Go Batty for the Bat Project!

Parents,


In your child's red homework folder this week you will find the guidelines for our Bat Project. Follow the instructions on the paper to complete your Bat Project, which will be displayed somewhere around the school.


Choose any way to display your information: poster, diorama (in a shoe box), model, etc. If you would like to use a computer program, you can send a completed project on a flash drive.


This project will need to be turned in no later than Friday, November 5th. There is no Drops in the Bucket page or Reading Comprehension page to accommodate more time for you to work on the Bat Project this week. Next week, regular homework will resume.


Thanks for your help with this awesome research project and please let me know if you have any questions!

Spelling Review Week-Spice it up!

This week for spelling/phonics, we are reviewing all of the skills we have learned so far in first grade. It is important to review and keep these skills fresh!


Your child will receive a spelling review with all the skills and words they are expected to know. There are activities listed as homework for each day, but..... I thought this might help make reviewing more fun!


You have a choice to participate in one or more of the following activities every night this week in place of your written homework. What that means is, if you do one of the activities listed below, you do not have to complete the written work on the homework!


Here are some spelling activities to spice up your spelling practice!


1. Play dough spelling-have your child use play dough to model letters for spelling words.


2. Sand spelling-your child can use their finger to trace the letters in the sandbox!


3. Sidewalk chalk spelling-go outside and use chalk to spell your words for the day!


4. Rainbow spelling-your child can use a different color marker for each letter.


5. Paint your words-use paint to spell your spelling words for the day.


6. Computer spelling-use the computer to type your words in a Word document.


7. Pipe cleaner spelling-use pipe cleaners to shape the letters for your review words.


8. Go to http://www.spellingcity.com and practice your words.

Just to be clear, your child is still accountable for doing all the assignments listed on the homework paper, however, if you choose to "spice it up" please write the activity your child completed along with your signature to confirm on the homework paper. Thank you for being a great supporter!

RED RIBBON WEEK

This upcoming week is Red Ribbon Week, our campaign against drugs! Please participate in the following activities to show your pride against drugs:

Monday - Let's Put Drugs to Rest! (Wear your pajamas)

Tuesday - Let's Double Up Against Drugs! (Twin Day-dress like a friend)

Wednesday - Red Ribbon Day (Wear red)

Thursday - Team Up Against Drugs! (Wear your favorite team's shirt)

Friday - We'd Be Crazy To Do Drugs! (Crazy hair and sock day)

Weekly News-Week 10

Check out what's going on in Room 103!

 

Reading Workshop: Reading Strategy- Using multiple strategies

Language Arts: Halloween book studies

Writing: Word choice, creative writing

Phonics/Spelling: Review all skills

Science: Bats

Math: Fact Families

Friday is Bat Feast (Our Fall Party!!)

Word Families We Know:

Parents, please feel free to use this list of word families to challenge your child for their practice spelling test every Thursday night.

For example, call "map." Then say, "If you can spell map, you can spell flap." This allows your child to build on the skill of applying spelling sounds.

-ap (map)

-at (bat)

-am (ham)

-an (fan)

-ack (quack)

-et (get)

-ed (bed)

-en (ten)

-in (fin)

-ip (lip)

-ick (pick)

-og (jog)

-ock (rock)

-op (mop)

-ot (not)

-ut (but)

-ug (jug)

-un (run)

Weekly News-Week 9

Check out what's going on in Room 103!

 

Reading Workshop: Reading Strategy- Skippy the Frog and Flippy the Dolphin

Language Arts: Sequencing story events, Realistic Fiction

Writing: Word choice, thank you notes

Phonics/Spelling: short o; r and l blends

Science: Plants and pumpkins

Math: Understanding subtraction

Take Home Readers today!

Please see your child's Red Homework Folder for their Take Home Reading Pocket! This is a chance to earn one more sticker every week for reading at home. Please see the outside of the Reading Pocket for full explanation and contact me if you have any questions!

Happy Reading!

Weekly News-Week 8

Check out what's going on in Room 103!

Parent Conferences: Monday, October 11th-Student Holiday

 

Reading Workshop: Reading Strategy- Chunky Monkey

and how to choose a good fit book

Language Arts: Understanding Fiction and Non-Fiction

Writing: Word Choice, describing

Phonics/Spelling: short i; a follows c and i follows k

Social Studies: Columbus

Math: Working on a number line and understanding addition