Until further notice, 1st/2nd grade carpool will be at the WEEKS BUILDING which is across the street from the Akins' building. Please be in the RIGHT LANE for carpool so that you can easily pick up your child. Akins' parents are being asked to stay in the left lane to continue picking up at Akins.
November 14th-21st: Operation Christmas Child Collection Week
Wednesday, November 16th: Welcome Home Wednesday 9:30 a.m. Admissions Office
Thursday, November 17th: 1st Grade Grandparent’s Day @ 10:30
November 21st-25th: Thanksgiving Holidays. No School.
Our class will perform at chapel @ 8:45 this Wednesday.
Math: This week will continue chapter 5 and take a diagnostic checkpoint.
Timed Tests: We will continue taking timed tests each week. The students are doing a great job. Start practicing the fact listed below. Beginning this week will increase the number of problems. We have two mixed 1-9 tests this week with 30 problems in four minutes
Review these facts!
1+0=1; 1+1=2; 1+2=3; 1+3=4; 1+4=5; 1+5=6; 1+6=7; 1+7=8; 1+8=9; 1+9=10
2+0=2; 2+1=3; 2+2=4; 2+3=5; 2+4=6; 2+5=7; 2+6=8; 2+7=9; 2+8=10; 2+9=11
3+0=3; 3+1=4; 3+2=5; 3+3=6; 3+4=7; 3+5=8; 3+6=9; 3+7=10; 3+8=11; 3+9=12
4+0=4; 4+1=5; 4+2=6; 4+3=7; 4+4=8; 4+5=9; 4+6=10; 4+7=11; 4+8=12; 4+9=13
5+0=5; 5+1=6; 5+2=7; 5+3=8; 5+4=9; 5+5=10; 5+6=11; 5+7=12; 5+8=13; 5+9=14
6+1=7, 6+2=8, 6+3=9, 6+4=10, 6+5=11, 6+6=12, 6+7=13, 6+8=14, 6+9=15
7+0=7; 7+1=8; 7+2=9; 7+3=10; 7+4=11; 7+5=12; 7+6=13; 7+7=14; 7+8=15; 7+9=16
8+0=8; 8+1=9; 8+2=10; 8+3=11; 8+4+12; 8+5=13; 8+6+14; 8+7=15; 8+8=16; 8+9=17
9+0=9; 9+1=10; 9+2=11; 9+3=12; 9+4=13; 9+5=14; 9+6=15; 9+7=16; 9+8=17; 9+9=18
Phonics: We will have a Phonics test each Friday. Students will be expected to write the following:
short vowel blends: fre, ju, clu
long vowel blends: sha, twi
special sounds: er in verse, igh in night, kn in knot, oi in coin, oy in boy, ar in farm, oo in boot, ur in curl, fr and y in fry, ang in sang, br and ing in bring, ou in sound
spell these words: no new words
We will practice these in class every day!
Social Sciences: We will learn about Veteran's Day and start our Thanksgiving unit this week.
Spelling: This week we will have 15 spelling words and 5 bonus words. We will have a spelling test every Friday. Students will write these words when I call them out. Students should learn the 15 spelling words first. For a challenge, they can also learn the five bonus words. All students will take the bonus portion of the test. For each bonus word spelled correctly, the student will get 1 extra point on the test. There is no penalty for spelling a bonus word incorrectly.
her, serve, purse, burn, curl, turn, dirt, first, girl, sir, stir, shirt, third, said, have
Bonus Words: curtain, person, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (days of the week must begin with a capital letter to get credit)
Bible: We will have a Bible verse each week. Students will say the verse to me.
Bible Verse: Luke 1:49 “For the Mighty One has done great things for me – holy is his name.”
Handwriting: We will continue learning how to form the letters.
Creative Writing: Students will continue to practice writing complete sentences using capital letters at the beginning and periods at the end. I will introduce question marks this week. We will continue learning the parts of a sentence. We will be writing super sentences. All sentences should have these four parts:
Begin with a capital letter.
End with a punctuation mark.
Make sense.
Be written neatly.
Homework:
Monday: Math sheet, study Bible verse, spelling words, phonics sounds and math facts
Tuesday: Math sheet, study Bible verse, spelling words, phonics sounds and math facts
Wednesday: Math sheet, study Bible verse, spelling words, phonics sounds and math facts
Thursday: Math sheet, study Bible verse, spelling words, phonics sounds and math facts
November 14th-21st: Operation Christmas Child Collection Week
Wednesday, November 16th: Welcome Home Wednesday 9:30 a.m. Admissions Office
Thursday, November 17th: 1st Grade Grandparent’s Day @ 10:30
November 21st-25th: Thanksgiving Holidays. No School.
Our class will perform at chapel @ 8:45 this Wednesday.
Math: This week will continue chapter 5 and take a diagnostic checkpoint.
Timed Tests: We will continue taking timed tests each week. The students are doing a great job. Start practicing the fact listed below. Beginning this week will increase the number of problems. We have two mixed 1-9 tests this week with 30 problems in four minutes
Review these facts!
1+0=1; 1+1=2; 1+2=3; 1+3=4; 1+4=5; 1+5=6; 1+6=7; 1+7=8; 1+8=9; 1+9=10
2+0=2; 2+1=3; 2+2=4; 2+3=5; 2+4=6; 2+5=7; 2+6=8; 2+7=9; 2+8=10; 2+9=11
3+0=3; 3+1=4; 3+2=5; 3+3=6; 3+4=7; 3+5=8; 3+6=9; 3+7=10; 3+8=11; 3+9=12
4+0=4; 4+1=5; 4+2=6; 4+3=7; 4+4=8; 4+5=9; 4+6=10; 4+7=11; 4+8=12; 4+9=13
5+0=5; 5+1=6; 5+2=7; 5+3=8; 5+4=9; 5+5=10; 5+6=11; 5+7=12; 5+8=13; 5+9=14
6+1=7, 6+2=8, 6+3=9, 6+4=10, 6+5=11, 6+6=12, 6+7=13, 6+8=14, 6+9=15
7+0=7; 7+1=8; 7+2=9; 7+3=10; 7+4=11; 7+5=12; 7+6=13; 7+7=14; 7+8=15; 7+9=16
8+0=8; 8+1=9; 8+2=10; 8+3=11; 8+4+12; 8+5=13; 8+6+14; 8+7=15; 8+8=16; 8+9=17
9+0=9; 9+1=10; 9+2=11; 9+3=12; 9+4=13; 9+5=14; 9+6=15; 9+7=16; 9+8=17; 9+9=18
Phonics: We will have a Phonics test each Friday. Students will be expected to write the following:
short vowel blends: fre, ju, clu
long vowel blends: sha, twi
special sounds: er in verse, igh in night, kn in knot, oi in coin, oy in boy, ar in farm, oo in boot, ur in curl, fr and y in fry, ang in sang, br and ing in bring, ou in sound
spell these words: no new words
We will practice these in class every day!
Social Sciences: We will learn about Veteran's Day and start our Thanksgiving unit this week.
Spelling: This week we will have 15 spelling words and 5 bonus words. We will have a spelling test every Friday. Students will write these words when I call them out. Students should learn the 15 spelling words first. For a challenge, they can also learn the five bonus words. All students will take the bonus portion of the test. For each bonus word spelled correctly, the student will get 1 extra point on the test. There is no penalty for spelling a bonus word incorrectly.
her, serve, purse, burn, curl, turn, dirt, first, girl, sir, stir, shirt, third, said, have
Bonus Words: curtain, person, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (days of the week must begin with a capital letter to get credit)
Bible: We will have a Bible verse each week. Students will say the verse to me.
Bible Verse: Luke 1:49 “For the Mighty One has done great things for me – holy is his name.”
Handwriting: We will continue learning how to form the letters.
Creative Writing: Students will continue to practice writing complete sentences using capital letters at the beginning and periods at the end. I will introduce question marks this week. We will continue learning the parts of a sentence. We will be writing super sentences. All sentences should have these four parts:
Begin with a capital letter.
End with a punctuation mark.
Make sense.
Be written neatly.
Homework:
Monday: Math sheet, study Bible verse, spelling words, phonics sounds and math facts
Tuesday: Math sheet, study Bible verse, spelling words, phonics sounds and math facts
Wednesday: Math sheet, study Bible verse, spelling words, phonics sounds and math facts
Thursday: Math sheet, study Bible verse, spelling words, phonics sounds and math facts