Weekly Preview March 12-16

Well, your first graders are almost second graders! We are starting the last nine weeks! I'll send report cards home Thursday for the third nine weeks. I'll also send progress reports home in the Monday folder with a sticky note to let you know how many AR points your child has at this point. Each first grader needs 30 points by the end of the year to be able to go to the ice cream party. The ipods have really helped us take more tests because we don't have such a long wait!

Ahna's Angels will sing at Hickory Hill in Prattville this Wednesday. Please remember to dress your child in the Angel outfit Wednesday.

Author Eric Litwin will be here Friday. It's always great to meet an author.

Here is what we'll be working on next week:
Reading --ed/ing endings (double final consonant, drop e), predicting outcomes
Spelling -- Spelling City list 10-1
Language -- multiple meanings
Math -- fractions (parts of a group)
Science -- air and weather
Bible -- Easter (memory verse Matthew 26:41 -- we will go back and finish learning all of Psalm 23)

Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Morrison

Weekly Preview March 5-9

We are finishing the last nine weeks! Wow! Time flies when you're having fun!

We're excited about Let's Pretend Hospital and we are going to read lots of Dr. Seuss books in honor of his birthday.

Here is what we'll be working on next week:
Reading -- endings (s, ed, ing, ful, ly, y), compare/contrast
Spelling -- Spelling City list 9-3
Math -- fractions
Language -- homonyms
Science -- air and weather
Bible -- God speaks to Samuel (memory verse Psalm 23:2)

Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Morrison

Weekly Preview February 27-March 2

We've had a very fun week! Today my class wrote in their journals about their grandparents because we read a story about a little boy and his grandaddy. Their stories were precious. I had them go back to what they wrote earlier in the year and they can see how much they've learned. I'm very proud of them!

Next Friday we will go to Let's Pretend Hospital. It's a great trip sponsored by Baptist Hospital that just shows first graders the "stations" patients go through as they enter the hospital. It's geared for first graders and it's always a great trip. They even get to see the inside of an ambulance!

Mrs. Ahna has also planned a trip for the Angels to sing in Prattville on March 14. More information will be coming on that trip.

Here is what we'll learn next week:

Reading -- au/aw, story structure
Spelling -- Spelling City list 9-2
Math -- plane and solid shapes
Language -- capitals and commas
Science -- air and weather
Bible -- Hannah prays for a son (memory verse Psalm 23:1 -- We will eventually learn all of Psalm 23)

Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Morrison

Weekly Preview February 21-24

We had a fun Valentine's week. Thanks for our party and all the cute treats! We had some very creative Valentines in our class.

Let's Pretend Hospital will be Friday, March 2. I'll be sending home the permission slip next week.

I sent next week's spelling words home before the long weekend. We have another short week next week. There will not be a dictation sentence next week.

Here is what we'll work on:
Reading -- oy/oi, details
Spelling -- list 9-1 on Spelling City
Language -- capitals and commas
Math -- graphs, fact families
Social Studies -- continents
Bible -- The "Lost" stories (sheep, coin, son) (memory verse John 10:11)

Have a nice LONG weekend!
Mrs. Morrison

February 13-16

We enjoyed going to the play this week. We are now interested in reading more Henry and Mudge books!

We made our Valentine bags this week and we're excited about our party Tuesday afternoon!

If you have flashcards at home, it's a good idea to practice the addition and subtraction facts all the way to 20. We will still be working on this skill and flashcard practice at home will help your child be faster getting the answers.

We will be working on tooth stories next week. If your child has not lost a tooth yet, then the story will be about what you THINK will happen when you lose a tooth. I didn't lose a tooth until after first grade!

Our next two weeks will be 4-day weeks. We are off Friday, February 17, since we haven't needed a weather day, and we will be off the following Monday for Presidents' Day. That will make for a great 4-day weekend in between!

Here is our work:
Reading -- silent letters (kn, wr, gn, mb), drawing conclusions
Spelling -- Spelling City list 8-3
Language -- tooth stories
Math -- addition/subtraction facts to 20
Social Studies -- land and water
Bible -- Jesus heals a blind man (memory verse Mark 10:52)

Have a restful weekend!
Mrs. Morrison

Weekly Preview February 6-10

I hope you have had a great week like we have! We have worked very hard and accomplished many fantastic things! Be sure to ask about our Purple Cows!

Our field trip to see "Henry and Mudge" at the Davis Theater is Wednesday.

We will make Valentine bags in class next week. The children do not need to bring a box. They can start bringing their cards Friday.

Here is our work for next week:
Reading -- oo (look, cook, book), main idea and details
Spelling -- Spelling City list 8-2
Language -- antonyms
Math -- subtraction from 20
Science -- balance and motion
Bible -- Jesus Walks on Water and Calms the Storm (memory verse Matthew 14:27)

Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Morrison