Weekly Preview May 14-17

We have had such a great year  in first grade!  Thank you, parents, for all of your support and help this year.  I'm very proud of your children.  They have been a blessing to me.

We will see the 5th grade play Monday.  We look forward to that every year.

Our Semester Celebration will be at 8:15 Wednesday morning.  Dismissal is at 11:15. (no lunch)

Field Day is Thursday.  Be sure to wear your shirts that were sent home!  Dismissal is at 11:15.  (no lunch)

Here is what we'll do next week as we finish up first grade:

Reading -- Fairy Tales

Math -- mixed practice, addition/subtraction with regrouping 

Science -- plants

Bible -- review

No spelling or language next week!

Have a wonderful weekend and Happy Mothers' Day, and HAPPY SUMMER!

Mrs. Morrison

• Weekly Preview May 7-11
• We are so excited about the end of school!  Thank you for hanging in there all year and for all of your support.  It's been a great year.
• Last week was our last Bible verse to be graded.  This week we will review Psalm 23, but they will not have to say it for a grade.
• The AR store is Monday and the AR ice cream party for those with 30 points will be Friday.
• I have started sending things home a little at a time.  I will continue to send folders and books home as we finish them.    
• Our Semester Celebration will be 8:15-9:15 on Wednesday, May 16.  We will dismiss at 11:15 that day.  Field Day will be Thursday, May 17.  We will dismiss at 11:15 that day, and SUMMER WILL BEGIN!
• Here is what we'll be doing next week:
• Reading--fairy tales
• Spelling -- Spelling City school words list
• Math -- 2-digit subtraction with regrouping
• Science -- plants
• Language -- review
•  Bible -- Elijah

• Have a great weekend!
• Mrs. Morrison

• Weekly Preview April 30-May 4 
•  What a great week we had! We've been reviewing our skills in reading and learning new skills in math. We also worked hard learning to write on notebook paper so we'll be ready for second grade. We're almost there!
•  In math we will be regrouping with addition and next week we will regroup with subtraction. These skills are being introduced, but they will not be graded. Please work with your child at least 5 minutes each night on addition and subtraction flashcards. We need to make sure we're solid and pretty fast on those basic facts. This is a skill that also needs to be reviewed this summer. 
•  Here is what we'll be doing next week:
•  Reading -- Arthur's Funny Money (possessives, pronouns, adjectives) 
• Spelling -- Spelling City list HFW4 
• Language -- review nouns/verbs
•  Math -- addition with regrouping
•  Science -- ants
•  Bible -- Elijah (memory verse Psalm 23:6)
•  Enjoy your weekend! Mrs. Morrison

Weekly Preview April 23-27

The book reports we did this week were great! I could tell that there was lots of hard work put in at home. The children were very prepared and we enjoyed hearing what everyone else read. Thank you, parents, for helping us with our very first book report!

The Ahna's Angels concert today was very special. The angels did a beautiful job and again represented Trinity well. I love to hear their voices as they sing praises to our Lord. We will miss Mrs. Ahna. They will never forget her.

Our theme next week is baseball! We will do lots of fun activities around MY favorite sport!

Here is what we'll be working on next week:
Reading--The Littlest Leaguer (er/est, compound words)
Language -- persuasive writing
Spelling -- Spelling City list HFW3
Math -- 2-digit addition/ subtraction (mixed practice)
Science -- Objects in the Sky
Bible -- David and Jonathan (memory verse Psalm 23:5)

Have a fantastic weekend!
Mrs. Morrison

Weekly Preview April 16-20

Tah-Tah Day was so much fun! We had a parade and lots of fun activities to go with our story about Ira. Next week we will read a Nate the Great story and switch classes to learn about dinosaurs.

Remember that book reports are due Monday. I will pull a few students each day to present the book reports in class. You may keep the sample book report that was sent home. Please return the book and the completed report in the bag so they won't get separated.

Our last ever Ahna's Angels concert is Thursday at Mulder Church. I know it will be a special time.

Here is what we'll work on next week:
Reading -- Nate the Great
Spelling -- Spelling City list HFW2
Language -- book reports
Math -- 2-digit subtraction
Science -- Objects in the Sky
Bible -- David and Goliath (memory verse Psalm 23:4)

Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Morrison

Weekly Preview April 9-13

I hope you are having a wonderful Easter weekend as we celebrate our risen Lord!

I sent home a note Friday about "Tah-Tah Day" on April 13. We will wear our pajamas and bring a stuffed animal (like Ira's Tah-Tah) or blanket for the day as we do activities for our story. It will be a VERY fun day!

I will also send a note home Monday about our Ahna's Angels trip on April 19. We will sing at Mrs. Ahna's church, Mulder Methodist, in Wetumpka. Everyone is invited to attend this final concert of the year. It will begin at noon.

Your child should have brought home all the materials needed for the book report, including a sample that we worked on in class this week. This is the only written homework that we will have this week. The report will be due April 16.

Here is what we'll be working on this week:
Reading -- Amelia Bedelia, Stories of Three, Ira Sleeps Over
Spelling -- Spelling City list HFW1
Language -- letter writing
Math -- 2-digit addition
Social Studies -- Our Country
Bible -- David (memory verse Psalm 23:3)

Have a blessed Easter!
Mrs. Morrison

Weekly Preview April 2-5

I hope you have had a wonderful Spring Break! I've enjoyed mine!

We are really on the last leg of first grade now! We are almost finished with our basal reading books. We will do units from trade books and our supplemental readers during our last few weeks of school. We will also do our first book report. We will work on a sample this week in class, then I will send home the information for the report that is to be done at home.

Please remember that we will be out of school this week for Good Friday.

Here is what we'll be working on this week:
Reading -- er/est, cause/effect
Spelling -- Spelling City list 10-3
Language -- book reports
Math -- capacity
Social Studies -- Our Country
Bible -- Easter (memory verse Matthew 28:6)

Enjoy the rest of Spring Break!
Mrs. Morrison