First Grade News

January 7-11, 2013

What were learning
Our Bible stories for this week are Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind and The Ten Lepers. We will be reading I Can Read and Lilly Reads in our basal reading books. Our phonics focus is on double consonants. Math will include graphing, writing money amounts, and subtracting 2. In P.E. we are starting our jump rope unit.

Assignments
Monday: Read Christ Light A Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind Read I Can Read Tuesday: Psalm 139:14 (I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.) Practice Math Facts Wednesday: Read Christ Light B The Ten Lepers Read Lilly Reads Thursday: Spelling Test (add, spill, boss, grass, less, mess, moss, pass Bonus: off, tell) Here are some ways to challenge your child: Math Have your child create his/her own math word problems to have others complete. Reading Practice good comprehension by reading a story and then retelling its events,. P.E. Jump rope forward and backwards, on one foot, and crisscross.

Upcoming Events

January January January January

11: End of 2nd Quarter 18: Collaboration Day, Report Cards issued, Book Celebration Day 20: Grades 1-2 sing @ 11:15 service 21: No School, Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Jesus Give Away

Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days. Psalm 90:14 As we enter the new year, may the Lord continue to bless us with that unfailing love! In Him, Miss Luehring