Happy New Year!
I hope that you had a wonderful holiday with your family and friends.
My holiday travels took me to my home state of Connecticut and to New York City. It was great to be with my family and to sleep in late whenever possible!
The year is almost half over and we have many more goals to accomplish and things to learn in first grade!
The expectations / state standards for the third nine weeks are as follows:
Reading: Distinguish between Fiction and Non-Fiction books
Main Idea / Characters / Details
Beginning / Middle / End of a story
Sight Word List # 4
Math: Addition and Subtraction Facts to 18
Detailed printed outline was sent home this week
Phonics: Long and Short Vowels continued
L. Arts: Compounds
Contractions
Synonyms
Antonyms
Nouns / Verbs / Adjectives
Writing: Informational Writing
Complete Sentences
Capitalization
Punctuation
Edit / Correct sentences for fluency and spelling
Science: Shadows and Light
Plants
Needs of Plants and Animals
S. Studies: Harriet Tubman
Theodore Roosevelt
George W. Carver
Many thanks to all those who helped out with our fabulous Holiday Party!!
I appreciate all of your support ... you make my job much easier.
Joyce Atcheson
