Wonderland in 1st Grade

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Can You Hear The Sounds?



Can you hear the target and blending sounds? We can!
We are back in the swing of things. Check out what we are working on…..

Skills Block: Rhyming (Word Families _en, _ug,); Letter Recognition & Sounds and Letter Combinations (ow, ou) and Target Sounds.
Reader’s Workshop: Reading Strategies: Does it make sense?, Get your mouth ready, Finding Letter Combinations in our reading & Non-Fiction books about Presidents Washington & Lincoln, Dental Health, and Valentine’s.
Writer’s Workshop: STRETCH the word sound by sound for writing; Re-reading our writing, Writing Reports & Sharing our work with a partner.
Math Workshop: Calendar Skills; Math Games; Counting Strategies, Learning about Lengths, Exploring Data
Science Workshop: Earth in Space: Day & Night time skies, Shadows

Important Dates
Mon., Feb. 1st Volunteer Orientation @ 7pm
Wed., Feb. 3rd Early Dismissal @ 1:45 pm
Fri., Feb. 5th 100th Day of School
Mon., Feb. 8th PTA Cookie Dough Sale begins
Mon., Feb. 8th Chick-fil-A Night
Fri., Feb. 12th Flag Raising @ 9:05 am /
Valentine’s Celebration
Fri., Feb. 12th PTA Valentine’s Day Dance
Mon., Feb. 15th Presidents’ Day NO SCHOOL

100TH DAY OF SCHOOL
On Friday, February 5th we’ll celebrate the 100th day of school with many fun counting activities. We’re in need of the following items to make our day complete. Please let us know if you’re able to provide a large container of : Mini-Marshmallows, Pretzel Sticks, Froot Loops cereal, Gummi Bears, Jelly Beans, Chocolate Chips or Skittles for us to make a special 100th Day snack!

Valentine’s Day Celebration
We will be having a Valentine’s celebration on Friday, February 13th. We will be exchanging Valentine’s cards and having fun centers. There will be a homework sheet explaining about the cards. Each child will need 34 cards to exchange with their friends. Look for a note letting you know what you can send in to make this celebration special. Please plan to join your child for this day of heart filled fun!


If you have any questions or concerns regarding your child, please don’t hesitate to contact us through your child’s Home-School Folder, or by phone, or by Email. Thank you for all your support. Have a great week!

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