students are taking 45 second timed addition and subtraction tests. JanuaryCalendar:
******************************************************************* Math at Home Super Sums Use only the 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, 6s, and aces (1s) from a deck of cards. Each player writes the numbers 1-12 on a piece of paper. Then each player picks two cards and adds up the numbers on them. The player can mark off that the sum on the paper or cross off the two numbers on the cards. Who will be first to cross off all 12 numbers on the list? http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/newsletter/math/math001.shtml Backpack-tivity In a Million Words or Fewer You and your child each write separate descriptions of your child --then see what you learned from each other. http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/homework/pdfs/backpacktivity_001.pdf Readers Theater: Scripts for Reading Aloud Special Assignment Zoe Brown is unhappy. She thinks her teacher gave her the most boring topic for her computer classs Web site project. When Zoe starts her research, she finds an unusual online source that provides her with important -- possibly life-saving -- information. http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/reading/ReadersTheater/ReadersTheater020.shtml Web Site of the Week Animaland This site, brought to you by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, offers news, interactive games, contests, and information on taking care of your pets. http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=kids_home ******************************************************************* EDUCATION/PARENTING NEWS ******************************************************************* Tips for Effectively Advocating for Your Child All parents sometimes need to help their children smooth out situations at school. But the trick is to know how to advocate effectively. Here are some tips to help parents work effectively with teachers to solve the problem. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20608288/from/ET Many Parents Avoid Video Games With Kids More than four in 10, or 43 percent, of parents whose young children play video or computer games never play along with them, according to an Associated Press-AOL Games poll. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20071112/D8SS9GR00.html One Mom's Crusade Against Food Allergies After Robyn O'Brien's 9-month-old daughter almost died from an allergic reaction to eggs, O'Brien became an advocate for children with food allergies and founded AllergyKids to educate more people about food allergies. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/02 /earlyshow/contributors/tracysmith/main3443831.shtml Toy Blocks Best for Brain Development While many parents are offering their toddlers interactive electronic toys, a recent study showed that children who played with blocks scored on average 15 percent higher on language tests than children who did not play with blocks. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/333869_blocks02.html ... AND HUMOR Why? by Forrest Stone Why is the apple so shiny and red? Why is it so nice to be warm in bed? Why is the sky oh so blue overhead? Why is the puppy so furry and cute? Why are the gunny sacks made out of jute? Why doesn't Superman plunder and loot? Why is the ocean so deep and so wide? Why does Aunt Jennifer lean to one side? Why are the folks on the talk shows so snide? These are the questions I asked of my pop, The questions I asked 'til he told me to stop. ******************************************************************* PARENTS TIP OF THE WEEK ******************************************************************* ABCs of Student Success A is for Attendance Attendance is a critical factor in any child's school success. Children should attend school every day, except in cases of illness or emergency. It is impossible to replace the learning that happens on any school day with make-up work. Regular attendance and promptness are good habits that are expected and appreciated at all levels of schooling and in the workplace. This year, make school a priority in your household. Commit to excellence in attendance. Your child's future depends on it! ******************************************************************* PARENTS AS PARTNERS ******************************************************************* Ways parents can work with schools to improve student achievement and motivation. Parent Involvement Teachers, Parents, Kids Bond Over Books Inviting parents -- and sometimes students -- to participate in a book discussion group with teachers has led to better relationships between teachers and parents and a deeper understanding of current education and child-rearing issues. http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin486.shtml Partners for Student Success Community Finds Happiness in Clowns Each year, teachers at Machen Elementary School in Hampton, Virginia, host an event that involves all of the non-core courses -- such as art, music, and physical education. A production the play Clowns would not have been possible without parent volunteers. http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/partners/partners019.shtml ******************************************************************* TALKING WITH THE EXPERTS ******************************************************************* Interviews with educators about todays hot topics in education. Wire Side Chat A Framework for Raising Well-Balanced Children Children may be pampered with a plethora of gadgets, but they are not nurtured in a way that helps them develop into responsible and caring citizens, argues Dr. Peter L. Benson. All segments of society must commit to childrens well being, he argues. http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat195.shtml ******************************************************************* LIFESTYLE ******************************************************************* Technology and Kids Technology Trends Inching Toward Schools Schools may be the last place where kids rely on the same old technologies their parents did -- paper and pencils. The rest of their lives are driven and shaped by technology. Educators and parents still need to steer kids toward safe and responsible technology use. http://www.educationworld.com/a_lifestyle/lifestyle/lifestyle007.shtml Cooking With Joy Welcome to a New Approach to Cooking Tired of pizza, take-out Chinese food, and the cupboard is bare? Relax. You may only think it is bare. Sixth-grade teacher and foodie Joy Rotondi outlines how she plans to show readers how to create quick, tasty meals with what is on hand. http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/columnists/joy/joy001.shtml ==================================================================== Education World now incorporates www.SchoolNotes.com "everybody on the same page!" The leading school-to-home communications platform, with FREE pages for teachers and automatic notification of parents and students when new homework is posted! For a modest $24.95 PER YEAR, upgrade to Personal Edition, "Super SchoolNotes," with thousands of resources linked to your state's standards! 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