News from First Grade Week of Dec. 16

Upcoming Events:
*Jan. 6 Students back to school from Winter Break (make-up day)
*Jan. 15 2 hr. early out

Notes:
* Merry Christmas and I hope that you all have a restful and relaxing winter break.  Thanks for all your help with making your child’s first half of first grade a success.
*Thank you to everyone who attended the music program last week.  Our classes were very well behaved and sang beautifully.
*There are a few students who are not reading Hawk books very often.  We encourage your child to read each night to build their reading skills.

Things to Work on:
*Retelling a story using sequence words: First, Next, Then, Last.

What we have been up to:
Reading: This week we focused on the /wh/, /tch/, and /ch/ sound.  We had a chance this week to read a Reader’s Theater called Smile, Mike!  Students really enjoyed having a part.  
Math: We have finished unit 4 and took a test on it on Thursday.  Prior to the test we reviewed patterns in the number grid and how that can help with adding and subtracting.
Science/ Social Studies: This week we worked on finished our science unit on motion and energy.  Vocabulary words that they have learned this week include: motion, heat, vibrates, pitch, light, and electricity.