Daily School begins at 8:30 Lunch: 12:00 to 12:30 School ends at 3:15 with the last bus leaving at 3:30
Weekly:
Homework : Assignment sheets are sent home nightly. Reading: Students have a reading assignment nightly.
Students are asked to read their weekly story three to four nights in a
week. This allows an emerging reader to feel really comfortable with
the text and enables the listener (parent) to hear and correct any
miscues. At school we are working on various phonics, and comprehension
issues. Often, we use other materials to compliment the text. Please
feel free to contact me if you have concerns regarding your child's
progress in reading.
Vocabulary:
Quizzes are on-going throughout the year. Words are drawn from our
weekly stories and from the 100 sight words first graders should know
by years end. These words (in list form) can be found in the First
Grade brochures.
Phonics: We continue to do phonics lessons and games. We apply these lessons to our reading across the curriculum.
Spelling: Our
weekly spelling list is derived from both phonics standards and our
sight words. I believe that by relating spelling to students' weekly
work they will be more successful.
Writing
First
graders, countywide, are preparing for a writing skills test in March. In class we are writing daily, across the curriculum. We are looking
for good writers who can:
*Use upper/lower case letters correctly *Use punctuation (periods, question marks) where needed *Write a "story" which answers the prompt using five sentences. It should be written sequentially and make sense to the reader. *Spelling should include both inventive and standard spelling
In
order to help your student at home, you may wish to have them write for
you and check these goals. This skills test should not be a stressful
situation. Rather, it is intended as an opportunity to assess writing
growth and prepare students for more challenging work in future grades.
Math: Students
need to continue to practice math facts and be ready to solve addition
and subtraction problems (0 to 10) automatically. This is readily
accomplished through continued practice; both at home and school.
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