First Grade Newsletter October 17, 2016 Teacher News & Notes Box Tops – Please continue saving box tops! It is a great way to support our class! Reading Log: Please allow your child to read to you every night for 30 minutes. The best way to learn how to read is to read, read, read! Spelling Words and Comprehension Story: Don’t forget to study these. The tests are on Fridays! PUMPKIN PROJECTS ARE DUE OCTOBER 24, 2016! (Pumpkins will be available at Open House tomorrow). This Week: Phonics- The Rule vc/cv, and Letters U & W Math- Review, Doubles, Doubles Plus 1 ELAR-Story- “On the Map” , Identify Topic/Purpose, How to Persuade, True and Fantasy, Self Monitor Their Reading, Edit for Punctuation, Spelling and Capitalization Science- Investigating Magnets Social Studies-Let’s Review Family Reading Night Bring your child to school on Wednesday to Family Reading Night from 4:00-6:00. They can take AR tests to earn their Library Card! This enables them to check out Library books more often than only once per week. Calendar (Please always read the Justiss website. We do not list all of the calendar events for the school.) 10-18 Open House/Report Card Pick-Up from 5:00-7:00 10-20 Fall Pictures 10-27 Fall Festival from 5:30-7:30 Spelling Words ask big can cat drop lost ants snip flag stand of to Ask Dan to clap. The pan is in the sink. Spelling test Friday! Please make sure they practice using lowercase letters. Lewis Conf. 12:45-1:35 Lunch 11:10-11:40 Fegley Conf. 12:45-1:35 Lunch 11:10-11:40 Chesshire Conf. 12:45-1:35 Lunch 11:10-11:40 Kelley Conf. 12:45-1:35 Lunch-11:10-11:40 Munoz Conf. 12:45-1:35 Lunch 11:10-11:40 Dzenowski Conf. 12:45-1:35 Lunch 11:10-11:40