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Homework 1/9-1/13

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Homework this week is due on THURSDAY, January 12:

1- Math Homework:  Please check your child’s answers for accuracy!

  • Worksheets: Please complete every other problem (alternate between evens and odds so your child gets practice doing story problems AND “Vocabulary Check”/ “Test Practice” problems each week).  If your child wants to do every problem they are certainly free to do so! 🙂 

  • Practice your fluency timing repeatedly: “Subtracting From 10”.  We are repeating Subtracting from 10 practice due to us needing just a little bit more practice on this concept.  Record your best time and score each day. [By the end of first grade, the target goal is to finish all 25 problems in 1 minute and 15 seconds, with 90% accuracy (23 out of 25 problems correct).]  Click here for extra timings: Fluency Timings

  • For extra practice, utilize any of these math-fact-activities. There is also a copy provided in your blue folder.

Helpful Hint:  Count backwards when subtracting 1, 2, or 3: Start with the bigger number and count backwards (Example: 8 – 3.  Snap your finger and say “8″ and count backwards 3 times: say 8 (snap)…7…6…5).  For numbers close to each other on the number line (i.e. 9-7), picture how close they are on the number line (i.e. 9 and 7 are 2 “frog hops” away from each other).  

PRINT THIS HOMEWORK FORM to complete the following 4 tasks: 

1- Print the homework form here:  weekly-homework-form
TO RECEIVE CREDIT PLEASE WRITE STUDENT’S NAME ON HOMEWORK AND STAPLE THE SORT WORK SEPARATELY FROM THE MATH HOMEWORK.  

2- Reading 20 minutes per day.

3- One Minute Reading Fluency. Lesson #13 from this link: Phonics Fluency Stories. We are working on assessments and are reviewing lessons we struggled on, which is why we are repeating this one. 

4- Weekly Sort: Lesson 13 Sort (Please PRINT this assigned sort.)  
We are working on reviewing lessons-which is why we are repeating this one. 

5- Phonics and High Frequency Words Homework. Practice using any method of your choice to prepare for the weekly Friday spelling test. Click here for some practice ideas: Spelling Study Activities

Phonics Words:
hen
him
yes
beg
rotten

High Frequency Words:
work
said
school
to
their

Sentence:
The cub is in the den.

 

American Heroes

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**We are still in need a few guests to represent our American Heroes visits.  If you are interested please click the below link.  It also counts for volunteer hours**

This year we will be learning about many of our great American Heroes.  We would like to invite those interested to come dressed as one of the characters and share their story with our students. Presenters will visit each 1st grade class for 7-10 minutes.  

We hope to help our students create a memorable connection to history and understand the impact these instrumental people had upon our country. 

Please sign-up now for the American Hero you would like to represent for our students by clicking on this link:  American Hero Sign-up Form
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Homework 1/3-1/6

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Homework this week is due on Friday, January 6:

1- Math Homework:  Please check your child’s answers for accuracy!

  • Worksheets: Please complete every other problem (alternate between evens and odds so your child gets practice doing story problems AND “Vocabulary Check”/ “Test Practice” problems each week).  If your child wants to do every problem they are certainly free to do so! 🙂 

  • Practice your fluency timing repeatedly: “Subtracting From 10″.  Record your best time and score each day. [By the end of first grade, the target goal is to finish all 25 problems in 1 minute and 15 seconds, with 90% accuracy (23 out of 25 problems correct).]  Click here for extra timings: Fluency Timings

  • For extra practice, utilize any of these math-fact-activities. There is also a copy provided in your blue folder.

Helpful Hint:  Use counters (pennies, buttons, macaroni, etc.) if needed to model subtraction  or draw pictures (e.g. simple circles) and cross off the number being subtracted. Count backwards when subtracting 1, 2, or 3: Start with the bigger number and count backwards (Example: 8 – 3.  Snap your finger and say “8″ and count backwards 3 times: say 8 (snap)…7…6…5).

2- Reading Homework:

1- This week for homework is to read 20 minutes every night and record it on this reading-only tracker. 

2- Reading 20 minutes per day.

3- One Minute Reading Fluency. Lesson #25 from this link: Phonics Fluency Stories. 

4- Phonics and High Frequency Words Homework. Practice using any method of your choice to prepare for the weekly Friday spelling test. Click here for some practice ideas: Spelling Study Activities

Phonics Words:
pet
pan
leg
jet
hidden

High Frequency Words:
like
where
out
so 
many

Sentence:
The red pen is on the bed.

Winter Party Success!

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Thank you to all of our amazing and wonderful volunteers that helped plan, prepare, purchase supplies, and run our activities for all of our amazing 1st graders today during our winter party! You ROCK! Here are some fun pictures of your cute kids that you share with us every day! Have a very Merry Christmas and a Wonderful New Year! 
Love- Mrs. Nelson & Mrs. Hill
 
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Mazzie and Coins for K9 Rescue

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Mazzie, a war dog who was abandoned in Kuwait after his service, visited our classroom to wish us a Merry Christmas and to thank us for choosing K9 Rescue as our service learning project! These war dogs provide a great service to our military and are often abandoned after their missions are complete.  As mentioned in a previous post, our classroom is collecting spare change to donate to K9 Rescue, an organization that rescues war dogs after their service.  This will be first grade’s Service Learning Project for the year.  
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Weekly Reminders

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1- FRIDAY:  Early Out 1pm
   Homework due today in the morning
**If your child turned in their homework folder and baggie book today, they get full credit-our gift :o) — If they didn’t it MUST be turned in tomorrow with all homework that’s due and their baggy book turned in* 
   FREE dress down
   Winter Party 11:30-12:50

2- Click here to record your weekly reading minutes for the Library Reading Challenge:  Library Reading Minutes Log

3- We are still looking for a few more people to be an American Hero presenter for the 1st grade classes. If you are interested, please click on this link:  American Hero Sign-up Form

4- If you signed up to volunteer for our Winter Party on Friday, we are looking forward to having the extra hands to help the first graders with a craft.   We will begin at 11:30 and go until school is dismissed at 1:00.  Thank you so much for being willing to help! 

5- Happy Holidays! We look forward to your return on Tuesday, January 3rd.