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1st Grade Overview
December 20 - January 9
LANGUAGE ARTS:
Phonics: We will work on combination ar, digraph ch, and reviewing various phonetic concepts.
Assessment: January 15th
Spelling: Spelling list 12 test will be on Thursday, January 15th.
us, six, yes, good, jump, five, name, drink, stacked, napkin, *some, *was
The bee stung Bob on the heel.
His heel swelled and felt hot.
Foundations and Frameworks:
We will be in the unit of Character and work on it throughout January.
MATH: We will continue work on identifying numbers on the number line to 120, adding ten to a number, finding the missing values, and adding and subtracting using the number line.
Assessment: Fact test will be on January 15th. Unit 4 test will be on January 9th.
SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES: We will begin our unit on Earth’s Surface in science. In social studies, we will begin our unit on the Arctic and Antarctica.
Weekly Memory Work: Snow is Falling and Psalm 147:16.
“He spreads the snow like wool and scatters the frost like ashes.”
Snow is Falling
Snow is falling
from the sky above
Snow is falling
put on scarf and gloves.
Snow is falling
its time to play
Snow is falling
let’s make snowmen today.
REMINDERS:
January 6th- Classes Resume
January 12th- Snuggle Up Readers begin
January 16th- Tellus Museum Field Trip
January 19- MLK, Jr. Day (No School)
January 30- Snuggle Up Day
SAVE THE DATES for these two field trips: January 16th to the Tellus Museum and April 17th to the Knoxville Zoo (all day, siblings, extra family may attend) - parent drivers for both.
A reminder that neatness and returning homework on time are two skills noted on the first-grade report card, as mentioned at the August parent intro conferences.
Please help your child unload their homework folder and allow them to read to you each night for 10-15 minutes.
Snacks: A healthy snack may be sent each day. No cookies, potato chips, or candy, please!