Weekly Homework and Class News

Monday- 1. Spelling Journal--Due Friday—Do not turn in until Friday—Use the spelling words listed here to complete activities in the spelling journal—directions are in the journal: an, at, can, cat, had, man, catch, add, match, sap2. Nightly reading 3. High frequency word practice

Tuesday: 1. Decorate a turkey—Design a disguise to help Mr. Turkey. He wants to stay away from Mr. Farmer and not get eaten on Thanksgiving. Be creative and have fun ( some ideas—superman, Dracula, a football player, police officer, ballerina, etc…) 2. Nightly reading 3. High frequency word practice

Wednesday: 1. Math activity 2. Nightly reading 3. High frequency word practice

Thursday: 1. Complete spelling journal for a total of four points 2. Nightly reading 3. High frequency word practice

Life in First Grade

This week we will read about animals in the cold and the seasons as we learn about the short a sound and begin formal spelling instruction. We will have our first spelling test this Friday and begin working in our spelling journals We will also learn about editing sentences, writing a class story, main ideas and details in reading and plural nouns. We will finish a chapter in math on how to represent and recognize numbers on a ten-frame. In social studies, we will continue to learn about our world and our country as we study maps. We will also continue learn ing about Thanksgiving. In science we will learn more about animal groups. In religion, we will learn about St. Elizabeth as we celebrate her feast day and we will learn about how God watches over us and how Jesus healed and helped people. Please practice this week’s high frequency words:

animal, fall, full, bird, flower, see, cold, look of

Please continue to review prior weeks‘ first grade high frequency words

Formal spelling begins this week. The children will do spelling homework on Monday and Thursday. A spelling journal will be sent home on Monday. The children can choose the activities they would like to do for a total of four points or more. The directions are on the inside of the journal. Spelling words to be used for spelling homework:

an, at, can, cat, had, man, catch, add, match, sap

Please stop by the classroom to sign-up to donate items or serve and clean-up at our Thanksgiving celebration on Monday, 11-23-09 at 11 a.m.