Thanksgiving Break

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving Break with family and friends. This is a busy season so take the time to slow down a little and enjoy family time together.

Thank You

A big thank you to Mrs. Stone, Mrs. Marin, and Mrs. Moore for the lovely Thanksgiving pot holders that your child brought home. This is a cherished keepsake that will bring joy every Thanksgiving.

Food Drive

Please continue to send in canned food for our food drive. This is a good way to show your child the importance of reaching out to our community to help others that are in need. We are trying to reach our goal of 100 cans. Thank you for supporting Frey and our community.

Assessment

I cannot believe that we are about half way to the end of our second grading period. Listed below are just some of the areas that your child will be assessed during this next grading period:

Reading:

Recognizes 100 or more sight words (sight words are listed on the blog)

Reads a text (Level E/8 or higher) independently with expression, comprehension at 95% accuracy

Retells a story from beginning, middle, and end with details

Identifies the main idea of a fictional story

Writing:

Generates ideas, develops a rough draft, edits and revises

Maintains a focus with supporting details

Correct punctuation

Neat and legible handwriting

Math:

Place value up to 99

Addition and subtraction facts to 12

Different coin combination up to $0.50 and combination of bills up to $20.00

Compares and contrasts 2-D and 3-D figures

Science:

Magnets - how they attract and repel (like poles repel and different poles attract), objects that are attracted and repelled

Sound – different pitches (high, low) and volumes (loud and soft)

Social Studies:

Contributions and character traits of historical figures - Thomas Jefferson, Lewis &Clark and Sacagawea

Identifies and describes landforms - mountains, deserts, valleys, plains, plateaus and coasts

Whew!!! A lot of learning is going on in first grade. Please continue to work on these skills at home so it will help to ensure your child’s success at school. Thank you!