Newsletter for the Week of January 14, 2013

Dear Family,

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This week in spelling we will focus on: the vowel teams ee and ea.  In phonics students will learn that ay and ai say a; igh says i. Our red words for the week are:

could, should, would, give, live

Math:

Students will continue to work on writing number words. They will be counting coins and reviewing even and odd numbers.  Students will work on time to the hour.

Science:

We will continue to learn about penguins and their different habitats. Students will learn that penguins live all over the world below the equator! They will also learn that there are several different kinds of penguins ranging in size from 12 inches to 4 ½ feet tall!

Social Studies:

This month students will learn about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We will read about M.L.K. and learn how important he has been to our world.

Reminders:

No school Jan. 21^st- MLK Holiday * Late Start Jan. 25^th

We will not send book bags home this week. Look for paper books in their folders.

 

 

Newsletter for the Week of January 7, 2013

Welcome Back! We hope all of our families had a wonderful and restful vacation!  January is a exciting month for learning!! The students return ready to learn in the new year! 

A look at our week...

Phonics/ Spelling:

This week in spelling we will repeat lesson 13. The focus is: the letter g makes the /j/ sound when followed by e, i, or y. Our red words for the week are:

once, who, from, give, live

Math:

Students will work on writing number words, counting by pairs, and reviewing even and odd numbers.

Have your child help put pairs of socks together and count by twos. Students should be able to identify how many pairs and socks there are all together.

Science:

This week we will dive into Winter! In the next few weeks we will be learning about penguins and their different habitats. Students will learn that penguins live all over the world!

Social Studies:

We will be learning a fun song about the seven continents.

Art:

Friday we will be doing a fun snowman art project to go along with a fun snowman story.

Special Dates Coming up:

Progress reports go home this Friday

No school Jan. 21^st- MLK Holiday * Late Start Jan. 25^th

Newsletter for the Month of December 2012

Dear Family,

Due to our very busy December schedule, we are sending home one newsletter with important information and dates so you can mark your calendars.

Important Dates:

December 10^th- Secret Santa’s workshop and the Salvation Army food drive begins. We will send home reminders when your child’s classroom is scheduled for Santa’s workshop.

December 14^th- Foothill students will travel by bus to Sierra High School to watch the S.H.S.  Winter Program. Students will load the bus at 8:45 and will arrive at 9:15. A slip will be sent home for you to sign if you don’t want your child to go on this trip.

December 19^th- The K-1 Winter Program was changed to this Wednesday. The program will begin at 7:00. Our classroom doors will open at 6:30. Please bring your child to his/her classroom at 6:30. You will be required to pick your child up in our classrooms after he/she performs. Please do not pick them up in the cafeteria after they sing. It gets very busy and we want to make sure your child is safely returned to you and checked out with us.

December 20^th- This Thursday will be our last day of school before vacation.  It is a late start day. First Grade will wear pajamas to school and have breakfast in our classrooms for our party. We will be reading the book Polar Express. More information will be coming home regarding our parties.

January 7^th- Back to school!                             

Math: This month we will be learning and practicing even and odd numbers.  Students will be practicing time to the hour. We will be introducing adding and subtracting 2. Students will also be learning about pairs. Ask your child to help you with sorting socks at home to reinforce pairs. Students will be using the word symmetry and symmetrical in math lessons to describe objects that are the same size and shape.

Science/Social Studies: Due to our busy schedule this month with learning our Christmas songs and working on gifts and art projects we will continue science in January. We will be talking about different Christmas traditions which are part of our Social Studies curriculum.

Some parents have showed interest in IPAD and IPHONE apps. Here are some suggestions we have for you: Splash Math, Mathmateer, Hangman Math, Pocket Zoo (This supports our science standards), and Storybuilder.

A fun website on the computer is Starfall.com. This is a great website for reading at different levels.

Our First Grade Team, mrs. Badella, mrs. Cunningham, and Mrs. Dunn, would like to wish all of you a wonderful and loving Christmas filled with happiness and blessings.  Thank you for the joy your children bring to us every day.  Merry Chrismas.

 

Newsletter for November 26,2012

Dear Family,

Phonics/ Spelling:  This week in phonics we will introduce the sounds: i_e and o_e. In spelling our focus will be the cedilla c-( ce and ci make the /s/ sound.) Our red words for the week are:  once, come, here, Mr., your

Math:  Students will continue to tell time by the hour this week.  We will be working on using manipulatives to help for concrete understanding of addition and subtraction math facts.

Science: We will start our study on raccoons. Students will learn what raccoons eat, where they live, and what they look like. The science objective is to learn the needs of raccoons and their habitat. Look up some fascinating facts about raccoons on the computer with your child.

Important Dates:

December 14- Students will travel to S.H.S. to attend the High School Music program.

December 20- K-1  Christmas Program: 7:00

December 21- Vacation starts

Important Reminders: Don’t forget to send a white t-shirt with your child for our Christmas program. J



Newsletter for the Week of November 13, 2012

Dear Family,

Phonics/ Spelling:

This week in phonics we will introduce the sounds: a_e,s, ce,and ci,.

In spelling our focus will be sk, qu, y, _ing, _ang, _ink, and _ank. Our red words for the week are:  some,come, were, Mr., here

Math:

Students will learn to tell time by the hour this week. We will finish our math lessons to 50. We took our math benchmark test for the first trimester last week and will now resume regular lessons.

Science:

We will continue our study on owls. Students are finishing their owl reports after our wonderful visit with our guest speaker Steve Byrd.

Gobble- gobble- gobble, I heard the turkey say-When Thanksgiving comes around-I think I’ll run away!!!!

Important Reminders:

Thanksgiving vacation Nov. 19- 23.

Late Start Day Nov. 30.

 

Newsletter for October 25, 2012

Dear Family,

Phonics/ Spelling:

This week we will be reviewing red words that were introduced this first trimester.

Math:

We will be working on math facts and subtracting this week. We will practice a lot using manipulatives and fact families:

4+1=5, 1+4=5, 5-1=4, 5-4=1

Homework will be math facts and fact family worksheets.

Science:

We will introduce owls this week. We will cover science standards of what animals need to live and what they need in their habitat.  Students will learn what owls eat, where they live, and what they look like. This month we will have a guest speaker coming to teach us about owls.

First Grade will have their Halloween parties on Wed. at 1:30.

We will be testing this week and report cards go home Nov. 9^th.

Important Reminders: Late start Friday- Nov. 2^nd

Time changes over the weekend

Thanksgiving Vacation is Nov. 19^th-23^rd.

 

Newsletter for October 22, 2012

Dear Family,

Phonics/ Spelling:

This week in phonics we will introduce the sounds: wh, er, ir, and,  ur .

In spelling our focus will be ch, _tch, and ar. Our red words for the week are:

one, two, four, said, were

Math:

 Students will learn their take away   one math facts and adding 0 this week. Practicing math facts at home with manipulatives such as pennies or beans, helps children to see how they can add 1 more with better understanding.

Science: 

We will continue our study on bats. We will cover science standards of what animals need to live and what they need in their habitat.  Students will learn what bats eat, where they live, what they look like, and other fascinating facts. We will also compare bats and birds.

Halloween Parties:

Your child’s teacher will be sending a note home about classroom Halloween parties. The Halloween parade for K-2 will begin at 8:45 in the quad.