First Grade Newsletter 8 – 1 - 17 First Grade Newsletter November 6 – November 10 Please wear red, white and blue for the parade this Friday, November 10th at 8:15am! Skills for the Week: ELA: Short ‘u’ sounds Reading Comprehension Strategies, Capital letters Math: Chapter 3 Addition to 20 Theme: Election Day, Veteran’s Day Homework: Read for 20 minutes every night! Write spelling and sight words 3x’s each. Please turn in by Thursday. Spelling Words: fun sun but us bus Spelling test Friday! Sight Words: Review all Level E sight words! come, are, went, your, get, for, said, like, they, be, had, big, her, but, all Read & spell for test Friday! Social Studies: Election, Veteran’s Day 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: Friday 11-10-17: Veteran’s Day Parade 8:15 AM. Please join us: Stand in the front hallway/atrium by Mrs. Pennington’s office to view the parade. Student Student of the Week: Miss Lusk ~ Aubreeana Mrs. Smith ~ Ayden A. Mrs. Speedy~ Jackson