1. First Grade News Letter Dec. 12,2014 Important Dates Dec. 19 th Winter Parties Jan. 12 th -15 th Usborne Book Fair Jan. 13 th PTO Meeting 6 p.m. Jan.15 th Celebrating Diversity 5-8 p.m. Jan. 16 th -19 th No School Jan. 22 nd Birthday Bash Jan. 28 th Conferences 4-8:30 Feb.10 th Conferences 4-8:30 Feb.13 th Valentines Day Party Sweetheart Dance 6-8p.m. Feb. 18 th Conferences (Make up day as needed)

2. Reading This week: What is changing in our world? Ruby in Her Own Time Phonics: Compound Words Consonant Patterns ng,nk Compare & Contrast Inferring Synonyms Next Week: What is changing in our world? Christmas Around the World

3. Math This Week Math Test Ch. 3 Lesson 4.1 Introducing Length Measurement Lesson 4.2 Measuring Length Next Week Lesson 4.3-4.4 More Length Measurement Lesson 4.5 Exploring Data, Shapes, & Base 10 Blocks Lesson 4.6 Representing Data with a Bar Graph

4. Other News Please make sure your child is practicing their math facts. The end of the year goal is 100 math facts completed in 5 minutes. First in Math is a great tool for helping them to learn and practice their facts. They can also go onto Sum Dog. Also, students should be doing Accelerated Reader (AR) at home. Accelerated Reader will help improver their comprehension. The more reading your child does the better reader they become. If you do not have a computer, your child has the opportunity to use the tech lab at school before school starts. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to call or e-mail us. cogant@plainlocal.org ondoj@plainlocal.org cogant@plainlocal.org