1st Grade News

February 9-13, 2004

 

Here’s what we will be doing in the classroom this week:

In Bible we will be studying the fruit of the Spirit and focusing on love and thankfulness. Galatians 5:22

In Math we are working on telling time to the half hour, reading a thermometer to 2 degrees (counting by 2’s) and counting by 25’s to 200. We will count quarters to $2.00 and begin the 9 family addition this week.

In Spelling this week we will have a test of 15 sight words previously studied in class. The list was sent home yesterday.

In Language Shurley English is progressing well. We are able to recite jingles for nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives and sentences. We can classify sentences, labeling each part of speech listed above. It is so much FUN!

In Science we are studying animals. This week we will read a Science book about an animal from one of these groups: reptile, amphibian, mammal, bird, fish or insect. We will make flap books gathering info from our reading. Then we will use that info to write a paragraph about our animal. Next week we will make our diorama showing our animal in it’s habitat.

Don’t forget:

Wednesday (tomorrow) is the 100th day of school. Projects are due that morning. We will have a show n tell throughout the day giving each student and opportunity to share what they created and how they made it.

Friday is our Valentine’s Day party. We will make decorated bags this week focusing on God’s love and ways to show God’s love. We will use these as mailbags for your child’s valentines. Please send a valentine to each child in the class if you wish to participate. If you need a list, please contact me. One was sent home last week.

Special thanks to:

The Kents for our class’s “Westlake author’s “chair

Peggy Kraus for donating another bean bag chair

The moms and dads who drove to the Gurnee Police Station. We all enjoyed this outside activity to conclude our Community Helpers Unit.

The parents who faithfully help out for reading, grading papers, volunteering for lunch duty, photocopying papers, cutting projects and typing newsletters!

Thank you all and may the Lord bless you richly in return for your sacrifice and labor of love!

Anna Taylor