First Grade Weekly News

December 16-20, 2024

This Week's Story: Oskar and the 8 Blessings

Skills covered in this story: mental images. plural nouns (-s, -es), -ill word family

Vocabulary: stale, alley, menorah, *morsel, *clutched

Oskar and the 8 Blessings Read-A-Loud

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Nonfiction Story: Hanukkah Traditions

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Spelling Words: December 19 (--ill word family) THURSDAY

bill

gill

pill

grill

fill

hill

drill

spill

said

there

use

Math Skills to Work On

This week we will be: working on +10 and -10. We will also take our Unit 4 math test on Tuesday .

VoWac (Phonics)

We will work on: We will continue working on diagraphs (sh, th, wh, ch) There will be an introduction to short u sound, short u with -ng.

Extra Activities

Scholastic News

Map Skills

Top 20

Jingle Bell Jog

Christmas party

Events this Week

Tuesday 12/17: Math test

Thursday: 12/19: Reading and Spelling tests, Christmas party

Friday: 12/10: Jingle Bell Jog

Looking Ahead

December 23-January 1: Winter Break

January 17: End of Quarter 2

January 20: No school. Teacher Work Day

February 14: Valentine's Day Party

February 17: No School, President's Day

February 21: Mid term for Quarter 3

How to Contact Ms. Sloan

Email: bsloan@gm.k12.mn.us

Phone number: 507-754-5310 ext 151

School Web: gm.k12.mn.us