First Grade Newsletter 8 – 1 - 17 First Grade Newsletter October 9 – October 13! A change in Spelling homework. It’s now due on Friday’s. Please have your child write their words 2x each on a separate piece of paper. Skills for the Week: ELA: Short a sounds Reading Strategies, Capital letters, Nouns, Beginning-Middle-End Math: Chapter 2 Subtraction Writing numbers 1 – 100 correctly, Counting 1 – 120 correctly with no prompting, Counting on from any number up to 120, (37… 38, 39, 40, 41…) , Count by 5’s, Count by 10’s Theme: Sun, Moon, Stars & Bats Homework: Read for 15 minutes every night! Friday: Spelling words 2x each. Spelling Words: bad had cat can ran Spelling test Friday! Sight Words: your get for Read & spell for test! Science: Sun, Moon, Stars Self Help Skills – must be done independently (Y=Yes; NI=Needs Improvement) Shoe Tying _________ Zipping/Buttoning Jackets ________ Opening Food and Drink Containers ________ Self-Control ________ Walking respectfully in HMES halls in Class Line ________ Important Dates: October 13 – FIELD DAY 12:00-1:45 October 16 – Treat Bag Items due to Mrs. Speedy October 16-27 – Pumpkin Chunkin’ October 30 – No School Student Student of the Week: Miss Lusk ~ Kaleb Mrs. Smith ~ Will Mrs. Speedy~ Kylie