1. First Grade Homework & Classroom News:
Sept 11th- Sept.15th
Word families
Words that follow the pattern of adding –s, -ed, and –ing
(examples)
show:
shows
showed
showing
pick:
picks
picked
picking
Homework Menu:
Choose one appetizer and one main course to do for homework every night. If you are still hungry for practice, help yourself to some dessert!
Appetizer (5 minutes)
Practice any of the listed Daily Math skills
Write some word family words in a fun way
Main Course(15 minutes)
Read a “just-right book” to a stuffed animal or a family member for 13 minutes. Spend 2 minutes retelling what you read.
Dessert (10 minutes)
Write about something that happened today in your planner
Go on to the class website and explore some of the ELA and Math games linked on the Web Resources page.
Daily Math skills:
Say, show, or write different ways to make numbers within 10.
write addition sentences within 10 in the horizontal and also the vertical format
Grab two handfuls of small items and write a number sentence to match (7 pencils + 5 pencils = 12 pencils)
Create your own story problems using addition within 20 and have someone in your family solve them!
STEM focus and Words of the week
Questions:
What are unique properties of light What are unique properties of sound? How can we use light and sound to communicate over a distance? Why do engineers create different products?
Words to know: Engineering Design Process, unique, properties, communicate, purpose

2. A note from the teachers…
Homework and Newsletter
Sept 11th- Sept.15th
A note from the teachers…
We hope everyone had a great weekend! This week we will be reading and writing words with inflected endings (-s, -ed, -ing). We will not be assessing the students on words with special rules like cry-cries or run-running until later on in the school year but if you want to practice those at home you are welcome to do so! We will also be discovering how to identify main idea and details in a text. In math, we are continuing to build number sense skills and writing addition number sentences within 10. When students have strong number sense, they are able to mentally manipulate numbers and easily solve problems in multiple ways. Those skills are critical for success in higher level math. Both first grade classes will be starting an exciting STEM unit on the properties of light and sound this week. Ask your students to notice and describe different types of light and sound they observe this week. We are so proud of our students!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Swartz and Mrs. Watson.
Upcoming Events:
Wednesday, September 13th PTO fundraiser at Oro Valley Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steak Burgers 4-8:00pm
Monday September-18th-picture day
October 10th-13th-Parent teacher conferences and 1:30 dismissal each day
Star Students:
Mrs. Watson’s class: Jamie for being a friend to all and thoughtful of others.
Benjamin for thinking outside of the box and showing perseverance during our STEM challenges
Mrs. Swartz’s class: Talan worked so hard on his bridge design last week! He kept trying instead of getting frustrated!
Nevaeh has been working hard to be a good teammate at her table. What a bucketfiller!
Special Birthdays:
9/14-Trey (Mrs. Swartz)

3. After reading a story, use these transition words to retell as much as you remember. 

4. The following pages are NOT REQUIRED but are here if you would like to use them with your child 

6. Create your own addition facts and record them here
Create your own addition facts and record them here! (you can put this page in a page protector and play over an over again with a dry erase marker )