FIRST GRADE NEWSLETTER #18

 JANUARY CHARACTER TRAIT:  Trustworthiness – Being honest and telling the truth.  Trustworthy people do what they say they will do.  They do what they know is right even if it is hard to do so.  A trustworthy person is a loyal friend. 

I hope your child has told you about our classroom grocery store – LUCKY LARRY’S!  Students have organized and priced all of the donated “store items”.  We are learning to write receipts and total the cost of items purchased, using dimes and pennies.  We are having so much fun!  Much learning is taking place in First Grade! 

We read books and completed our second book report.  Be on the look out for the next Genesis Book Nook Publication!  J 

RAINBOW BRIDGE stories for this week: 

“The Three Little Bears” (Parts 1 and 2) ----- Have fun as a family reading this familiar childhood tale!  J                         

“The Lion and the Mouse”  (Please discuss the moral of this familiar fable.)

NOTE:  Please listen to your child read weekly selections aloud to increase level of confidence, accuracy, fluency, and expression.

WORD LISTS 5, 6, and 7:

forest                                      porridge                 kitchen                   piece

bear                                        their                        great                       walk

talk                                          chalk

stairs                                       upstairs                  downstairs                             squeak

scream                                    squeal                     squash                                    ought

bought                                    thought                  fought

gnat                                        gnaw                                       design                                     knee

know                                       knew                                       new                                         accidentally

swallow                                  promise                                  friend                                     trouble

SPELLING LIST 16:            

second                    face                         practice                  animal                    gym                         space

mice                        neither                   can                          either                      bath                        flap

prance                    rat                           damp                      bad                         nice                         can’t

ice                           lake

PLEASE CONTINUE RECORDING YOUR JANUARY READING LOG MINUTES.  EACH CHILD SHOULD BE READING AT LEAST 20 MINUTES DAILY. 

PLEASE PRACTICE AND REVIEW “BTC” WORD LIST ONE AND THE OUTLAW LIST.  THANK YOU!