September 29, 2014

We had a great time Friday dying carnations and making cell models. This week we will learn all about germs and how to prevent the spread of illness. Be on the lookout for some “germ monsters” Friday!

* Picture Day is tomorrow!

* If you have not returned your child’s field trip permission slip yet, please do so ASAP!  Remember that 1st graders will be going to William Carey Wednesday. We should be back by 10:00 so don’t forget to still send a snack that day. 

Library books / Accelerated Reader (AR)

The AR competition is on! Two students filled up their first row of stickers last week (five 100s!) and got Treasure Box! After filling up all four rows students will get a 32 Degrees gift card.

Keep reading at home, but please remember to send your child’s AR book back to school in his / her backpack each day.

Spelling

We are beginning new spelling sounds this week (beginning and ending blends). Tomorrow you will receive your child’s spelling test from last week along with a list of the phonetic rules that were tested. All of these rules came from Level 1 so if your child missed any of the words last week please continue to work on those rules at home.  

> If your child does not have the Magnetic ABC app (most had it in kindergarten) please download it. We use it during spelling to practice new sounds and words.

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Reading / Language Arts:

Throughout this entire unit we will be reading the book Nate the Great and discussing how detectives use forensic science to solve cases. We will spend each Friday doing a hands-on experiment to explore how microscopic science really works.

In Language we will be using unfamiliar terms from our book to create synonyms and antonyms that will help us better understand the new words. We will also be writing complete sentences with our new vocabulary and spelling words.

Math:

Subtraction last week was fantastic! We finished lessons 1-5 in by Wednesday and even took a daily grade / check on Thursday! 

We will do a mid-point check on Monday and work on Lessons 6-8 the rest of the week. 

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I can always be reached by email at lisaainsworth@benedictdayschool.com any time that you have a question or concern! :)