Upcoming Quizzes/Tests Name:______________________ First Grade Newsletter Week of: 01/29/18 Spelling Words Homework lend spend fast past sink wink run bug of who Phonics Skill: short u Spelling Test Date: Friday, Feb. 2nd *Your child should be able to spell these words. Please practice daily. Day Math Practice Book Reading Language Arts Other: Monday IXL: M.2 - Write numbers as tens and ones up to 20 (DUE: 02/05) Read to an adult  Study High Frequency Words Study Spelling Word Tuesday Practice Book Lesson 6.1 pg. 113-114 Spelling Word Categories Wednesday Practice Book Lesson 6.2 pg. 115-116 Study High Frequency Words for TEST TOMORROW Study Spelling Words Thursday Practice Book Lesson 6.3 pg. 117-118 Read “Stan is Last” to an adult & complete Activity (bottom right) Study Spelling Words TEST TOMORROW Friday Practice Book Lesson 6.4 pg. 119-120 Read “Tad hits Fast” to an adult & complete Activity (bottom right) NONE High Frequency Words eat of no under who High Frequency Word Test: Thursday, Feb. 1st *Please review daily. Your child should be able to read & recognize these words in text.* Upcoming Quizzes/Tests High Frequency Test on Thurs., Feb. 1st Living & Non-Living Things Quiz on Fri., Feb. 2nd (skills on quiz are on “What’s Going on this Week” section on the back page) Spelling Test on Fri., Feb 2nd. Homework Reminders: Please remember to use this homework chart as a checklist. The assignments above are suggested to be completed on these days, however this packet is not due until Monday. Contact Ms. T: ntijerino@bengamlakendall.org Parent Signature: __________________________ Comment: ________________________________ _________________________________________

Important Reminders for this week: What We’re Learning This Week “Family Fun Day” tickets go on sale in the office this week Jean Day on Friday for $1 Vocabulary Reading: depend, habitat, hibernate, tolerate, tranquil Science: living, non-living, plants, animals Math: digits, ones, tens, hundreds Social Studies: history, time-line, community, technology, past, present What We’re Learning This Week Science: Living & Non-Living things – identifying living & non-living things, what do all living things need: food, water, air, space Math: Chapter 6 – Count & Model Numbers Reading: Unit 2 Week 3: “Animals at Home” – Main Topic (Main Idea) & Key Details, Inflectional ending –ing (action word that is happening now ex: running, jumping, drinking) Language Arts: Unit 2 Week 3 – Grammar: Possessive Nouns ‘s (who or what has something/it belongs to), Contraction Review (ex: its is = it’s) Writing: Explanatory/Informative Prompt – Main Topic and details in regards to animals that live together in a habitat. Providing closure at the end of a prompt. Social Studies: History – Change over time. Upcoming Events Family Fun Day – Sunday, February 11th 100th Day of School – Tuesday, February 12th Chinese New Year Party – Friday, February 16th