Mrs. Stanly’s Class

Welcome to First Grade !!

All Aboard for Learning !!

My First Graders are working hard, figuring out new concepts and ideas in the world around them.  Here's what we're doing:      

                                  Homework for the week of May 14th

      Any work that we start in class which is not finished will be marked with a Homework stamp and sent home for homework as well. This is to be completed and returned the next day.  

 MATH                    

-Counting dimes, nickels and pennies together

-Identifying and counting quarters

-Subtracting half of a double

-2 digit subtraction

-Subtracting 10 from a number

-Identifying place value

-Identify and count 100's, 10's and 1's

-Identify and draw a polygon

-Identifying geometric solids

-Writing a story problem

 READING/VOCABULARY

This week our reading story will be Poppleton Everyday. There are 10 new vocabulary words that will be tested on Thursday, May 24th.  For the test the students are expected to orally recite the words to me.  It is important to practice these words nightly.  The vocabulary words will continuously be used in future reading selections.  

This week's vocabulary words are: certainly, read, brought, enormous, head, few, edge, decide, boy

 SPELLING/PHONICS

This week the students will be reviewing the sound of long "u". This weeks workds will contain the spelling pattern of "oo". Our spelling test for these words will be on Friday, May 25th. The words will be dictated to the children and they will have to write the words correctly on paper.

This week's spelling words are: trip, step, old, fold, told, cold, roll, most, angry, sorry

**I have set up a fun webpage that you and your child can play on at home.  It is the Spelling City website and the link to it is below.  Go there to play fun games and do other spelling activities.  It will include our new spelling words each week!

Spelling City

 SCIENCE

Our caterpillars have gone to chrysalis!!  We will be observing them and discussing their life cycle as we experience their transformation into Painted Lady Butterflies!

*Please remember that there is Math homework Monday thru Thursday.  Go over it with your child to make sure they understand the concepts and that all the answers are correct. Sign the homework and send it back the next day.

*Remember to check your child's home folder and remove any corrected papers nightly.

*Try to set aside some time each night to read with your child.  This is a great way to bond with your child, as well as boosting their confidence and ability in reading.   

*Continue to practice, at home, writing the letters and numbers correctly.  Watch for letters that may be backwards or not formed properly on the line.           

             ~Dates to Remember~    

~May 17th : Grandparents visit during library time --10:45 - 11:15

~May 17th : Early Dismissal @ 11:30 -- School Improvement Day

Revised: 05/17/12