Week of September 25th

1A Families:

I hope you have had an enjoyable weekend. Here a few things in store for your first grader this week:

Literacy Night and Read-a-Thon Kick-Off  9/29 5-8pm

Half Day 9/29 12:30 Dismissal

Spalding:

for, run, ran, was, that, his, led, lay, apple, ate

author, bread, brown, dog, eats, fast, food, jump, sleep, wash

yellow, nine, face, miss, rides, ride, tree, sick, got, north

Math:

Ordinal numbers

Science: 

We are continuing to learn about matter and atoms in the form of electricity. We will learn about electrical circuits, static electricity and who Thomas Edison is.

History:
We are continuing our study of ancient Egypt. This week we will explore pharaohs and mummies.

Literature:
Cinderella Around the World

Week of September 18th

Last week was an exciting one with all of our hands on activities in science and history! We enjoyed seeing what happens when a liquid is frozen (popsicles!), and building The Nile out of salt dough. We hope that you are feeling more settled into the Spalding and Singapore programs and encourage you to reach out if you have any further questions.

Phonograms:
Please focus on single and double letter phonograms at home (1-50)

Spalding Words:
ask, just, way, get, home, much, call, long, love, then
house, year, to, I, as, send, alone, one, some
if, how, her, them, other, baby, well, about, men, man

Math:
We will have our next unit test on subtraction this Tuesday 9/19
Practicing math facts at home will help ensure your child's success in our Rocket Math program

Science:
We are continuing to explore states of matter

History:
Ancient Egypt: The Nile, everyday life in ancient Egypt

Literature:
Owl at Home

Grammar:
Proper nouns, periods

Fall Concert

Fall Concert 

Thursday, November 16th at 5:30pm at the Higley Center For the Performing Arts

Dress Code for Concerts:

Girls must wear a white shirt, with a black skirt (knee length or longer)  or dress slacks, and black dress shoes (black tights if desired).

Boys must wear a white collared, button-down shirt, black slacks, black socks and black dress shoes.

The students will be wearing the same attire for the Spring Concert in April.

Some stores that carry appropriate concert attire:

o     Macy’s

o     JCPenney

o     Sears

o     Kohl’s

o     Target

o     Walmart

o     Lands’ End (landsend.com)

·        Shopstyle.com

Feel free to email me if you have questions RBoswell@ArchwayLincoln.org

Week of September 11th

It is hard to believe we are already half way through our first quarter! I hope you all have had a restful weekend and are ready for another great week!

This week in first grade:

Spalding Words:
fur, green, oil, paint, pool, teeth, worm, day, eat
sits, sit, box, school, belong, door, floor, yes, low
soft, stands, stand, bring, tell, five, ball, law, ask, yard

Phonograms:
e, hi, l, j, k, m, n, p, oa, gu, ph, ough, oe, ey, igh, kn, gn, wr, ie

Math:
Relating subtraction to addition, finding missing addends

History:
Ancient Egypt, The Nile

Science:
States of Matter

Literature:
Owl at Home (please bring this book in if you have not already)

Just a reminder to please be reading with your child each night. Homework is collected on Mondays and math workbooks are checked daily. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me via email if you have any questions.

Week of September 3rd

First Grade Families:
We are so grateful for everything that you have done to make August a successful first month of school! We hope you all had a restful weekend and are ready for a great September!

Class Liaisons:
Thank you to everyone who volunteered for this position. Just a reminder to those who were chosen there is a mandatory meeting this Tuesday. All questions and concerns should be directed towards Cristy Kec our liaison coordinator at archwayparentteacherliaisons.com.

Spalding and Singapore night was a success, thank you to all who joined us in learning more about how to support child at home. If you need further support with homework please do not hesitate to reach out. Please continue to work on phonograms and correct letter formation at home. The math work book should be going back and forth between home and school each day.

Poem of the Month:
The Pasture
By: Robert Frost

Phonograms:
ear, ng, ea, aw, au, or, ck, wh, ed, ew, ui, a, c, d, f, g, o, s, qu, b

Spelling Words:
let, big, bag, beg, bog, bug, mother, three, land, cold, hot, hat, child, ice, play, sea, see, bird, cool, earth

Curriculum:
We will begin subtraction in math
We will start exploring Ancient Egypt vocabulary and the importance of the Nile River
We will continue using the scientific method in our exploration of states of matter