1. CLASSROOM NEWSLETTER Week of October 3rd-7th
Miss Gades’s 1st Grade Class
WE WILL BE WORKING ON:
DON’T FORGET!
Reading: Our story this week is a fiction story called, Gus Takes the Train. In this story, we will talk about the story’s structure, or story elements. We will cover characters, setting, problem and solution. In phonics (letter sounds), we will work on the sounds for short u, q, and z. In grammar we will continue to work on naming and identifying adjectives (words that tell about nouns). Please keep track of your child’s reading on the reading log. We will do this all year, so keep looking for book bags to come home! 
Daily 5 & CAFE: As a part of our reading block, we will also continue to work on Daily 5. We built up to 20 minutes of read to self last week. This week we will keep building our Work on Writing stamina, and we’ll launch read to someone. Our strategies this week will include: story elements.
Spelling: Spelling tests will be on Fridays. The test will have words from the Journeys story.
Journeys Spelling: up, bug, mud, nut, hug, tub
Math: In math this week, we will begin chapter 3 in GoMath! We will revisit addition and talk about various addition strategies. We will be talking about doubles, doubles plus one, and counting on to add.
Social Studies: This week, we will begin talking about work in the community. We will talk about wants, needs, choices, goods, services, buying, and selling.
October 3rd-7th
Homecoming Week
October 3rd
Monday: Nerd Day 7:30 *$1 Admission
Fundraiser Kick Off
Students are asked to sell 10 items.
Tuesday: Flannel Day
Packets due Oct. 17th
Wednesday: Fake Injury Day
October 5th
K-2 to Dawson for Skippyjon Jones play
Thursday: Decades Day *Home Volleyball Game
(See blue letter)
Friday: Blue/Gold Day *Home Football Game
October 11th
Picture Retakes
TEACHER’S CORNER:
IXL: Each week I will list skills that students can practice. This week:
Anything under letter B!
Sight Words:
FRIEND, FULL, GOOD, HOLD, MANY, PULL, WHITE, NINE, JUST
Practice Spelling and Sight Words :
I have several websites and games to practice math linked to my school website:
If you have any questions, please me at
Remember: You can see our class Facebook Page by liking Miss Gades’ Rockin’ 1st Grade!
Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you.—Dr. Seuss