1. First Grade Newsletter Week of: 03/12/18 Homework
Name:______________________
First Grade
Newsletter Week of:
03/12/18
Spelling Words
Homework
rice
nice
page
age
wedge
ledge
Review Words
7. like
8. ride
H.F Words
9. from
10. once
Day
Math Practice Book
Reading
Language Arts
Other:
Monday
Practice Book Lesson 8.7 pg
Begin:
Super High Frequency Word Sentences – we check for correct grammar, uppercase & punctuation!
Study Spelling Words
Tuesday
Practice Book Lesson 8.8 pg
Work on:
Super High Frequency Word Sentences
Return Any Past Library Books that are still at home TOMORROW
Science:
Color, Read & Fill out: What do the parts of a plant do? (separate mini- book) due on: Fri., March 16h or before 
Wednesday
Practice Book Lesson 8.9 pg
Finish:
Thursday
Practice Book
Ch. 8 Extra Practice pg
Study High Frequency Words
Read to an adult 
Friday
NONE 
Study for High Frequency Word Test on Monday
Study Spelling Words for Test on Monday
Social Studies:
Women’s History Month fill in the blank
Phonics Skill:
Long Vowels: a & i,
Soft c & soft g,
-dge
Spelling Test Date:
Mon., March 19th
*Your child should be able to spell these words. Please practice daily.
High Frequency Words
green
grow
pretty
should
together
water
any
from
happy
once so
upon
High Frequency Word Test:
Mon.,
March 19th
*Please review daily. Your child should be able to read & recognize these words in text.*
Upcoming Quizzes/Tests
Chapter 8 Test on Fri., March 16th
Parts & Functions of a Plant Science Test on Fri., March 16th
Spelling Test on Mon., March 19th
High Frequency Word Test on Mon., March 19th
Famous Women in History Social Studies Test on Tues., March 20th
Reading/Language Arts Assessment (skills on back page) on Wed., March 21st
Homework Reminders:
**We are covering 1-2 math lessons a day in school. You may use the chart above as a guide to complete the math homework for this chapter, however we will not check Chapter 8 Math homework until March 19th.
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2. Important Reminders for this week: What We’re Learning This Week
Personality Potraits on Tuesday, March 13th – students must come in regular clothes, not uniform.
Jean Day on Friday for $1
Vocabulary
Math: ones, tens, add, subtract, sum, difference
Social Studies: Women’s History Month, Women’s History Month, Susan B. Anthony, Helen Keller, Amelia Earhart, Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks
Science: plant, stem, roots, leaves, flower
What We’re Learning This Week
Math: Chapter 8 – Two-Digit Addition and Subtraction
Reading: Skill: Compare & Contrast Review: Plurals & Sequence
Language Arts: Unit 3 – Grammar: Contractions with not, Review: Short & Long Vowels, Digraphs, Phonics: long o (ex: note), long u (ex: cube), long e (ex: Pete)
Writing: Write about a character from “The Gingerbread Man” using verbs in a selected tense (past, present, future)
Social Studies: Women’s History Month – Famous Women in History
Science: Parts of a plant
Upcoming Events
Talent Show on March 22nd
Spring Break from March 23rd to April 2nd
SAT-10 Reading Test Wed., April 4th
SAT-10 Math Test on Thurs., April 5th