This week the children will learn about the sound of /gn/, /kn/, and /wr/.  Your child's spelling words will have these sounds in them.  The children will read several stories that have  words with these sounds.  They will identify the cause and effects within the story and the author's purpose for writing the story.  

       In math the children will continue to work on their math facts.  This week they will be working to learn their subtraction facts.  It is important that your child review their math facts at home as much as possible.  The children will continue to work on subtracting from a two-digit number.  

       I will be spending some time this week on reviewing handwriting.  Please encourage your child to always write their best and use correct letter formation and spacing.

      In science the children will begin a unit of study about space.  They will learn about the sun, moon, stars, and planets.

CLASSROOM REMINDERS:

• Monday will be field-day.  Your child may wear shorts to the knee.  They may wear any shirt.  They will change to their field-day shirt when they get to school.  I want to give a special thank you to Mr. and Mrs. Duffey for designing our field-day shirts.  
• The field trip to the library has been rescheduled to Monday, May 4th.  Your child should bring a sack lunch on this day.  We will have lunch at the library.

Weekly Spelling Words:

gnaw      gnaw     write      know      knife      been      wrong     cause     dawn      their

Bonus Words:  Earth    planet

                                                                            

          The children will read to identify the author's purpose in  stories.  They will continue to work on reading for comprehension, improving decoding skills, and reading fluently.  The children will learn to blend sounds with the variant vowel /o/. Examples:  /aw/,/au/,/augh/, and /al/  Your child's spelling words will have this sound in it.
       In language the children will continue to read different versions of the story of Cinderella.  They will be comparing and contrasting the stories.  The children will review possessive pronouns and review the correct writing of days, months, and holidays.
        In writing the children will review the parts of a letter.  They will write thank you notes using the five parts of a letter.
       In math they will work real life word problems using two digit numbers.  They will continue to work two digit addition and subtraction problems.
       In social studies the children will learn about recycling.

WEEKLY REMINDERS:

• The children will be presenting chapel on Thursday.  Parents are invited to attend.  Chapel begins at 8:05.
• The children will go to the library on Thursday.  They will have lunch at the library.  ALL CHILDREN WILL NEED TO BRING A SACK LUNCH.  Please sent a drink with your child.
• The children will be attending the Children's Theater on Friday.  They will seeing the play "The Cat in the Hat".

 Weekly spelling words:

     

caught	awful	haul	cause	saw	claw
paw	mall	crawl	taught	Bonus Words library - theater

       This week your child will be taking their yearly achievement test. Your child will be tested on reading, language, and math skills.   The test will be given each day from 8:30-10:15.  It would be helpful, if you would talk with your child about listening and following directions.    This week the children will not have spelling words.  We will continue to work on reviewing reading and language skills each afternoon.

         In math the children will continue to work on counting coins (pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, half-dollars).  The children will learn about even and odd numbers,  They will continue to work on addition/subtraction word problems and number facts.

         In Bible the children will continue to learn about "Rahab Helps Two Spies" and "The walls of Jericho Fall Down."  Joshua 6:1-27
Testing:  

• Make sure your child is on time at school.  
• Allow your child to have a good night sleep
• Your child should have a good nutritious breakfast.
•  Encourage your child - they only need to stay on task and do their best. No need to pressure as we don't want them to be anxious or stressed. They are prepared :)

       This week the children will learn about the blend and variant vowel /u/.  They will read several stories with words with the variant vowel /u/.  The children will continue to work on comprehension skills and  reading with fluency.  The children will learn some test taking strategies as they prepare for their achievement test next week. The children will write several narratives about their grandparents and spring sprint.
     In language the children will review  pronouns.  They will be encourage to use pronouns and adjectives in the writings.
       In math the children will learn about money.  They will learn how to count pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters.
In Bible the children will learn about "Rahab Helps Two Spies"  Joshua 2:1-24
        The children will NOT have spelling words this week.  Instead your child will need to be able to write the following information:

• Name :   First       Middle      Last
• Address
• City
• State
• Zip Code

Children will need to spell their city and state and not use abbreviations

CLASS REMINDERS:

1. First grade Chapel  presentation - April 9th at 8:15 A.M. All children should wear uniform with white school shirt
2. Grandparent's Day and Spring Sprint - April 10th
3. Achievement test:  Week of April 13th
4. Field Trip to the Southeast library  April 23rd
5. Field Trip to the Children's Theater April 24th