August 22nd News Update!

Hello again!!! Welcome back to school!

I hope each of you had a very relaxing and a FUN track out! Now it's time to get back to work and really dig into First Grade! I had an eventful vacation to Costa Rica to visit friends, but I must admit - I'm ready to see my fabulous Ladybugs and officially "begin" our First Grade experience! Here we go!!!!

I would like you to look over the First Quarter Smart Goals. (We will be working hard to accomplish each of these goals within the next couple of weeks.)
· Reading: First graders will be able to blend one syllable words (CVC).
· Math – First graders will be able to compose and decompose numbers 1-10.
· Writing – First graders will be able to use more than one thought or phrase in their writing.

This week we will be working on:

· Daily 5 – We will review and rebuild our stamina for Read to Self and Work on Writing.
· Reading – We will work on recognizing consonants m, s, c, t and the sounds they represent. We will also review the short a and blending short a words.
· Math - We will continue Unit 1 in Math Expression, “Early Number Activities.” We will continue to work on our numbers 1-10 and recognize various shapes.
· Writing - We will continue to work on our handwriting, learning to write more difficult words, draw with more detail, and write with 1-2 complete thoughts.
· Social Studies – We will finish Unit 1, “Meeting People” and discuss the importance of accepting others and respecting differences.