Homework 10/10-10/14

Homework this week is due on Friday, October 14:

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

  • With the fluency timing in the plastic sheet protector (“Adding Seven’s”), use a dry-erase marker to practice repeatedly.  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).]  If your child frustrates too easily because it takes too long to complete, have them practice for 2-5 minutes (you can be the judge) and write down how many they finished in that time.  Encourage your child to keep improving on their own score.  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:  Here’s how we’re learning to add Six’s and Seven’s
6 + 4 = 10 Memorize this fact (Students need to know all the facts that “Make a Ten”)
All the other six and seven facts use the strategy of “counting on”. 

PRINT THIS HOMEWORK FORM to complete the following 4 tasks:
weekly-homework-form
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2-Reading 20 minutes per day, record reading minutes on our Weekly Homework form. There are several sources for reading: books from home, the public library, reading fluency assignment below, and our online reading program:  Raz-Kids.  Our class login is: anelson74 Password (if requested): rams

3- One Minute Reading FluencyLesson #5 from this link: Phonics Fluency Stories. This daily one-minute timed fluency reading will help your student become a fluent reader.  It will also count as reading minutes.  Time your student for one minute. Record the number of words they were able to read CORRECTLY in one minute.

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:
nod
fox
rib
map
cannot

High Frequency Words:

not
of
from
my
have

Sentence:
Bob has a mop.

5- Weekly Sort: Lesson 5 sort (Please PRINT this assigned sort.)  

Math Help

hundreds-chart

For lesson 8 in math, students used Hundreds charts to help them figure out what ten more and ten less is. You may have your child look at this chart to help them. 

They can also draw how many groups of ten there are and how many ones. For “10 more” add a group of tens.  For “10 less” cross out a group of tens. 

Here is an example of this: 

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Halloween Party

We were informed yesterday that all Halloween parties will be held on Friday, October 28th in conjunction with our Halloween Costume Parade.  Our 1st grade party will be from 11:30am-1pm.  Our room is the designated treat room.  Please email Mrs. Nelson if you are able to help with our party.  Also, we have 13 students who have not made their party donation to the office, please do so as soon as possible to cover the cost of the treats, crafts, and prizes.  We can’t put these fun activities together without you.  Thanks in advance to all of you who have made your donations and let us know you can help with the party.  We appreciate you.

Homework 10/3-10/7

Homework this week is due on Friday, October 7:

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

  • With the fluency timing in the plastic sheet protector (Introducing “Adding Six’s and Seven’s”), use a dry-erase marker to practice repeatedly.  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).]  If your child frustrates too easily because it takes too long to complete, have them practice for 2-5 minutes (you can be the judge) and write down how many they finished in that time.  Encourage your child to keep improving on their own score.  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:  Here’s how we’re learning to Add Five’s, Six’s, and Seven’s
5 + 0 = 5  When you add zero to any number, the sum is that same number
5 + 1 = 6  Start on 5 and count on 1 more
5 + 2 = 7  Count on 2 more
5 + 3 = 8  Count on 3 more
5 + 4 = 9  If you know 5 + 5 = 10, you know 5 + 4 is one less, so it equals 9
      OR if you know 4 + 4 = 8, you know 5 + 4 is one more, so it equals 9 (We call thesenear doubles facts)
5 + 5 = 10  Make a mental picture & memorize this doubles fact (Picture 5 fingers on each hand for a total of 10 fingers)

6 + 4 = 10 Memorize this fact (Students need to know all the facts that “Make a Ten”)
All the other six and seven facts use the strategy of “counting on”. 

PRINT THIS HOMEWORK FORM to complete the following: 
weekly-homework-form 

2-Reading 20 minutes per day, record reading minutes on our Weekly Homework form. There are several sources for reading: books from home, the public library, reading fluency assignment below, and our online reading program:  Raz-Kids.  
Our class login is: anelson74 Password (if requested): rams

3- One Minute Reading FluencyLesson #4 from this link: Phonics Fluency Stories. This daily one-minute timed fluency reading will help your student become a fluent reader.  It will also count as reading minutes.  Time your student for one minute. Record the number of words they were able to read CORRECTLY in one minute.

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:
hit
did
him
mat
zigzag

High Frequency Words:

he
no
with
she
I

Sentence:
Dad has a big van.

5- Weekly Sort: Lesson 4 Sort  (Please PRINT this assigned sort.)  

Reading Strategies


Tryin lion

We are working hard on our reading skills.  It is fun to hear the students share the reading strategies they are using with each other.  Our final strategy is “Tryin’ Lion”.   

Sometimes when we come to a really tricky word we still might not be able to figure out. When we’ve tried all of the other strategies we can use Tryin’ Lion. He tells us to just try a word that would make sense and keep on reading. 

Scholastic Book Order

scholasticVisit http://www.scholastic.com/ and enter the code N8TKQ to order books using the ordering system for our class!  This is a great resource to keep your home library stocked with great books for your budding reader! Place your order and make your payment online.  Unfortunately, we are not able to accept cash or check for book orders due to school policy.  

Parent Teacher Conferences

We are excited to begin Parent-Teacher Conferences this year on Thursday, October 27th.  Below is the schedule for conferences.  Please notice that the schedule only allows for 10 minutes per conference, including transition time.  Please bear this in mind while we are meeting, and we appreciate any help you can give in keeping conferences short and concise so that we can stay on schedule.  Thank you so much! -Mrs. Hill & Mrs. Nelson

Thursday, October 27th Parent Teacher Conference
3:20     Zoey Salerno
3:30     Jasmine Liddiard
3:40     Kiya Malan
3:50     Miranda Maxfield
4:00     Connor McTee
4:10     Hannah Peay
4:20     Daxton Shupe
4:30     Liberty Solomon
4:40     Claire Swenson
4:50     Daniela Vega
5:00     Abbey White
5:10     Joseph Salazar
5:20     Aurora Verburg