Sunday, January 27, 2013

Newsletter for the Week of January 28 - February 1


Dear Family,
Phonics:

This week we will be learning dipthongs! A dipthong is when two vowels come together and make a completely new and unexpected sound! We will learn /oo/ as in tooth, and /oo/ as in foot. 
This week’s red words are would, very, does, friend, and great

Math:
In math we will be learning our new math facts, “doubles plus one.”  We will also be focusing on all our math facts to help the students become more automatic.  Math facts should be memorized and be recalled automatically.  We will begin new math fact pages to support this practice.

Social Studies:
Penguins are a-poppin’! We will be reading to learn about penguins and all the different locations they can live.  Did you know all penguins are native to below the Equator?

Science:
Since so many penguins do live where it is cold, (but not all penguins as we will learn!), we will use ice to help us learn about solids, liquids and gas.

Special Days:
Congratulations!  Your first grader is 100 days smarter on Tuesday!  We will celebrate our 100th day of school.  Please have your child bring in 100 snack items to share, such as 100 Cheerios, 100 gold fish crackers, 100 chocolate chips, etc.

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