Newsletter Week 11

First Grade Gazette Ms. Skelton’s Class November 2-6, 2009

A Peek at the Week

Reading/Phonics: We will wrap up our learning

theme from Unit 3 and begin Unit4 “Our Neighborhood at Work”. We will introduce “r” controlled vowels spelled “er, ir, ur”, review short vowels, introduce /k/ spelled “k” and the /_ng/ sound spelled with short vowels preceding. The High Frequency Words for the week are:

Away, you, do, here, like

Classroom News  Don’t forget to purchase a yearbook! On sale now for $15  We are starting a new Book it reading log for November! Please remember to read with your child every night and sign the log!  Please be sure your child gets enough sleep every night!

Language Arts/Writing: We will discuss

capitalization of important words such as the name of a state, city, month, day, and person. Math: This week we will begin a new unit and introduce the concept of finding the unknown number in a partner sequence (see the parent note from the math book) Science: This week in Science we will explore rocks.  Just a Reminder  Please Related Arts

Monday: PE Tuesday: Music Wednesday: Computer Thursday: Art Friday: Library/Spanish

remember to return you library books every Friday.  Please initial your child’s behavior log every night.

Homework Read with your child each night for 20 minutes • Complete the homework package and staple to turn in by

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Box tops for Education! We are starting a new collection of Box tops for this grading period! Please remember to cut them out and send them in on the new turkey sheet. If you have extra box tops, feel free to send them in an envelope attached to the sheet.

Keighley Skelton [email protected] 462-3900 ext. 32105 missskelton.blogspot.com