Sunday, October 29, 2017

Week of October 30th

Many exciting things are happening in first grade this week!

Tuesday 10/31 is character day. You should have received approval for your child's costume from me on the green slip of paper by now. If you still have questions please reach out to me via email. I am so excited to see everyone dressed as their favorite literary characters! We have a fun afternoon planned and hope you are able to join in the fun or donate supplies. Thank you to Mrs. Ashcraft and Mrs. Norton for making this happen! You can sign up at http://signup.com/go/MLndgWn

Friday November 3rd is early release at 12:30 for teacher inservice, please plan accordingly.

Spalding

Phonograms:
a, c, d, f, g, o, s, qu, b, e, ci, sh ee, th ow, ou, oo, ch, ar, ay

Words:
told, best, form, far, gave, alike, add, brave, corn, dance
dinner, doll, egg, fruit, looks, pick, rich, zoo, zip, zero
seven, forge, happy, noon, think, sister, cast, card, south, deep

Literature:
Jack and the Beanstalk and The Frog Prince

Science:
We are learning about habitats and will be taking a deeper look at arctic habitats. We will be discussing animals and how they adapt to their habitats.

History:
This week we will be looking at hieroglyphics and how the ancient Egyptians used this to read and write. We will also learn about the duties of a scribe.

Math:
We will continue to learn about shapes.