First Grade News

January 9-13, 2012

What were learning
Our Bible stories for this week are The Day of Atonement and The 12 Spies. We will be reading Trucks and Communities in our basal reading books. In Phonics we are focusing on double consonants, and when c makes the /s/ sound and g makes the /j/ sound. Math will include ordinal positions, counting money, and subtracting 2. In Social Studies we are starting country projects for the Social Studies fair later in January. Science includes studies on how animals and plants help each other.

Assignments
Here are some ways to challenge your child: Math Have your child create his/her own math word problems to have others complete. Reading Read other non-fiction books about careers or transportation. Science Plan ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle at home. Language Create a list of verbs you find in the stories you read. This week you will notice that the memory treasure for Friday is a hymn stanza. We have completed the 10 Commandments and will be reciting Hymn stanzas on Fridays for the rest of the year. I encourage you to work with your child on memorizing the stanza before Thursday night due to the length. This first hymn may be a little difficult considering the content and length. Do your best! Hymn 82: Songs of Thankfulness and Praise, st. 1 Songs of thankfulness and praise, Jesus Lord, to you we raise Manifested by the star, To the Magi from afar. Branch of royal Davids stem, in your birth at Bethlehem. Anthems be to you addressed, God I man made manifest.

Monday, Jan. 9: Read Christ Light The Day of Atonement Read Trucks Tuesday, Jan. 10: Memory Work: 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! Math Facts Wednesday, Jan. 11: Read Christ Light The 12 Spies Read Communities Thursday, Jan. 12: Memory Work: Hymn 82 st.1 Spelling Test (add, spill, boss, grass, less, mess, moss, pass Bonus: off, tell)

Important Notes

January Book orders will be sent home this week. Please have orders in by Friday, January 27th. We will have our field trip to the California Theatre Center this Tuesday, January 10th to see Peter Rabbit and Friends. We will be leaving at 8:45 a.m. and returning around 11:00. You do not have to pack a sack lunch; we will be eating at school. Please have your child bring a car seat if needed.

Upcoming Events

Jan. 10 1st grade field trip to California Theatre Center Jan. 14- End of 2nd Quarter Jan. 16 No School, Martin Luther King Jr. Day Jan 27 Book orders due Jan 22 Apostles Game and Movie Afternoon, 12-4:00 p.m. Jan 30 Grades 1-2 sing @ 11:15 service

Jesus Give Away I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
John 10:11 What love! Finding comfort with you in our Shepherd. Jesus bless your week, Miss Luehring