Week of December 17th

Dear Parents,                                                                                 December 17, 2012

Please make sure that your fabulous first grader goes over these areas of study with you this week.

Virtue of the Month: *Charity

Saxon Math: Lessons 50-52: Write the numbers 46 and 47; Addition, Subtraction, Word (problem) Challenges/Solving; Number sentences; Graphing; Fact Assessment #4 – Addition and subtraction; Written Assessment #9; Math centers in the classroom (Dimes, Scales/Weight, Geo-boards, Pattern block diagrams, Shapes)

History/Geography: * History of World Religions- Christianity- The Beginning of Christianity

                                   

Religion: Celebrating Advent; Wednesday-Class Mass @ 8:00; All School Mass- Thursday (December 20^th)  @ 8:00

Science: *Healthy eating and exercise

Social Studies: * Map(s) of the History of World Religions – Bethlehem, Jerusalem

Literature: *Teacher “December-themed” selections;  *December Writing Journal

Sayings: * “Land of Nod”

Reading: Reading Centers: Individual and Group Reading with the teacher, Saxon booklet #20-Fun with Uncle Steve and #21- Bunny’s Funny Hat; SSR – Student Silent Reading, Buddy Reading (with other 1^st graders and with our 4^th grade Reading Buddies) and Listening Center as a class

Saxon Phonics: Worksheet 49- oo- hook and oo- tooth, Worksheet 50- Assessment 9

Spelling:  Spelling List #9, ABC word order, Rainbow words, Around the World (sight word and spelling words) in class and/or Sight word /Spelling word Bingo for Spelling List(s) #1-9 and Kindergarten/First grade sight words from Saxon booklets

Language Arts: Capitals, periods, question marks and exclamation marks

Art: * December Art projects

News to Know:

Grandparent’s Day Christmas Pageant Performance – Wednesday @ 1:00 – School Uniforms

No Homework Wednesday night! – Christmas Pageant!!!  - Christmas best dressed

Weekly Reading logs and Book Reports are due Friday.  Book report forms will now be coming home every Monday.  For this week, please have your child read any Christmas themed book.

Our class will be having a class Book Exchange on December 21^st, along with cookies and milk or juice.  All are welcome to enjoy in the FUN at 10:30 at the tables outside First grade classroom and/or in the classroom – dependent on weather.  

May we continue to hold those families who have experienced such loss in Newtown, Connecticut in our hearts and prayers.