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1st Grade Overview

December 6 - 12

LANGUAGE ARTS:
Phonics: We will work on compound words, suffix -less, -ness, and -ly, and digraph ai. 

Assessment: December 18th

Spelling: Spelling list 11 test will be on Thursday, December 18th.

she, too, keep, same, more, we’ll, shack, went, tablet, brushing, *their, *goes

  1. The deck is next to their pool.

  2. The fish had a hook stuck in its gill.

Foundations and Frameworks: 

We will be in the unit of Retelling and work on it throughout December.


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 December 8th. Unit 4 test will be when we return from Christmas Break.


SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES: We will begin our Christmas unit and Christmas around the World through December. 

Weekly Memory Work: Ornament Poem and Luke 2:10-12.

“But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

Ornamant

The funniest face looked out at me,

from a silver ball on the Christmas tree!

At first I thought it was Santa’s elf,

but I looked again and it was just myself!


REMINDERS:

  1. December 9th- K-2 Christmas Program

  2. December 19th- ½ day and Christmas Party

  3. December 19 (Half Day)- January 5- Christmas Break

  4. January 6th- Classes Resume

  5. January 16th- Tellus Museum Field Trip

  6. January 19- MLK, Jr. Day (No School)

  7. January 30- Snuggle Up Day

  8. 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. 

  9. 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. 

  10. Please help your child unload their homework folder and allow them to read to you each night for 10-15 minutes. 

  11. Snacks: A healthy snack may be sent each day. No cookies, potato chips, or candy, please!