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Shop Online: scholastic.com/readingclub
One-Time Class Activation Code: JBVLX

Dear Families,

Please remember to place your Reading Club orders by this Friday, December 13th!  This will be our last book order of 2013!

You can shop and submit your order online or return the printed order form with payment directly to me. No matter how you order, every purchase you make earns FREE Books and educational supplies for our classroom.

The arrival of the book box is always a highlight-thanks for making it happen!

Happy reading,

Mrs. Majinski

Ordering online is fast and easy:

• REGISTER at scholastic.com/readingclub
• ENTER the Class Activation Code at the top of this letter
• CHOOSE from thousands of print titles, value packs, and Storia eBooks
• SUBMIT the order to me by the due date at the top of this letter
• EARN FREE Books for our classroom too!

November 25th Newsletter

Dear Parents and Guardians,

This week we will be doing Thanksgiving reading and writing activities.  The students will be writing about people and items that they are thankful for.  Additionally, the students will continue to work on sequencing the events in a story and retelling the stories that they read.

This week we will begin unit 4 in math. Your child will be learning how to read a thermometer.  Please practice counting by 2’s to help them read a thermometer.  As you help your child with homework, please guide them with directions as necessary.  The Family Letters we send home for each unit have all of the answers listed and will help you assist your child with their homework.

We will continue working on our Neighborhoods unit in social studies.

Due to the short week, we will not be having new spelling words or a star of the week.

Special Points of Interest

• Early Release at 11:35 a.m. this Wednesday
• No school on November 28th and 29th

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

Spelling, Challenge, and Vocabulary Words

as

make

skate

me

same

Challenge Words

friendship

relationship

Vocabulary Words

hello

pull

all

oh

walk

could

November 18th Newsletter

Dear Parents and Guardians,

This week in reading we are going to be working on making predictions.  The students will be trying to predict what is going to happen next in the stories they read, based on what they have already read.  When reading with your child at home, pause in the middle of the story and have your child predict what they think is going to happen next.

We are also going to be working on the long a sound, as in the word bake.  Our chunk of the week this week is –ate as in skate.  Remember to have your child practice their spelling words at home every night.  Also, have your child practice using their spelling words in sentences.

This week in math we will be practicing finding the values of collections of pennies, nickels, and dimes.  We will continue to explore domino/dot patterns to provide practice for basic addition facts.  This week’s homework will include Home Link 3.12 and an addition practice sheet.

This week we will begin our new social studies unit on neighborhoods and our community.

Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules to come to parent-teacher conferences.  If you have any additional questions or concerns please feel free to email me.

Special Points of Interest

• Winter is quickly approaching.  Now is the time to start thinking about packing an extra pair of socks, pants and mittens in your child’s backpack.
• Please continue to remind your children to bring their take-home books back to school.
• Early Release at 11:35 a.m. next Wednesday

 

Emily is this week's Star of the Week!

Scholastic Book Orders

                                 

Shop Online: scholastic.com/readingclub
One-Time Class Activation Code: JBVLX

Dear Families,

Please remember to place your Reading Club orders by this Friday, November 15!

You can shop and submit your order online or return the printed order form with payment directly to me. No matter how you order, every purchase you make earns FREE Books and educational supplies for our classroom.

The arrival of the book box is always a highlight-thanks for making it happen!

Happy reading,

Mrs. Majinski

Ordering online is fast and easy:

• REGISTER at scholastic.com/readingclub
• ENTER the Class Activation Code at the top of this letter
• CHOOSE from thousands of print titles, value packs, and Storia eBooks
• SUBMIT the order to me by the due date at the top of this letter
• EARN FREE Books for our classroom too!

Spelling, Vocabulary, and Challenge Words

                               

black

boy

probably

glad

said

Challenge Words

humorous

amuse

Vocabulary Words

way

late

today

away

why

school

November 11th Newsletter

This week in reading will be working on sequencing events in a story.  The children will be practicing retelling stories in sequential order.  We are continuing to work on proper nouns and we will be concentrating on days of the week, months of the year, and holidays.  The children will continue to work on short vowel sounds.  This week we will be working on the l blends, an example is bl as in blanket.  Our chunk of the week this week will be -op as in top.

This week in math we will be introducing dimes and adding combinations of pennies, nickels, and dimes.   We will review graphing by creating our own class graphs.  The children will be exploring dot patterns on
dominoes to find the sum of the two parts.  Remember to keep
practicing addition and subtraction facts at home.  This quarter, we will be working on addition and subtraction facts to 10.

This week we will be finishing our science unit on Land and Water.  We will be learning about different land forms and the water cycle.  We will also finish reading, learning and writing about African animals.  Our class will be creating a book of their favorite African animals.

Special Points of Interest

• Parent/Teacher Conferences will be this week on Tuesday evening and Thursday afternoon and evening
• Early Release at 11:35 a.m. this Thursday for Parent/Teacher Conferences
• Scholastic Book Orders are due this Friday, November 15th.
  Go to:  www.scholastic.com/bookclubs  Online Code: JBVLK

                        

This week Zack will be the Star of the Week!

First Grade Parent Reading Workshop

First Grade Parent Reading Workshop

A friendly reminder that a workshop will be held Tuesday, November 5th from 5:00 to 6:00 PM in Mrs. George's classroom.  Linda Foote and Gretchen DeRosa will be presenting ideas and strategies that you can use at home to help your children read.  Also, they will show how to support your child's reading and how to help them comprehend the stories that they read.  Materials will be available for you to take home.  They hope to see many first grade parents at the workshop!

Spelling, Vocabulary, and Challenge Words

run

us

up

jump

jumping

Challenge Words

perform

entertain

Vocabulary Words

want

put

under

show

three

make

November 4th Newsletter

Dear Parents and Guardians,

This week in reading we will be working on reading for understanding.  The children will be practicing retelling the stories that they read in their own words.  We will be working on reading fluently in our guided reading groups.  Additionally, we will be introducing proper nouns.  The children have been working on the short vowel sounds.  This week’s short vowel sound is u as in nut.  Our chunk of the week this week is –ug as in bug.  We will continue learning and writing about many different animals that are found in Africa.

In math, we will continue to practice counting up and back on the number line in order to understand addition and subtraction.  We are working on
problem solving skills using the hundreds chart and our number lines.  We will also be learning how to tell time to the half hour.  Look for Home Links 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, and 3.8 to come home this week.

Thank you for all of the help and donations for our Halloween Classroom Party!  The kids had a blast!

Special Points of Interest

• Parent/Teacher Conferences will be coming up next week
• Veteran's Day Assembly will be on Monday, November 11th
• Remember to dress your child for the cold weather.  They will be going outside for every recess unless it rains.
• Scholastic Book Orders are due next Friday, November 15th.  Go to:  www.scholastic.com/bookclubs  Online Code: JBVLK

                               

This week Courtney will be the Star of the Week.  We will learn more about her throughout the week.