Welcome to first grade! It's going to be a great year! Some things you can do
to be successful in first grade are...
*READ! READ! READ!
*complete homework each night
*try your best
*respect yourself, others, and your school
The Jaybird Street Journal
A Newsletter for Mrs. Robertson’s
Creative Confident Productive Students
November 30th, 2009
Phonics: This week we will assess what needs to be reviewed, and then begin
phonics instruction with targeted skills that need remediating.
Reading: We are reading the story Ruby in Her Own Time and the corresponding
high frequency words from the story. There will be a test on Ruby in Her Own
Time and words on Thursday. There will be a dictation test on Friday.
Math: We will learn to write the numbers 56-59, compare and order objects by
length, measure length using nonstandard units, write 0-10 using words,
identify pairs, graph pieces used to cover a design, and read a graph. There
will be a math test on Friday.
Social Studies: This week we will be doing Christmas art, stories, etc.
Writing: This week we will be writing letters to Santa and our parents for
the holidays. Let me know if you do not want your child’s letter to Santa
published in the paper.
Homework: Monday-Thursday: read books in homework folder, and complete math
sheet. Read at least 30 minutes every night and document this on the reading
log. Have your child read his/her poem to you and sign the back. Spelling
Homework: Monday: write the words 4 times each. Tuesday- choose 5 spelling
words and write a sentence with each word. Wednesday: put: after
cash way bath from
in ABC order. Thursday- review spelling words missed on practice test and
prepare for test on Friday.
Unit 1 Spelling Words
thin
shed
bath
wish
cash
way
after
by
from
and
Bonus Word: bonus
Announcements
December 7th- Santa Shop Starts
December 7th- Read-a-thon Ends
December 18th- Christmas Party 11:00-11:45
