November News for First Grade

Text Box: First Grade News

Mrs. Rambo

January 2010

Text Box: We have many events planned for January. Here is a list of upcoming events.

1/4/10

Welcome back! Happy New Year!

1/13/10

School Spirit Day~

Wear your clothes Mismatched!

1/18/10

School Closed ~ Martin Luther King Day

This month we will be reading the stories:

King Midas and His Gold

A Butterfly Grows

Mark’s Big Day

Tomas Rivera

Text Box: Spelling words

King Midas and His Gold

A Butterfly Grows

Mark’s Big Day

Tomas Rivera

1. shop

2. shot

3. shut

4. rush

5. wish

6. fish

7. for

8. more

9. from

10. very

1. chip

2. chin

3. inch

4. such

5. catch

6. match

7. wish

8. shop

9. saw

10. were

1. far

2. farm

3. arm

4. art

5. part

6. park

7. chin

8. such

9. fly

10. watch

1. quit

2. quick

3. quiz

4. whiz

5. which

6. when

7. arm

8. part

9. house

10. put

Text Box:

This month in Math we will be exploring time & money.

In this unit, telling time is extended to times on the half-hour, dimes are added to the collection of coins to be counted,
and work is begun on solving simple addition and subtraction problems. You can help your child practice through games they learn as an essential component in the Everyday Mathematics program. Just ask your child how to play:

High Roller

Coin Top-It
Before and After
Dime-Nickel-Penny Grab
DominoTop-It

Time Clock Match

Text Box:

Keep on Reading!

We will continue to participate in the Take Home Reading program. Students who read a specified number of books will receive a coupon for a free personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut. The books will be coming home on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Please remember to initial the appropriate columns.

It’s “Snow” fun to check out the websites listed to the left of our newsletter and try some great activities! Check out Mrs. Swan's First Grade website too. There are some links there that are not available on our website.

Just a few reminders:

Please continue to practice word lists and spelling words every day.

Please help our students get to school on time.

Our late bell rings promptly at 8:45 and we need to be ready to begin.

Please take time to read to your children & listen to them read to you.

Homework

Homework is given to students Monday through Thursday. No homework on Friday (everyone needs a break)! Homework usually consists of one Language Arts worksheet and one Math worksheet. Homework is due on the next day. Please send in a note if you have a question or concern. Homework and other important information will be included in your child’s homework folder.

Word Lists

Word lists are used to help build the students sight word vocabulary. The words are taken from the stories we read in class. The more sight words a child knows the more he/she can concentrate on comprehension. The lists should be kept in the folders at all times. They will be checked at least once a week. As a list is mastered, a new one will be added. The students will work at his/her own pace. This year we have added a new selection of vocabulary words called robust words. These words are introduced to enrich the children's vocabulary.

Lunch Money

Lunch money and/or snack money should be sent to school in an envelope marked with child’s name and homeroom. Thank you!
Our lunch this year is from 11:25 AM -12:05 PM.

Climate Control

Our classroom is climate controlled. In warm weather the classrooms can get chilly. Please dress your children for the classroom and as per the dress code. It may be too cold for sleeveless shirts and dresses.

Spelling Words

Spelling words will be given each week to go along with the stories we read in class. Look for the Spelling Take Home sheets for the new words and the date of the test. Spelling tests are usually are Fridays. Take a look at the class website for a list of the weekly spelling words.

Schedule
Our 6-day special schedule is listed below.
The specials are also listed on the homework sheet in your child's folder so you can check which days they will need their sneakers.

Day 1 ~ Art
Day 2 ~ Music
Day 3 ~ Health
Day 4~ Phys. Ed (Wear your sneakers!)
Day 5 ~ Computers
Day 6 ~ Spanish

If you ever have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me by:

A note (in the homework sheet’s comment column)

Phone Mrs. Rambo- 783-2300 ext. 4102 (This is voicemail only.)

E Mail (rambos@clementon.k12.nj.us)

In person (the old-fashioned way) after 3:15

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