Mrs. Lyman's Parent Letter

Friday, January 9th, 2009

 Dear First Grade Families,

            During shared reading this week we learned to read the story The Lady with the alligator purse.  We wrote a paragraph using the words first, next, and last, we completed a making words lesson, we added words to the word wall, we wrote about our favorite part and we played a blends and digraphs game.

            In math this week we made a graph showing the different heights of students in our class, we learned to tell time on the analogue clock by the quarter hour, we learned about timelines and we started our number scrolls.

            We completed the 90 word spelling test on Wednesday.  Any words your child spelled incorrectly will be their spelling words for the next several weeks.  They will have 6 spelling words to study each week.  Your child’s first set of spelling words will come home on Monday, Jan. 12th.  Please study them throughout the week so they are ready for their test on Friday.

            We are starting to practice addition and subtraction facts.  Addition flashcards came home today.  Please practice these with your child.  We will be practicing them here at school also.  Once your child attains mastery of the addition facts they will be able to practice subtraction facts.

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            Next week we will be taking our second magazine test.  These test reading fluency, reading comprehension, phonics, and writing.  I will not need volunteers next week because we will be taking the test during guided reading time.

            A book order has come home today.  Please look over the catalogue to see if there is anything your child may like to have.  If you want to place an order please fill-out the order form and return your order with a check to me by Friday, Jan. 16th.

            Good Behavior Ski day forms came home today.  Please fill out all the forms and turn them in as soon as possible.  Our class will be skiing on Thursday, Feb. 10th.  Anyone is welcome to join us!

            Questions to ask your child this week are the following:

1)      What do timelines show us?

2)      Can you use the following words in a sentence?  If, she, him, had, his, down

Have a wonderful weekend!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Lyman

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