ICE Plans ( In Case of Evacuation)

Due to the hurricane evacuation I sent home a homework plan with your child.  Please try to keep them busy so that we don't lose the skills we have been working with. 

Reading- Study the theme 2 /week 2 words.  Read daily and fill in the reading log.  Look for CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words when you read.  Tell or write sentences with the words you find.  Retell the story to a parent or sibling.  Draw pictures of the characters and write a sentence to go with it.

Math -  Write to 100.  Practice counting by 2's and 5's.  Sort small items into groups of 10 and count them by 10's.  Eat an apple, how many bites did it take?  How many seeds did it have?  How many sit ups can you do?  How many jumping jacks can you do?

Spelling - Practice writing CVC words using short a, e and i.  Practice writing sentences with these words.  Your child should be able to spell: a, I, the, will, to, you, and, are, of.  Please help your child memorize these spellings.

Writing - Practice writing upper and lowercase letters using the correct form and size.  Practice writing your first and last name using the correct letter formation and size.

Journal - Write about what you and your family did during the storm.  Did you stay home?  Did you evacuate?  Draw a picture to go with your story.

Setting Goals in September

The first graders came back from Labor Day and are charged up and ready to go.  They have learned the rules, routines and procedures and are doing very well.  We will be working on the following skills:

Reading
Compare and Contrast
Noting Details
Opposites
Short vowels
Beginning and Ending Sounds

Math
Sorting by Attributes
Graphing
Color words
Number words
Directional words
Ordinal numbers

Writing
Letter formation
Letter size
Choosing a topic
Writing on a topic
Making writing fun to Read

Spelling
Spell-Out Words: a I the will to you and are of
Vowel sounds: short a, e and o in CVC words

Our S.T.E.M. project last week was a project involving balance using small cups.  The children were very creative building pyramids, animals, houses, towers and much more.