Math/Language focus this week

We will spend a lot of time talking and reviewing about adding and subtracting as well as using coins while we add and subtract.  I am having the kids work a lot on place value over the next few weeks as well as proximity and direction words.  Use language at home to help your child at school like:  First, Second - Tenth; Above, Below, Behind, Beside, Next to etc..

We will also be making a large list of words that have double letters in the middle.  Please keep a list of words and have your child bring them to school for us to post on our chart.

Spelling Words!

Please go to the spellingcity.com for games and spelling reinforcement.  The words this week will be review words:  can, dog, the, fast, park, as, run, were, was, with, at, his


The spelling lists will be getting longer as the kids improve in their writing and spelling of words.  I am very happy to see the kid's improvement in spelling.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

I trust that all of you had a relaxing and wonderful holiday with your family.  I missed your child and am so happy to be with them again!

Please send back the homework and books that were sent home to read over the holiday break.  Thank you for those of you who have done this already.

It's great to be back!

We have a new student names Mila.  We are very happy to have her with us in our class family.  Welcome Mila and her family to Perrydale and our class!!

Have a Safe and Wonderful Holiday!!

My wish is that all of you would have a warm and special holiday.  I will be anxious to see all of the kids on January 3 and I can't wait to hear about all of the things that you have done!  Please read with your child at every chance you can get and talk about number concepts as much as possible.  Limit the tv/video time to 10 minutes per year of your child's age per day.  Instead, sit down and snuggle with your child over a good book or play a game.  There's no time such as this that you will be surrounded by your child at this age ever again!!  Soak in the time with your beautiful child!  Lots of love.....

Homework continued.....

Since this week will be full of excitement as we approach our winter break, I am asking that you help the kids extend the homework from last week.  Change the numbers around and take notes on how your child is doing and what kind of mistakes he/she is making.  They are getting the idea of so many mathematical concepts and thinking strategies!  Help them to go over how they get their answers and correct them as you go.  Thank you!

GREAT JOB! The North Pole Musical!!

Thank you to all of you who were able to come and see the kids do an amazing job for the North Pole Musical last Thursday night.  The kids did such a good job and I am so thrilled that they were able to memorize ALL of the words to the songs.  They were wonderful and I couldn't be more proud and I know you feel the same.  Way to go, first grade!!!!

Homework December 12 - 16

Spelling:  The words this week will be posted on spellingcity.com.  Please refer to the games and ways to practice.  Login:  scarey1  Password:  mollyd

there, they, his, with, her, for, on, from, said, saw


More challenging words:  out, house, about, loud, proud, crowd, growled (these words are tested in addition to the above list)