Post on 27-Jun-2020
Reading Daily Five • Skills: Biographies • Compare/Contrast Washington
and Lincoln • Homophones, Digraphs, R-
Controlled Vowels • Inferencing: my schema + clues
from the author/text • Main Idea/Detail – we infer from
the details to identify main idea • Fountas and Pinnell Guided
Reading Leveling assessments have been finalized! PHEW! Reading groups resume next week. Yay!
Writing � Weekend News: We are getting
the hang of this elaboration business.
� You’re a star writing for our Captain Sabin.
� Review basic sentence writing � Biography Books: students are
compiling facts about important historic people of the U.S.
� Word a day: attempt, definite � Biography writing for George
Washington � When it’s too cold outside writing � High Frequency check up
High Frequency Words � Please practice these words
daily. It takes two minutes. ☺☺☺☺
much, never, by, let, may, stop
SPECIALS SCHEDULE:
PE – daily 1:40 Music – Monday 2:25 Art – Wednesday 1:50
Library – Thursday 2:00
*Books are due each Thursday.
Guidelines to Success © Certificates: Students earn
stickers for proper school and social behavior 10 stickers = PRIZE
© CAPTAIN OF THE WEEK: Sabin Biswa’s favorite color is red because it is cool. ☺☺☺☺ His favorite song is “Love Me Again”, his favorite pastime is playing video games. He lives with his dad, Lucchi, his mom, Rekha, and his brother, Sacchil. Sabin has no pets, but he would like a dog so he can train it. Sabin dreams of becoming a soldier in the Army and the most interesting thing is that he is great at soccer.
Mrs. Brown’s Notes and News
First Grade February 26, 2015
Social Studies � “Where we live” � Key vocabulary: compass
rose, cardinal directions, map key or legend, compass, resources
� Abraham Lincoln: our 16th president was best known for ending slavery in our country.
� George Washington: our 1st president, the “father of our country” best known for gaining freedom from Britain.
� Students created lots of fun President crafts at school.
� Exit Exam � Next: SCIENCE: MATTER
Math � Unit 4: Place Value � Tens and ones � Ten Groups: adding ten
groups � Tens and teen numbers � Package Stories: Ask your
child what this means. � Adding doubles +/- one,
doubles +/- two. � Open Number Line and
adding 2 to 2, 2 to 1 digit numbers
� Counting by decades from any number (i.e, 3, 13, 23, 33, 43, etc.) only changes the ten.
� UNIT 4 test
Miscellaneous � Homework policy: Students receive
a new homework packet each Friday AS WELL AS SPELLING WORD SORTS. It is due by Friday, but can be turned in early.
� Please check out our class webpage on the school website!
http://lincoln.cusd200.org My email address: katherine.brown@cusd200.org
**PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY
SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. Fruit, veggies,
granola bars, cereal, crackers,
pretzels, yogurt are suggested.
Important Events 1. Notices for participants in the
Variety Show came home today. 2. No School on Friday, February
27: Institute Day 3. End of Trimester 2 is around
the corner. Report cards will be sent home 3/13/2015 for review, goal setting, and parent signature on the envelope. ☺☺☺☺
4. Parents, check counting with your child to 120 by ones, tens, as well as backwards from 120.
Reading Daily Five • Skills: Biographies • Compare/Contrast Washington
and Lincoln • Homophones, Digraphs, R-
Controlled Vowels • Inferencing: my schema + clues
from the author/text • Main Idea/Detail – we infer from
the details to identify main idea • Fountas and Pinnell Guided
Reading Leveling assessments have been finalized! PHEW! Reading groups resume next week. Yay!
Writing � Weekend News: We are getting
the hang of this elaboration business.
� You’re a star writing for our Captain Sabin.
� Review basic sentence writing � Biography Books: students are
compiling facts about important historic people of the U.S.
� Word a day: attempt, definite � Biography writing for George
Washington � When it’s too cold outside writing � High Frequency check up
High Frequency Words � Please practice these words
daily. It takes two minutes. ☺☺☺☺
much, never, by, let, may, stop
SPECIALS SCHEDULE:
PE – daily 1:40 Music – Monday 2:25 Art – Wednesday 1:50
Library – Thursday 2:00
*Books are due each Thursday.
Guidelines to Success © Certificates: Students earn
stickers for proper school and social behavior 10 stickers = PRIZE
© CAPTAIN OF THE WEEK: Sabin Biswa’s favorite color is red because it is cool. ☺☺☺☺ His favorite song is “Love Me Again”, his favorite pastime is playing video games. He lives with his dad, Lucchi, his mom, Rekha, and his brother, Sacchil. Sabin has no pets, but he would like a dog so he can train it. Sabin dreams of becoming a soldier in the Army and the most interesting thing is that he is great at soccer.
Mrs. Brown’s Notes and News
First Grade February 26, 2015
Social Studies � “Where we live” � Key vocabulary: compass
rose, cardinal directions, map key or legend, compass, resources
� Abraham Lincoln: our 16th president was best known for ending slavery in our country.
� George Washington: our 1st president, the “father of our country” best known for gaining freedom from Britain.
� Students created lots of fun President crafts at school.
� Exit Exam � Next: SCIENCE: MATTER
Math � Unit 4: Place Value � Tens and ones � Ten Groups: adding ten
groups � Tens and teen numbers � Package Stories: Ask your
child what this means. � Adding doubles +/- one,
doubles +/- two. � Open Number Line and
adding 2 to 2, 2 to 1 digit numbers
� Counting by decades from any number (i.e, 3, 13, 23, 33, 43, etc.) only changes the ten.
� UNIT 4 test
Miscellaneous � Homework policy: Students receive
a new homework packet each Friday AS WELL AS SPELLING WORD SORTS. It is due by Friday, but can be turned in early.
� Please check out our class webpage on the school website!
http://lincoln.cusd200.org My email address: katherine.brown@cusd200.org
**PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY
SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. Fruit, veggies,
granola bars, cereal, crackers,
pretzels, yogurt are suggested.
Important Events 1. Notices for participants in the
Variety Show came home today. 2. No School on Friday, February
27: Institute Day 3. End of Trimester 2 is around
the corner. Report cards will be sent home 3/13/2015 for review, goal setting, and parent signature on the envelope. ☺☺☺☺
4. Parents, check counting with your child to 120 by ones, tens, as well as backwards from 120.
Reading Daily Five • Skills: Biographies • Compare/Contrast Washington
and Lincoln • Homophones, Digraphs, R-
Controlled Vowels • Inferencing: my schema + clues
from the author/text • Main Idea/Detail – we infer from
the details to identify main idea • Fountas and Pinnell Guided
Reading Leveling assessments have been finalized! PHEW! Reading groups resume next week. Yay!
Writing � Weekend News: We are getting
the hang of this elaboration business.
� You’re a star writing for our Captain Sabin.
� Review basic sentence writing � Biography Books: students are
compiling facts about important historic people of the U.S.
� Word a day: attempt, definite � Biography writing for George
Washington � When it’s too cold outside writing � High Frequency check up
High Frequency Words � Please practice these words
daily. It takes two minutes. ☺☺☺☺
much, never, by, let, may, stop
SPECIALS SCHEDULE:
PE – daily 1:40 Music – Monday 2:25 Art – Wednesday 1:50
Library – Thursday 2:00
*Books are due each Thursday.
Guidelines to Success © Certificates: Students earn
stickers for proper school and social behavior 10 stickers = PRIZE
© CAPTAIN OF THE WEEK: Sabin Biswa’s favorite color is red because it is cool. ☺☺☺☺ His favorite song is “Love Me Again”, his favorite pastime is playing video games. He lives with his dad, Lucchi, his mom, Rekha, and his brother, Sacchil. Sabin has no pets, but he would like a dog so he can train it. Sabin dreams of becoming a soldier in the Army and the most interesting thing is that he is great at soccer.
Mrs. Brown’s Notes and News
First Grade February 26, 2015
Social Studies � “Where we live” � Key vocabulary: compass
rose, cardinal directions, map key or legend, compass, resources
� Abraham Lincoln: our 16th president was best known for ending slavery in our country.
� George Washington: our 1st president, the “father of our country” best known for gaining freedom from Britain.
� Students created lots of fun President crafts at school.
� Exit Exam � Next: SCIENCE: MATTER
Math � Unit 4: Place Value � Tens and ones � Ten Groups: adding ten
groups � Tens and teen numbers � Package Stories: Ask your
child what this means. � Adding doubles +/- one,
doubles +/- two. � Open Number Line and
adding 2 to 2, 2 to 1 digit numbers
� Counting by decades from any number (i.e, 3, 13, 23, 33, 43, etc.) only changes the ten.
� UNIT 4 test
Miscellaneous � Homework policy: Students receive
a new homework packet each Friday AS WELL AS SPELLING WORD SORTS. It is due by Friday, but can be turned in early.
� Please check out our class webpage on the school website!
http://lincoln.cusd200.org My email address: katherine.brown@cusd200.org
**PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY
SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. Fruit, veggies,
granola bars, cereal, crackers,
pretzels, yogurt are suggested.
Important Events 1. Notices for participants in the
Variety Show came home today. 2. No School on Friday, February
27: Institute Day 3. End of Trimester 2 is around
the corner. Report cards will be sent home 3/13/2015 for review, goal setting, and parent signature on the envelope. ☺☺☺☺
4. Parents, check counting with your child to 120 by ones, tens, as well as backwards from 120.
Reading Daily Five • Skills: Biographies • Compare/Contrast Washington
and Lincoln • Homophones, Digraphs, R-
Controlled Vowels • Inferencing: my schema + clues
from the author/text • Main Idea/Detail – we infer from
the details to identify main idea • Fountas and Pinnell Guided
Reading Leveling assessments have been finalized! PHEW! Reading groups resume next week. Yay!
Writing � Weekend News: We are getting
the hang of this elaboration business.
� You’re a star writing for our Captain Sabin.
� Review basic sentence writing � Biography Books: students are
compiling facts about important historic people of the U.S.
� Word a day: attempt, definite � Biography writing for George
Washington � When it’s too cold outside writing � High Frequency check up
High Frequency Words � Please practice these words
daily. It takes two minutes. ☺☺☺☺
much, never, by, let, may, stop
SPECIALS SCHEDULE:
PE – daily 1:40 Music – Monday 2:25 Art – Wednesday 1:50
Library – Thursday 2:00
*Books are due each Thursday.
Guidelines to Success © Certificates: Students earn
stickers for proper school and social behavior 10 stickers = PRIZE
© CAPTAIN OF THE WEEK: Sabin Biswa’s favorite color is red because it is cool. ☺☺☺☺ His favorite song is “Love Me Again”, his favorite pastime is playing video games. He lives with his dad, Lucchi, his mom, Rekha, and his brother, Sacchil. Sabin has no pets, but he would like a dog so he can train it. Sabin dreams of becoming a soldier in the Army and the most interesting thing is that he is great at soccer.
Mrs. Brown’s Notes and News
First Grade February 26, 2015
Social Studies � “Where we live” � Key vocabulary: compass
rose, cardinal directions, map key or legend, compass, resources
� Abraham Lincoln: our 16th president was best known for ending slavery in our country.
� George Washington: our 1st president, the “father of our country” best known for gaining freedom from Britain.
� Students created lots of fun President crafts at school.
� Exit Exam � Next: SCIENCE: MATTER
Math � Unit 4: Place Value � Tens and ones � Ten Groups: adding ten
groups � Tens and teen numbers � Package Stories: Ask your
child what this means. � Adding doubles +/- one,
doubles +/- two. � Open Number Line and
adding 2 to 2, 2 to 1 digit numbers
� Counting by decades from any number (i.e, 3, 13, 23, 33, 43, etc.) only changes the ten.
� UNIT 4 test
Miscellaneous � Homework policy: Students receive
a new homework packet each Friday AS WELL AS SPELLING WORD SORTS. It is due by Friday, but can be turned in early.
� Please check out our class webpage on the school website!
http://lincoln.cusd200.org My email address: katherine.brown@cusd200.org
**PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY
SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. Fruit, veggies,
granola bars, cereal, crackers,
pretzels, yogurt are suggested.
Important Events 1. Notices for participants in the
Variety Show came home today. 2. No School on Friday, February
27: Institute Day 3. End of Trimester 2 is around
the corner. Report cards will be sent home 3/13/2015 for review, goal setting, and parent signature on the envelope. ☺☺☺☺
4. Parents, check counting with your child to 120 by ones, tens, as well as backwards from 120.
Reading Daily Five • Skills: Biographies • Compare/Contrast Washington
and Lincoln • Homophones, Digraphs, R-
Controlled Vowels • Inferencing: my schema + clues
from the author/text • Main Idea/Detail – we infer from
the details to identify main idea • Fountas and Pinnell Guided
Reading Leveling assessments have been finalized! PHEW! Reading groups resume next week. Yay!
Writing � Weekend News: We are getting
the hang of this elaboration business.
� You’re a star writing for our Captain Sabin.
� Review basic sentence writing � Biography Books: students are
compiling facts about important historic people of the U.S.
� Word a day: attempt, definite � Biography writing for George
Washington � When it’s too cold outside writing � High Frequency check up
High Frequency Words � Please practice these words
daily. It takes two minutes. ☺☺☺☺
much, never, by, let, may, stop
SPECIALS SCHEDULE:
PE – daily 1:40 Music – Monday 2:25 Art – Wednesday 1:50
Library – Thursday 2:00
*Books are due each Thursday.
Guidelines to Success © Certificates: Students earn
stickers for proper school and social behavior 10 stickers = PRIZE
© CAPTAIN OF THE WEEK: Sabin Biswa’s favorite color is red because it is cool. ☺☺☺☺ His favorite song is “Love Me Again”, his favorite pastime is playing video games. He lives with his dad, Lucchi, his mom, Rekha, and his brother, Sacchil. Sabin has no pets, but he would like a dog so he can train it. Sabin dreams of becoming a soldier in the Army and the most interesting thing is that he is great at soccer.
Mrs. Brown’s Notes and News
First Grade February 26, 2015
Social Studies � “Where we live” � Key vocabulary: compass
rose, cardinal directions, map key or legend, compass, resources
� Abraham Lincoln: our 16th president was best known for ending slavery in our country.
� George Washington: our 1st president, the “father of our country” best known for gaining freedom from Britain.
� Students created lots of fun President crafts at school.
� Exit Exam � Next: SCIENCE: MATTER
Math � Unit 4: Place Value � Tens and ones � Ten Groups: adding ten
groups � Tens and teen numbers � Package Stories: Ask your
child what this means. � Adding doubles +/- one,
doubles +/- two. � Open Number Line and
adding 2 to 2, 2 to 1 digit numbers
� Counting by decades from any number (i.e, 3, 13, 23, 33, 43, etc.) only changes the ten.
� UNIT 4 test
Miscellaneous � Homework policy: Students receive
a new homework packet each Friday AS WELL AS SPELLING WORD SORTS. It is due by Friday, but can be turned in early.
� Please check out our class webpage on the school website!
http://lincoln.cusd200.org My email address: katherine.brown@cusd200.org
**PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY
SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. Fruit, veggies,
granola bars, cereal, crackers,
pretzels, yogurt are suggested.
Important Events 1. Notices for participants in the
Variety Show came home today. 2. No School on Friday, February
27: Institute Day 3. End of Trimester 2 is around
the corner. Report cards will be sent home 3/13/2015 for review, goal setting, and parent signature on the envelope. ☺☺☺☺
4. Parents, check counting with your child to 120 by ones, tens, as well as backwards from 120.
Reading Daily Five • Skills: Biographies • Compare/Contrast Washington
and Lincoln • Homophones, Digraphs, R-
Controlled Vowels • Inferencing: my schema + clues
from the author/text • Main Idea/Detail – we infer from
the details to identify main idea • Fountas and Pinnell Guided
Reading Leveling assessments have been finalized! PHEW! Reading groups resume next week. Yay!
Writing � Weekend News: We are getting
the hang of this elaboration business.
� You’re a star writing for our Captain Sabin.
� Review basic sentence writing � Biography Books: students are
compiling facts about important historic people of the U.S.
� Word a day: attempt, definite � Biography writing for George
Washington � When it’s too cold outside writing � High Frequency check up
High Frequency Words � Please practice these words
daily. It takes two minutes. ☺☺☺☺
much, never, by, let, may, stop
SPECIALS SCHEDULE:
PE – daily 1:40 Music – Monday 2:25 Art – Wednesday 1:50
Library – Thursday 2:00
*Books are due each Thursday.
Guidelines to Success © Certificates: Students earn
stickers for proper school and social behavior 10 stickers = PRIZE
© CAPTAIN OF THE WEEK: Sabin Biswa’s favorite color is red because it is cool. ☺☺☺☺ His favorite song is “Love Me Again”, his favorite pastime is playing video games. He lives with his dad, Lucchi, his mom, Rekha, and his brother, Sacchil. Sabin has no pets, but he would like a dog so he can train it. Sabin dreams of becoming a soldier in the Army and the most interesting thing is that he is great at soccer.
Mrs. Brown’s Notes and News
First Grade February 26, 2015
Social Studies � “Where we live” � Key vocabulary: compass
rose, cardinal directions, map key or legend, compass, resources
� Abraham Lincoln: our 16th president was best known for ending slavery in our country.
� George Washington: our 1st president, the “father of our country” best known for gaining freedom from Britain.
� Students created lots of fun President crafts at school.
� Exit Exam � Next: SCIENCE: MATTER
Math � Unit 4: Place Value � Tens and ones � Ten Groups: adding ten
groups � Tens and teen numbers � Package Stories: Ask your
child what this means. � Adding doubles +/- one,
doubles +/- two. � Open Number Line and
adding 2 to 2, 2 to 1 digit numbers
� Counting by decades from any number (i.e, 3, 13, 23, 33, 43, etc.) only changes the ten.
� UNIT 4 test
Miscellaneous � Homework policy: Students receive
a new homework packet each Friday AS WELL AS SPELLING WORD SORTS. It is due by Friday, but can be turned in early.
� Please check out our class webpage on the school website!
http://lincoln.cusd200.org My email address: katherine.brown@cusd200.org
**PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY
SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. Fruit, veggies,
granola bars, cereal, crackers,
pretzels, yogurt are suggested.
Important Events 1. Notices for participants in the
Variety Show came home today. 2. No School on Friday, February
27: Institute Day 3. End of Trimester 2 is around
the corner. Report cards will be sent home 3/13/2015 for review, goal setting, and parent signature on the envelope. ☺☺☺☺
4. Parents, check counting with your child to 120 by ones, tens, as well as backwards from 120.
Reading Daily Five • Skills: Biographies • Compare/Contrast Washington
and Lincoln • Homophones, Digraphs, R-
Controlled Vowels • Inferencing: my schema + clues
from the author/text • Main Idea/Detail – we infer from
the details to identify main idea • Fountas and Pinnell Guided
Reading Leveling assessments have been finalized! PHEW! Reading groups resume next week. Yay!
Writing � Weekend News: We are getting
the hang of this elaboration business.
� You’re a star writing for our Captain Sabin.
� Review basic sentence writing � Biography Books: students are
compiling facts about important historic people of the U.S.
� Word a day: attempt, definite � Biography writing for George
Washington � When it’s too cold outside writing � High Frequency check up
High Frequency Words � Please practice these words
daily. It takes two minutes. ☺☺☺☺
much, never, by, let, may, stop
SPECIALS SCHEDULE:
PE – daily 1:40 Music – Monday 2:25 Art – Wednesday 1:50
Library – Thursday 2:00
*Books are due each Thursday.
Guidelines to Success © Certificates: Students earn
stickers for proper school and social behavior 10 stickers = PRIZE
© CAPTAIN OF THE WEEK: Sabin Biswa’s favorite color is red because it is cool. ☺☺☺☺ His favorite song is “Love Me Again”, his favorite pastime is playing video games. He lives with his dad, Lucchi, his mom, Rekha, and his brother, Sacchil. Sabin has no pets, but he would like a dog so he can train it. Sabin dreams of becoming a soldier in the Army and the most interesting thing is that he is great at soccer.
Mrs. Brown’s Notes and News
First Grade February 26, 2015
Social Studies � “Where we live” � Key vocabulary: compass
rose, cardinal directions, map key or legend, compass, resources
� Abraham Lincoln: our 16th president was best known for ending slavery in our country.
� George Washington: our 1st president, the “father of our country” best known for gaining freedom from Britain.
� Students created lots of fun President crafts at school.
� Exit Exam � Next: SCIENCE: MATTER
Math � Unit 4: Place Value � Tens and ones � Ten Groups: adding ten
groups � Tens and teen numbers � Package Stories: Ask your
child what this means. � Adding doubles +/- one,
doubles +/- two. � Open Number Line and
adding 2 to 2, 2 to 1 digit numbers
� Counting by decades from any number (i.e, 3, 13, 23, 33, 43, etc.) only changes the ten.
� UNIT 4 test
Miscellaneous � Homework policy: Students receive
a new homework packet each Friday AS WELL AS SPELLING WORD SORTS. It is due by Friday, but can be turned in early.
� Please check out our class webpage on the school website!
http://lincoln.cusd200.org My email address: katherine.brown@cusd200.org
**PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY
SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. Fruit, veggies,
granola bars, cereal, crackers,
pretzels, yogurt are suggested.
Important Events 1. Notices for participants in the
Variety Show came home today. 2. No School on Friday, February
27: Institute Day 3. End of Trimester 2 is around
the corner. Report cards will be sent home 3/13/2015 for review, goal setting, and parent signature on the envelope. ☺☺☺☺
4. Parents, check counting with your child to 120 by ones, tens, as well as backwards from 120.
Reading Daily Five • Skills: Biographies • Compare/Contrast Washington
and Lincoln • Homophones, Digraphs, R-
Controlled Vowels • Inferencing: my schema + clues
from the author/text • Main Idea/Detail – we infer from
the details to identify main idea • Fountas and Pinnell Guided
Reading Leveling assessments have been finalized! PHEW! Reading groups resume next week. Yay!
Writing � Weekend News: We are getting
the hang of this elaboration business.
� You’re a star writing for our Captain Sabin.
� Review basic sentence writing � Biography Books: students are
compiling facts about important historic people of the U.S.
� Word a day: attempt, definite � Biography writing for George
Washington � When it’s too cold outside writing � High Frequency check up
High Frequency Words � Please practice these words
daily. It takes two minutes. ☺☺☺☺
much, never, by, let, may, stop
SPECIALS SCHEDULE:
PE – daily 1:40 Music – Monday 2:25 Art – Wednesday 1:50
Library – Thursday 2:00
*Books are due each Thursday.
Guidelines to Success © Certificates: Students earn
stickers for proper school and social behavior 10 stickers = PRIZE
© CAPTAIN OF THE WEEK: Sabin Biswa’s favorite color is red because it is cool. ☺☺☺☺ His favorite song is “Love Me Again”, his favorite pastime is playing video games. He lives with his dad, Lucchi, his mom, Rekha, and his brother, Sacchil. Sabin has no pets, but he would like a dog so he can train it. Sabin dreams of becoming a soldier in the Army and the most interesting thing is that he is great at soccer.
Mrs. Brown’s Notes and News
First Grade February 26, 2015
Social Studies � “Where we live” � Key vocabulary: compass
rose, cardinal directions, map key or legend, compass, resources
� Abraham Lincoln: our 16th president was best known for ending slavery in our country.
� George Washington: our 1st president, the “father of our country” best known for gaining freedom from Britain.
� Students created lots of fun President crafts at school.
� Exit Exam � Next: SCIENCE: MATTER
Math � Unit 4: Place Value � Tens and ones � Ten Groups: adding ten
groups � Tens and teen numbers � Package Stories: Ask your
child what this means. � Adding doubles +/- one,
doubles +/- two. � Open Number Line and
adding 2 to 2, 2 to 1 digit numbers
� Counting by decades from any number (i.e, 3, 13, 23, 33, 43, etc.) only changes the ten.
� UNIT 4 test
Miscellaneous � Homework policy: Students receive
a new homework packet each Friday AS WELL AS SPELLING WORD SORTS. It is due by Friday, but can be turned in early.
� Please check out our class webpage on the school website!
http://lincoln.cusd200.org My email address: katherine.brown@cusd200.org
**PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY
SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. Fruit, veggies,
granola bars, cereal, crackers,
pretzels, yogurt are suggested.
Important Events 1. Notices for participants in the
Variety Show came home today. 2. No School on Friday, February
27: Institute Day 3. End of Trimester 2 is around
the corner. Report cards will be sent home 3/13/2015 for review, goal setting, and parent signature on the envelope. ☺☺☺☺
4. Parents, check counting with your child to 120 by ones, tens, as well as backwards from 120.
Reading Daily Five • Skills: Biographies • Compare/Contrast Washington
and Lincoln • Homophones, Digraphs, R-
Controlled Vowels • Inferencing: my schema + clues
from the author/text • Main Idea/Detail – we infer from
the details to identify main idea • Fountas and Pinnell Guided
Reading Leveling assessments have been finalized! PHEW! Reading groups resume next week. Yay!
Writing � Weekend News: We are getting
the hang of this elaboration business.
� You’re a star writing for our Captain Sabin.
� Review basic sentence writing � Biography Books: students are
compiling facts about important historic people of the U.S.
� Word a day: attempt, definite � Biography writing for George
Washington � When it’s too cold outside writing � High Frequency check up
High Frequency Words � Please practice these words
daily. It takes two minutes. ☺☺☺☺
much, never, by, let, may, stop
SPECIALS SCHEDULE:
PE – daily 1:40 Music – Monday 2:25 Art – Wednesday 1:50
Library – Thursday 2:00
*Books are due each Thursday.
Guidelines to Success © Certificates: Students earn
stickers for proper school and social behavior 10 stickers = PRIZE
© CAPTAIN OF THE WEEK: Sabin Biswa’s favorite color is red because it is cool. ☺☺☺☺ His favorite song is “Love Me Again”, his favorite pastime is playing video games. He lives with his dad, Lucchi, his mom, Rekha, and his brother, Sacchil. Sabin has no pets, but he would like a dog so he can train it. Sabin dreams of becoming a soldier in the Army and the most interesting thing is that he is great at soccer.
Mrs. Brown’s Notes and News
First Grade February 26, 2015
Social Studies � “Where we live” � Key vocabulary: compass
rose, cardinal directions, map key or legend, compass, resources
� Abraham Lincoln: our 16th president was best known for ending slavery in our country.
� George Washington: our 1st president, the “father of our country” best known for gaining freedom from Britain.
� Students created lots of fun President crafts at school.
� Exit Exam � Next: SCIENCE: MATTER
Math � Unit 4: Place Value � Tens and ones � Ten Groups: adding ten
groups � Tens and teen numbers � Package Stories: Ask your
child what this means. � Adding doubles +/- one,
doubles +/- two. � Open Number Line and
adding 2 to 2, 2 to 1 digit numbers
� Counting by decades from any number (i.e, 3, 13, 23, 33, 43, etc.) only changes the ten.
� UNIT 4 test
Miscellaneous � Homework policy: Students receive
a new homework packet each Friday AS WELL AS SPELLING WORD SORTS. It is due by Friday, but can be turned in early.
� Please check out our class webpage on the school website!
http://lincoln.cusd200.org My email address: katherine.brown@cusd200.org
**PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY
SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. Fruit, veggies,
granola bars, cereal, crackers,
pretzels, yogurt are suggested.
Important Events 1. Notices for participants in the
Variety Show came home today. 2. No School on Friday, February
27: Institute Day 3. End of Trimester 2 is around
the corner. Report cards will be sent home 3/13/2015 for review, goal setting, and parent signature on the envelope. ☺☺☺☺
4. Parents, check counting with your child to 120 by ones, tens, as well as backwards from 120.
Reading Daily Five • Skills: Biographies • Compare/Contrast Washington
and Lincoln • Homophones, Digraphs, R-
Controlled Vowels • Inferencing: my schema + clues
from the author/text • Main Idea/Detail – we infer from
the details to identify main idea • Fountas and Pinnell Guided
Reading Leveling assessments have been finalized! PHEW! Reading groups resume next week. Yay!
Writing � Weekend News: We are getting
the hang of this elaboration business.
� You’re a star writing for our Captain Sabin.
� Review basic sentence writing � Biography Books: students are
compiling facts about important historic people of the U.S.
� Word a day: attempt, definite � Biography writing for George
Washington � When it’s too cold outside writing � High Frequency check up
High Frequency Words � Please practice these words
daily. It takes two minutes. ☺☺☺☺
much, never, by, let, may, stop
SPECIALS SCHEDULE:
PE – daily 1:40 Music – Monday 2:25 Art – Wednesday 1:50
Library – Thursday 2:00
*Books are due each Thursday.
Guidelines to Success © Certificates: Students earn
stickers for proper school and social behavior 10 stickers = PRIZE
© CAPTAIN OF THE WEEK: Sabin Biswa’s favorite color is red because it is cool. ☺☺☺☺ His favorite song is “Love Me Again”, his favorite pastime is playing video games. He lives with his dad, Lucchi, his mom, Rekha, and his brother, Sacchil. Sabin has no pets, but he would like a dog so he can train it. Sabin dreams of becoming a soldier in the Army and the most interesting thing is that he is great at soccer.
Mrs. Brown’s Notes and News
First Grade February 26, 2015
Social Studies � “Where we live” � Key vocabulary: compass
rose, cardinal directions, map key or legend, compass, resources
� Abraham Lincoln: our 16th president was best known for ending slavery in our country.
� George Washington: our 1st president, the “father of our country” best known for gaining freedom from Britain.
� Students created lots of fun President crafts at school.
� Exit Exam � Next: SCIENCE: MATTER
Math � Unit 4: Place Value � Tens and ones � Ten Groups: adding ten
groups � Tens and teen numbers � Package Stories: Ask your
child what this means. � Adding doubles +/- one,
doubles +/- two. � Open Number Line and
adding 2 to 2, 2 to 1 digit numbers
� Counting by decades from any number (i.e, 3, 13, 23, 33, 43, etc.) only changes the ten.
� UNIT 4 test
Miscellaneous � Homework policy: Students receive
a new homework packet each Friday AS WELL AS SPELLING WORD SORTS. It is due by Friday, but can be turned in early.
� Please check out our class webpage on the school website!
http://lincoln.cusd200.org My email address: katherine.brown@cusd200.org
**PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY
SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. Fruit, veggies,
granola bars, cereal, crackers,
pretzels, yogurt are suggested.
Important Events 1. Notices for participants in the
Variety Show came home today. 2. No School on Friday, February
27: Institute Day 3. End of Trimester 2 is around
the corner. Report cards will be sent home 3/13/2015 for review, goal setting, and parent signature on the envelope. ☺☺☺☺
4. Parents, check counting with your child to 120 by ones, tens, as well as backwards from 120.
Reading Daily Five • Skills: Biographies • Compare/Contrast Washington
and Lincoln • Homophones, Digraphs, R-
Controlled Vowels • Inferencing: my schema + clues
from the author/text • Main Idea/Detail – we infer from
the details to identify main idea • Fountas and Pinnell Guided
Reading Leveling assessments have been finalized! PHEW! Reading groups resume next week. Yay!
Writing � Weekend News: We are getting
the hang of this elaboration business.
� You’re a star writing for our Captain Sabin.
� Review basic sentence writing � Biography Books: students are
compiling facts about important historic people of the U.S.
� Word a day: attempt, definite � Biography writing for George
Washington � When it’s too cold outside writing � High Frequency check up
High Frequency Words � Please practice these words
daily. It takes two minutes. ☺☺☺☺
much, never, by, let, may, stop
SPECIALS SCHEDULE:
PE – daily 1:40 Music – Monday 2:25 Art – Wednesday 1:50
Library – Thursday 2:00
*Books are due each Thursday.
Guidelines to Success © Certificates: Students earn
stickers for proper school and social behavior 10 stickers = PRIZE
© CAPTAIN OF THE WEEK: Sabin Biswa’s favorite color is red because it is cool. ☺☺☺☺ His favorite song is “Love Me Again”, his favorite pastime is playing video games. He lives with his dad, Lucchi, his mom, Rekha, and his brother, Sacchil. Sabin has no pets, but he would like a dog so he can train it. Sabin dreams of becoming a soldier in the Army and the most interesting thing is that he is great at soccer.
Mrs. Brown’s Notes and News
First Grade February 26, 2015
Social Studies � “Where we live” � Key vocabulary: compass
rose, cardinal directions, map key or legend, compass, resources
� Abraham Lincoln: our 16th president was best known for ending slavery in our country.
� George Washington: our 1st president, the “father of our country” best known for gaining freedom from Britain.
� Students created lots of fun President crafts at school.
� Exit Exam � Next: SCIENCE: MATTER
Math � Unit 4: Place Value � Tens and ones � Ten Groups: adding ten
groups � Tens and teen numbers � Package Stories: Ask your
child what this means. � Adding doubles +/- one,
doubles +/- two. � Open Number Line and
adding 2 to 2, 2 to 1 digit numbers
� Counting by decades from any number (i.e, 3, 13, 23, 33, 43, etc.) only changes the ten.
� UNIT 4 test
Miscellaneous � Homework policy: Students receive
a new homework packet each Friday AS WELL AS SPELLING WORD SORTS. It is due by Friday, but can be turned in early.
� Please check out our class webpage on the school website!
http://lincoln.cusd200.org My email address: katherine.brown@cusd200.org
**PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY
SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. Fruit, veggies,
granola bars, cereal, crackers,
pretzels, yogurt are suggested.
Important Events 1. Notices for participants in the
Variety Show came home today. 2. No School on Friday, February
27: Institute Day 3. End of Trimester 2 is around
the corner. Report cards will be sent home 3/13/2015 for review, goal setting, and parent signature on the envelope. ☺☺☺☺
4. Parents, check counting with your child to 120 by ones, tens, as well as backwards from 120.
Reading Daily Five • Skills: Biographies • Compare/Contrast Washington
and Lincoln • Homophones, Digraphs, R-
Controlled Vowels • Inferencing: my schema + clues
from the author/text • Main Idea/Detail – we infer from
the details to identify main idea • Fountas and Pinnell Guided
Reading Leveling assessments have been finalized! PHEW! Reading groups resume next week. Yay!
Writing � Weekend News: We are getting
the hang of this elaboration business.
� You’re a star writing for our Captain Sabin.
� Review basic sentence writing � Biography Books: students are
compiling facts about important historic people of the U.S.
� Word a day: attempt, definite � Biography writing for George
Washington � When it’s too cold outside writing � High Frequency check up
High Frequency Words � Please practice these words
daily. It takes two minutes. ☺☺☺☺
much, never, by, let, may, stop
SPECIALS SCHEDULE:
PE – daily 1:40 Music – Monday 2:25 Art – Wednesday 1:50
Library – Thursday 2:00
*Books are due each Thursday.
Guidelines to Success © Certificates: Students earn
stickers for proper school and social behavior 10 stickers = PRIZE
© CAPTAIN OF THE WEEK: Sabin Biswa’s favorite color is red because it is cool. ☺☺☺☺ His favorite song is “Love Me Again”, his favorite pastime is playing video games. He lives with his dad, Lucchi, his mom, Rekha, and his brother, Sacchil. Sabin has no pets, but he would like a dog so he can train it. Sabin dreams of becoming a soldier in the Army and the most interesting thing is that he is great at soccer.
Mrs. Brown’s Notes and News
First Grade February 26, 2015
Social Studies � “Where we live” � Key vocabulary: compass
rose, cardinal directions, map key or legend, compass, resources
� Abraham Lincoln: our 16th president was best known for ending slavery in our country.
� George Washington: our 1st president, the “father of our country” best known for gaining freedom from Britain.
� Students created lots of fun President crafts at school.
� Exit Exam � Next: SCIENCE: MATTER
Math � Unit 4: Place Value � Tens and ones � Ten Groups: adding ten
groups � Tens and teen numbers � Package Stories: Ask your
child what this means. � Adding doubles +/- one,
doubles +/- two. � Open Number Line and
adding 2 to 2, 2 to 1 digit numbers
� Counting by decades from any number (i.e, 3, 13, 23, 33, 43, etc.) only changes the ten.
� UNIT 4 test
Miscellaneous � Homework policy: Students receive
a new homework packet each Friday AS WELL AS SPELLING WORD SORTS. It is due by Friday, but can be turned in early.
� Please check out our class webpage on the school website!
http://lincoln.cusd200.org My email address: katherine.brown@cusd200.org
**PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY
SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. Fruit, veggies,
granola bars, cereal, crackers,
pretzels, yogurt are suggested.
Important Events 1. Notices for participants in the
Variety Show came home today. 2. No School on Friday, February
27: Institute Day 3. End of Trimester 2 is around
the corner. Report cards will be sent home 3/13/2015 for review, goal setting, and parent signature on the envelope. ☺☺☺☺
4. Parents, check counting with your child to 120 by ones, tens, as well as backwards from 120.
Reading Daily Five • Skills: Biographies • Compare/Contrast Washington
and Lincoln • Homophones, Digraphs, R-
Controlled Vowels • Inferencing: my schema + clues
from the author/text • Main Idea/Detail – we infer from
the details to identify main idea • Fountas and Pinnell Guided
Reading Leveling assessments have been finalized! PHEW! Reading groups resume next week. Yay!
Writing � Weekend News: We are getting
the hang of this elaboration business.
� You’re a star writing for our Captain Sabin.
� Review basic sentence writing � Biography Books: students are
compiling facts about important historic people of the U.S.
� Word a day: attempt, definite � Biography writing for George
Washington � When it’s too cold outside writing � High Frequency check up
High Frequency Words � Please practice these words
daily. It takes two minutes. ☺☺☺☺
much, never, by, let, may, stop
SPECIALS SCHEDULE:
PE – daily 1:40 Music – Monday 2:25 Art – Wednesday 1:50
Library – Thursday 2:00
*Books are due each Thursday.
Guidelines to Success © Certificates: Students earn
stickers for proper school and social behavior 10 stickers = PRIZE
© CAPTAIN OF THE WEEK: Sabin Biswa’s favorite color is red because it is cool. ☺☺☺☺ His favorite song is “Love Me Again”, his favorite pastime is playing video games. He lives with his dad, Lucchi, his mom, Rekha, and his brother, Sacchil. Sabin has no pets, but he would like a dog so he can train it. Sabin dreams of becoming a soldier in the Army and the most interesting thing is that he is great at soccer.
Mrs. Brown’s Notes and News
First Grade February 26, 2015
Social Studies � “Where we live” � Key vocabulary: compass
rose, cardinal directions, map key or legend, compass, resources
� Abraham Lincoln: our 16th president was best known for ending slavery in our country.
� George Washington: our 1st president, the “father of our country” best known for gaining freedom from Britain.
� Students created lots of fun President crafts at school.
� Exit Exam � Next: SCIENCE: MATTER
Math � Unit 4: Place Value � Tens and ones � Ten Groups: adding ten
groups � Tens and teen numbers � Package Stories: Ask your
child what this means. � Adding doubles +/- one,
doubles +/- two. � Open Number Line and
adding 2 to 2, 2 to 1 digit numbers
� Counting by decades from any number (i.e, 3, 13, 23, 33, 43, etc.) only changes the ten.
� UNIT 4 test
Miscellaneous � Homework policy: Students receive
a new homework packet each Friday AS WELL AS SPELLING WORD SORTS. It is due by Friday, but can be turned in early.
� Please check out our class webpage on the school website!
http://lincoln.cusd200.org My email address: katherine.brown@cusd200.org
**PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY
SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. Fruit, veggies,
granola bars, cereal, crackers,
pretzels, yogurt are suggested.
Important Events 1. Notices for participants in the
Variety Show came home today. 2. No School on Friday, February
27: Institute Day 3. End of Trimester 2 is around
the corner. Report cards will be sent home 3/13/2015 for review, goal setting, and parent signature on the envelope. ☺☺☺☺
4. Parents, check counting with your child to 120 by ones, tens, as well as backwards from 120.
Reading Daily Five • Skills: Biographies • Compare/Contrast Washington
and Lincoln • Homophones, Digraphs, R-
Controlled Vowels • Inferencing: my schema + clues
from the author/text • Main Idea/Detail – we infer from
the details to identify main idea • Fountas and Pinnell Guided
Reading Leveling assessments have been finalized! PHEW! Reading groups resume next week. Yay!
Writing � Weekend News: We are getting
the hang of this elaboration business.
� You’re a star writing for our Captain Sabin.
� Review basic sentence writing � Biography Books: students are
compiling facts about important historic people of the U.S.
� Word a day: attempt, definite � Biography writing for George
Washington � When it’s too cold outside writing � High Frequency check up
High Frequency Words � Please practice these words
daily. It takes two minutes. ☺☺☺☺
much, never, by, let, may, stop
SPECIALS SCHEDULE:
PE – daily 1:40 Music – Monday 2:25 Art – Wednesday 1:50
Library – Thursday 2:00
*Books are due each Thursday.
Guidelines to Success © Certificates: Students earn
stickers for proper school and social behavior 10 stickers = PRIZE
© CAPTAIN OF THE WEEK: Sabin Biswa’s favorite color is red because it is cool. ☺☺☺☺ His favorite song is “Love Me Again”, his favorite pastime is playing video games. He lives with his dad, Lucchi, his mom, Rekha, and his brother, Sacchil. Sabin has no pets, but he would like a dog so he can train it. Sabin dreams of becoming a soldier in the Army and the most interesting thing is that he is great at soccer.
Mrs. Brown’s Notes and News
First Grade February 26, 2015
Social Studies � “Where we live” � Key vocabulary: compass
rose, cardinal directions, map key or legend, compass, resources
� Abraham Lincoln: our 16th president was best known for ending slavery in our country.
� George Washington: our 1st president, the “father of our country” best known for gaining freedom from Britain.
� Students created lots of fun President crafts at school.
� Exit Exam � Next: SCIENCE: MATTER
Math � Unit 4: Place Value � Tens and ones � Ten Groups: adding ten
groups � Tens and teen numbers � Package Stories: Ask your
child what this means. � Adding doubles +/- one,
doubles +/- two. � Open Number Line and
adding 2 to 2, 2 to 1 digit numbers
� Counting by decades from any number (i.e, 3, 13, 23, 33, 43, etc.) only changes the ten.
� UNIT 4 test
Miscellaneous � Homework policy: Students receive
a new homework packet each Friday AS WELL AS SPELLING WORD SORTS. It is due by Friday, but can be turned in early.
� Please check out our class webpage on the school website!
http://lincoln.cusd200.org My email address: katherine.brown@cusd200.org
**PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY
SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. Fruit, veggies,
granola bars, cereal, crackers,
pretzels, yogurt are suggested.
Important Events 1. Notices for participants in the
Variety Show came home today. 2. No School on Friday, February
27: Institute Day 3. End of Trimester 2 is around
the corner. Report cards will be sent home 3/13/2015 for review, goal setting, and parent signature on the envelope. ☺☺☺☺
4. Parents, check counting with your child to 120 by ones, tens, as well as backwards from 120.
Reading Daily Five • Skills: Biographies • Compare/Contrast Washington
and Lincoln • Homophones, Digraphs, R-
Controlled Vowels • Inferencing: my schema + clues
from the author/text • Main Idea/Detail – we infer from
the details to identify main idea • Fountas and Pinnell Guided
Reading Leveling assessments have been finalized! PHEW! Reading groups resume next week. Yay!
Writing � Weekend News: We are getting
the hang of this elaboration business.
� You’re a star writing for our Captain Sabin.
� Review basic sentence writing � Biography Books: students are
compiling facts about important historic people of the U.S.
� Word a day: attempt, definite � Biography writing for George
Washington � When it’s too cold outside writing � High Frequency check up
High Frequency Words � Please practice these words
daily. It takes two minutes. ☺☺☺☺
much, never, by, let, may, stop
SPECIALS SCHEDULE:
PE – daily 1:40 Music – Monday 2:25 Art – Wednesday 1:50
Library – Thursday 2:00
*Books are due each Thursday.
Guidelines to Success © Certificates: Students earn
stickers for proper school and social behavior 10 stickers = PRIZE
© CAPTAIN OF THE WEEK: Sabin Biswa’s favorite color is red because it is cool. ☺☺☺☺ His favorite song is “Love Me Again”, his favorite pastime is playing video games. He lives with his dad, Lucchi, his mom, Rekha, and his brother, Sacchil. Sabin has no pets, but he would like a dog so he can train it. Sabin dreams of becoming a soldier in the Army and the most interesting thing is that he is great at soccer.
Mrs. Brown’s Notes and News
First Grade February 26, 2015
Social Studies � “Where we live” � Key vocabulary: compass
rose, cardinal directions, map key or legend, compass, resources
� Abraham Lincoln: our 16th president was best known for ending slavery in our country.
� George Washington: our 1st president, the “father of our country” best known for gaining freedom from Britain.
� Students created lots of fun President crafts at school.
� Exit Exam � Next: SCIENCE: MATTER
Math � Unit 4: Place Value � Tens and ones � Ten Groups: adding ten
groups � Tens and teen numbers � Package Stories: Ask your
child what this means. � Adding doubles +/- one,
doubles +/- two. � Open Number Line and
adding 2 to 2, 2 to 1 digit numbers
� Counting by decades from any number (i.e, 3, 13, 23, 33, 43, etc.) only changes the ten.
� UNIT 4 test
Miscellaneous � Homework policy: Students receive
a new homework packet each Friday AS WELL AS SPELLING WORD SORTS. It is due by Friday, but can be turned in early.
� Please check out our class webpage on the school website!
http://lincoln.cusd200.org My email address: katherine.brown@cusd200.org
**PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY
SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. Fruit, veggies,
granola bars, cereal, crackers,
pretzels, yogurt are suggested.
Important Events 1. Notices for participants in the
Variety Show came home today. 2. No School on Friday, February
27: Institute Day 3. End of Trimester 2 is around
the corner. Report cards will be sent home 3/13/2015 for review, goal setting, and parent signature on the envelope. ☺☺☺☺
4. Parents, check counting with your child to 120 by ones, tens, as well as backwards from 120.
Reading Daily Five • Skills: Biographies • Compare/Contrast Washington
and Lincoln • Homophones, Digraphs, R-
Controlled Vowels • Inferencing: my schema + clues
from the author/text • Main Idea/Detail – we infer from
the details to identify main idea • Fountas and Pinnell Guided
Reading Leveling assessments have been finalized! PHEW! Reading groups resume next week. Yay!
Writing � Weekend News: We are getting
the hang of this elaboration business.
� You’re a star writing for our Captain Sabin.
� Review basic sentence writing � Biography Books: students are
compiling facts about important historic people of the U.S.
� Word a day: attempt, definite � Biography writing for George
Washington � When it’s too cold outside writing � High Frequency check up
High Frequency Words � Please practice these words
daily. It takes two minutes. ☺☺☺☺
much, never, by, let, may, stop
SPECIALS SCHEDULE:
PE – daily 1:40 Music – Monday 2:25 Art – Wednesday 1:50
Library – Thursday 2:00
*Books are due each Thursday.
Guidelines to Success © Certificates: Students earn
stickers for proper school and social behavior 10 stickers = PRIZE
© CAPTAIN OF THE WEEK: Sabin Biswa’s favorite color is red because it is cool. ☺☺☺☺ His favorite song is “Love Me Again”, his favorite pastime is playing video games. He lives with his dad, Lucchi, his mom, Rekha, and his brother, Sacchil. Sabin has no pets, but he would like a dog so he can train it. Sabin dreams of becoming a soldier in the Army and the most interesting thing is that he is great at soccer.
Mrs. Brown’s Notes and News
First Grade February 26, 2015
Social Studies � “Where we live” � Key vocabulary: compass
rose, cardinal directions, map key or legend, compass, resources
� Abraham Lincoln: our 16th president was best known for ending slavery in our country.
� George Washington: our 1st president, the “father of our country” best known for gaining freedom from Britain.
� Students created lots of fun President crafts at school.
� Exit Exam � Next: SCIENCE: MATTER
Math � Unit 4: Place Value � Tens and ones � Ten Groups: adding ten
groups � Tens and teen numbers � Package Stories: Ask your
child what this means. � Adding doubles +/- one,
doubles +/- two. � Open Number Line and
adding 2 to 2, 2 to 1 digit numbers
� Counting by decades from any number (i.e, 3, 13, 23, 33, 43, etc.) only changes the ten.
� UNIT 4 test
Miscellaneous � Homework policy: Students receive
a new homework packet each Friday AS WELL AS SPELLING WORD SORTS. It is due by Friday, but can be turned in early.
� Please check out our class webpage on the school website!
http://lincoln.cusd200.org My email address: katherine.brown@cusd200.org
**PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY
SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. Fruit, veggies,
granola bars, cereal, crackers,
pretzels, yogurt are suggested.
Important Events 1. Notices for participants in the
Variety Show came home today. 2. No School on Friday, February
27: Institute Day 3. End of Trimester 2 is around
the corner. Report cards will be sent home 3/13/2015 for review, goal setting, and parent signature on the envelope. ☺☺☺☺
4. Parents, check counting with your child to 120 by ones, tens, as well as backwards from 120.
Reading Daily Five • Skills: Biographies • Compare/Contrast Washington
and Lincoln • Homophones, Digraphs, R-
Controlled Vowels • Inferencing: my schema + clues
from the author/text • Main Idea/Detail – we infer from
the details to identify main idea • Fountas and Pinnell Guided
Reading Leveling assessments have been finalized! PHEW! Reading groups resume next week. Yay!
Writing � Weekend News: We are getting
the hang of this elaboration business.
� You’re a star writing for our Captain Sabin.
� Review basic sentence writing � Biography Books: students are
compiling facts about important historic people of the U.S.
� Word a day: attempt, definite � Biography writing for George
Washington � When it’s too cold outside writing � High Frequency check up
High Frequency Words � Please practice these words
daily. It takes two minutes. ☺☺☺☺
much, never, by, let, may, stop
SPECIALS SCHEDULE:
PE – daily 1:40 Music – Monday 2:25 Art – Wednesday 1:50
Library – Thursday 2:00
*Books are due each Thursday.
Guidelines to Success © Certificates: Students earn
stickers for proper school and social behavior 10 stickers = PRIZE
© CAPTAIN OF THE WEEK: Sabin Biswa’s favorite color is red because it is cool. ☺☺☺☺ His favorite song is “Love Me Again”, his favorite pastime is playing video games. He lives with his dad, Lucchi, his mom, Rekha, and his brother, Sacchil. Sabin has no pets, but he would like a dog so he can train it. Sabin dreams of becoming a soldier in the Army and the most interesting thing is that he is great at soccer.
Mrs. Brown’s Notes and News
First Grade February 26, 2015
Social Studies � “Where we live” � Key vocabulary: compass
rose, cardinal directions, map key or legend, compass, resources
� Abraham Lincoln: our 16th president was best known for ending slavery in our country.
� George Washington: our 1st president, the “father of our country” best known for gaining freedom from Britain.
� Students created lots of fun President crafts at school.
� Exit Exam � Next: SCIENCE: MATTER
Math � Unit 4: Place Value � Tens and ones � Ten Groups: adding ten
groups � Tens and teen numbers � Package Stories: Ask your
child what this means. � Adding doubles +/- one,
doubles +/- two. � Open Number Line and
adding 2 to 2, 2 to 1 digit numbers
� Counting by decades from any number (i.e, 3, 13, 23, 33, 43, etc.) only changes the ten.
� UNIT 4 test
Miscellaneous � Homework policy: Students receive
a new homework packet each Friday AS WELL AS SPELLING WORD SORTS. It is due by Friday, but can be turned in early.
� Please check out our class webpage on the school website!
http://lincoln.cusd200.org My email address: katherine.brown@cusd200.org
**PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY
SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. Fruit, veggies,
granola bars, cereal, crackers,
pretzels, yogurt are suggested.
Important Events 1. Notices for participants in the
Variety Show came home today. 2. No School on Friday, February
27: Institute Day 3. End of Trimester 2 is around
the corner. Report cards will be sent home 3/13/2015 for review, goal setting, and parent signature on the envelope. ☺☺☺☺
4. Parents, check counting with your child to 120 by ones, tens, as well as backwards from 120.
Reading Daily Five • Skills: Biographies • Compare/Contrast Washington
and Lincoln • Homophones, Digraphs, R-
Controlled Vowels • Inferencing: my schema + clues
from the author/text • Main Idea/Detail – we infer from
the details to identify main idea • Fountas and Pinnell Guided
Reading Leveling assessments have been finalized! PHEW! Reading groups resume next week. Yay!
Writing � Weekend News: We are getting
the hang of this elaboration business.
� You’re a star writing for our Captain Sabin.
� Review basic sentence writing � Biography Books: students are
compiling facts about important historic people of the U.S.
� Word a day: attempt, definite � Biography writing for George
Washington � When it’s too cold outside writing � High Frequency check up
High Frequency Words � Please practice these words
daily. It takes two minutes. ☺☺☺☺
much, never, by, let, may, stop
SPECIALS SCHEDULE:
PE – daily 1:40 Music – Monday 2:25 Art – Wednesday 1:50
Library – Thursday 2:00
*Books are due each Thursday.
Guidelines to Success © Certificates: Students earn
stickers for proper school and social behavior 10 stickers = PRIZE
© CAPTAIN OF THE WEEK: Sabin Biswa’s favorite color is red because it is cool. ☺☺☺☺ His favorite song is “Love Me Again”, his favorite pastime is playing video games. He lives with his dad, Lucchi, his mom, Rekha, and his brother, Sacchil. Sabin has no pets, but he would like a dog so he can train it. Sabin dreams of becoming a soldier in the Army and the most interesting thing is that he is great at soccer.
Mrs. Brown’s Notes and News
First Grade February 26, 2015
Social Studies � “Where we live” � Key vocabulary: compass
rose, cardinal directions, map key or legend, compass, resources
� Abraham Lincoln: our 16th president was best known for ending slavery in our country.
� George Washington: our 1st president, the “father of our country” best known for gaining freedom from Britain.
� Students created lots of fun President crafts at school.
� Exit Exam � Next: SCIENCE: MATTER
Math � Unit 4: Place Value � Tens and ones � Ten Groups: adding ten
groups � Tens and teen numbers � Package Stories: Ask your
child what this means. � Adding doubles +/- one,
doubles +/- two. � Open Number Line and
adding 2 to 2, 2 to 1 digit numbers
� Counting by decades from any number (i.e, 3, 13, 23, 33, 43, etc.) only changes the ten.
� UNIT 4 test
Miscellaneous � Homework policy: Students receive
a new homework packet each Friday AS WELL AS SPELLING WORD SORTS. It is due by Friday, but can be turned in early.
� Please check out our class webpage on the school website!
http://lincoln.cusd200.org My email address: katherine.brown@cusd200.org
**PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY
SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. Fruit, veggies,
granola bars, cereal, crackers,
pretzels, yogurt are suggested.
Important Events 1. Notices for participants in the
Variety Show came home today. 2. No School on Friday, February
27: Institute Day 3. End of Trimester 2 is around
the corner. Report cards will be sent home 3/13/2015 for review, goal setting, and parent signature on the envelope. ☺☺☺☺
4. Parents, check counting with your child to 120 by ones, tens, as well as backwards from 120.
Reading Daily Five • Skills: Biographies • Compare/Contrast Washington
and Lincoln • Homophones, Digraphs, R-
Controlled Vowels • Inferencing: my schema + clues
from the author/text • Main Idea/Detail – we infer from
the details to identify main idea • Fountas and Pinnell Guided
Reading Leveling assessments have been finalized! PHEW! Reading groups resume next week. Yay!
Writing � Weekend News: We are getting
the hang of this elaboration business.
� You’re a star writing for our Captain Sabin.
� Review basic sentence writing � Biography Books: students are
compiling facts about important historic people of the U.S.
� Word a day: attempt, definite � Biography writing for George
Washington � When it’s too cold outside writing � High Frequency check up
High Frequency Words � Please practice these words
daily. It takes two minutes. ☺☺☺☺
much, never, by, let, may, stop
SPECIALS SCHEDULE:
PE – daily 1:40 Music – Monday 2:25 Art – Wednesday 1:50
Library – Thursday 2:00
*Books are due each Thursday.
Guidelines to Success © Certificates: Students earn
stickers for proper school and social behavior 10 stickers = PRIZE
© CAPTAIN OF THE WEEK: Sabin Biswa’s favorite color is red because it is cool. ☺☺☺☺ His favorite song is “Love Me Again”, his favorite pastime is playing video games. He lives with his dad, Lucchi, his mom, Rekha, and his brother, Sacchil. Sabin has no pets, but he would like a dog so he can train it. Sabin dreams of becoming a soldier in the Army and the most interesting thing is that he is great at soccer.
Mrs. Brown’s Notes and News
First Grade February 26, 2015
Social Studies � “Where we live” � Key vocabulary: compass
rose, cardinal directions, map key or legend, compass, resources
� Abraham Lincoln: our 16th president was best known for ending slavery in our country.
� George Washington: our 1st president, the “father of our country” best known for gaining freedom from Britain.
� Students created lots of fun President crafts at school.
� Exit Exam � Next: SCIENCE: MATTER
Math � Unit 4: Place Value � Tens and ones � Ten Groups: adding ten
groups � Tens and teen numbers � Package Stories: Ask your
child what this means. � Adding doubles +/- one,
doubles +/- two. � Open Number Line and
adding 2 to 2, 2 to 1 digit numbers
� Counting by decades from any number (i.e, 3, 13, 23, 33, 43, etc.) only changes the ten.
� UNIT 4 test
Miscellaneous � Homework policy: Students receive
a new homework packet each Friday AS WELL AS SPELLING WORD SORTS. It is due by Friday, but can be turned in early.
� Please check out our class webpage on the school website!
http://lincoln.cusd200.org My email address: katherine.brown@cusd200.org
**PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY
SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. Fruit, veggies,
granola bars, cereal, crackers,
pretzels, yogurt are suggested.
Important Events 1. Notices for participants in the
Variety Show came home today. 2. No School on Friday, February
27: Institute Day 3. End of Trimester 2 is around
the corner. Report cards will be sent home 3/13/2015 for review, goal setting, and parent signature on the envelope. ☺☺☺☺
4. Parents, check counting with your child to 120 by ones, tens, as well as backwards from 120.
Reading Daily Five • Skills: Biographies • Compare/Contrast Washington
and Lincoln • Homophones, Digraphs, R-
Controlled Vowels • Inferencing: my schema + clues
from the author/text • Main Idea/Detail – we infer from
the details to identify main idea • Fountas and Pinnell Guided
Reading Leveling assessments have been finalized! PHEW! Reading groups resume next week. Yay!
Writing � Weekend News: We are getting
the hang of this elaboration business.
� You’re a star writing for our Captain Sabin.
� Review basic sentence writing � Biography Books: students are
compiling facts about important historic people of the U.S.
� Word a day: attempt, definite � Biography writing for George
Washington � When it’s too cold outside writing � High Frequency check up
High Frequency Words � Please practice these words
daily. It takes two minutes. ☺☺☺☺
much, never, by, let, may, stop
SPECIALS SCHEDULE:
PE – daily 1:40 Music – Monday 2:25 Art – Wednesday 1:50
Library – Thursday 2:00
*Books are due each Thursday.
Guidelines to Success © Certificates: Students earn
stickers for proper school and social behavior 10 stickers = PRIZE
© CAPTAIN OF THE WEEK: Sabin Biswa’s favorite color is red because it is cool. ☺☺☺☺ His favorite song is “Love Me Again”, his favorite pastime is playing video games. He lives with his dad, Lucchi, his mom, Rekha, and his brother, Sacchil. Sabin has no pets, but he would like a dog so he can train it. Sabin dreams of becoming a soldier in the Army and the most interesting thing is that he is great at soccer.
Mrs. Brown’s Notes and News
First Grade February 26, 2015
Social Studies � “Where we live” � Key vocabulary: compass
rose, cardinal directions, map key or legend, compass, resources
� Abraham Lincoln: our 16th president was best known for ending slavery in our country.
� George Washington: our 1st president, the “father of our country” best known for gaining freedom from Britain.
� Students created lots of fun President crafts at school.
� Exit Exam � Next: SCIENCE: MATTER
Math � Unit 4: Place Value � Tens and ones � Ten Groups: adding ten
groups � Tens and teen numbers � Package Stories: Ask your
child what this means. � Adding doubles +/- one,
doubles +/- two. � Open Number Line and
adding 2 to 2, 2 to 1 digit numbers
� Counting by decades from any number (i.e, 3, 13, 23, 33, 43, etc.) only changes the ten.
� UNIT 4 test
Miscellaneous � Homework policy: Students receive
a new homework packet each Friday AS WELL AS SPELLING WORD SORTS. It is due by Friday, but can be turned in early.
� Please check out our class webpage on the school website!
http://lincoln.cusd200.org My email address: katherine.brown@cusd200.org
**PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY
SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. Fruit, veggies,
granola bars, cereal, crackers,
pretzels, yogurt are suggested.
Important Events 1. Notices for participants in the
Variety Show came home today. 2. No School on Friday, February
27: Institute Day 3. End of Trimester 2 is around
the corner. Report cards will be sent home 3/13/2015 for review, goal setting, and parent signature on the envelope. ☺☺☺☺
4. Parents, check counting with your child to 120 by ones, tens, as well as backwards from 120.
Reading Daily Five • Skills: Biographies • Compare/Contrast Washington
and Lincoln • Homophones, Digraphs, R-
Controlled Vowels • Inferencing: my schema + clues
from the author/text • Main Idea/Detail – we infer from
the details to identify main idea • Fountas and Pinnell Guided
Reading Leveling assessments have been finalized! PHEW! Reading groups resume next week. Yay!
Writing � Weekend News: We are getting
the hang of this elaboration business.
� You’re a star writing for our Captain Sabin.
� Review basic sentence writing � Biography Books: students are
compiling facts about important historic people of the U.S.
� Word a day: attempt, definite � Biography writing for George
Washington � When it’s too cold outside writing � High Frequency check up
High Frequency Words � Please practice these words
daily. It takes two minutes. ☺☺☺☺
much, never, by, let, may, stop
SPECIALS SCHEDULE:
PE – daily 1:40 Music – Monday 2:25 Art – Wednesday 1:50
Library – Thursday 2:00
*Books are due each Thursday.
Guidelines to Success © Certificates: Students earn
stickers for proper school and social behavior 10 stickers = PRIZE
© CAPTAIN OF THE WEEK: Sabin Biswa’s favorite color is red because it is cool. ☺☺☺☺ His favorite song is “Love Me Again”, his favorite pastime is playing video games. He lives with his dad, Lucchi, his mom, Rekha, and his brother, Sacchil. Sabin has no pets, but he would like a dog so he can train it. Sabin dreams of becoming a soldier in the Army and the most interesting thing is that he is great at soccer.
Mrs. Brown’s Notes and News
First Grade February 26, 2015
Social Studies � “Where we live” � Key vocabulary: compass
rose, cardinal directions, map key or legend, compass, resources
� Abraham Lincoln: our 16th president was best known for ending slavery in our country.
� George Washington: our 1st president, the “father of our country” best known for gaining freedom from Britain.
� Students created lots of fun President crafts at school.
� Exit Exam � Next: SCIENCE: MATTER
Math � Unit 4: Place Value � Tens and ones � Ten Groups: adding ten
groups � Tens and teen numbers � Package Stories: Ask your
child what this means. � Adding doubles +/- one,
doubles +/- two. � Open Number Line and
adding 2 to 2, 2 to 1 digit numbers
� Counting by decades from any number (i.e, 3, 13, 23, 33, 43, etc.) only changes the ten.
� UNIT 4 test
Miscellaneous � Homework policy: Students receive
a new homework packet each Friday AS WELL AS SPELLING WORD SORTS. It is due by Friday, but can be turned in early.
� Please check out our class webpage on the school website!
http://lincoln.cusd200.org My email address: katherine.brown@cusd200.org
**PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY
SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. Fruit, veggies,
granola bars, cereal, crackers,
pretzels, yogurt are suggested.
Important Events 1. Notices for participants in the
Variety Show came home today. 2. No School on Friday, February
27: Institute Day 3. End of Trimester 2 is around
the corner. Report cards will be sent home 3/13/2015 for review, goal setting, and parent signature on the envelope. ☺☺☺☺
4. Parents, check counting with your child to 120 by ones, tens, as well as backwards from 120.
Reading Daily Five • Skills: Biographies • Compare/Contrast Washington
and Lincoln • Homophones, Digraphs, R-
Controlled Vowels • Inferencing: my schema + clues
from the author/text • Main Idea/Detail – we infer from
the details to identify main idea • Fountas and Pinnell Guided
Reading Leveling assessments have been finalized! PHEW! Reading groups resume next week. Yay!
Writing � Weekend News: We are getting
the hang of this elaboration business.
� You’re a star writing for our Captain Sabin.
� Review basic sentence writing � Biography Books: students are
compiling facts about important historic people of the U.S.
� Word a day: attempt, definite � Biography writing for George
Washington � When it’s too cold outside writing � High Frequency check up
High Frequency Words � Please practice these words
daily. It takes two minutes. ☺☺☺☺
much, never, by, let, may, stop
SPECIALS SCHEDULE:
PE – daily 1:40 Music – Monday 2:25 Art – Wednesday 1:50
Library – Thursday 2:00
*Books are due each Thursday.
Guidelines to Success © Certificates: Students earn
stickers for proper school and social behavior 10 stickers = PRIZE
© CAPTAIN OF THE WEEK: Sabin Biswa’s favorite color is red because it is cool. ☺☺☺☺ His favorite song is “Love Me Again”, his favorite pastime is playing video games. He lives with his dad, Lucchi, his mom, Rekha, and his brother, Sacchil. Sabin has no pets, but he would like a dog so he can train it. Sabin dreams of becoming a soldier in the Army and the most interesting thing is that he is great at soccer.
Mrs. Brown’s Notes and News
First Grade February 26, 2015
Social Studies � “Where we live” � Key vocabulary: compass
rose, cardinal directions, map key or legend, compass, resources
� Abraham Lincoln: our 16th president was best known for ending slavery in our country.
� George Washington: our 1st president, the “father of our country” best known for gaining freedom from Britain.
� Students created lots of fun President crafts at school.
� Exit Exam � Next: SCIENCE: MATTER
Math � Unit 4: Place Value � Tens and ones � Ten Groups: adding ten
groups � Tens and teen numbers � Package Stories: Ask your
child what this means. � Adding doubles +/- one,
doubles +/- two. � Open Number Line and
adding 2 to 2, 2 to 1 digit numbers
� Counting by decades from any number (i.e, 3, 13, 23, 33, 43, etc.) only changes the ten.
� UNIT 4 test
Miscellaneous � Homework policy: Students receive
a new homework packet each Friday AS WELL AS SPELLING WORD SORTS. It is due by Friday, but can be turned in early.
� Please check out our class webpage on the school website!
http://lincoln.cusd200.org My email address: katherine.brown@cusd200.org
**PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY
SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. Fruit, veggies,
granola bars, cereal, crackers,
pretzels, yogurt are suggested.
Important Events 1. Notices for participants in the
Variety Show came home today. 2. No School on Friday, February
27: Institute Day 3. End of Trimester 2 is around
the corner. Report cards will be sent home 3/13/2015 for review, goal setting, and parent signature on the envelope. ☺☺☺☺
4. Parents, check counting with your child to 120 by ones, tens, as well as backwards from 120.
Reading Daily Five • Skills: Biographies • Compare/Contrast Washington
and Lincoln • Homophones, Digraphs, R-
Controlled Vowels • Inferencing: my schema + clues
from the author/text • Main Idea/Detail – we infer from
the details to identify main idea • Fountas and Pinnell Guided
Reading Leveling assessments have been finalized! PHEW! Reading groups resume next week. Yay!
Writing � Weekend News: We are getting
the hang of this elaboration business.
� You’re a star writing for our Captain Sabin.
� Review basic sentence writing � Biography Books: students are
compiling facts about important historic people of the U.S.
� Word a day: attempt, definite � Biography writing for George
Washington � When it’s too cold outside writing � High Frequency check up
High Frequency Words � Please practice these words
daily. It takes two minutes. ☺☺☺☺
much, never, by, let, may, stop
SPECIALS SCHEDULE:
PE – daily 1:40 Music – Monday 2:25 Art – Wednesday 1:50
Library – Thursday 2:00
*Books are due each Thursday.
Guidelines to Success © Certificates: Students earn
stickers for proper school and social behavior 10 stickers = PRIZE
© CAPTAIN OF THE WEEK: Sabin Biswa’s favorite color is red because it is cool. ☺☺☺☺ His favorite song is “Love Me Again”, his favorite pastime is playing video games. He lives with his dad, Lucchi, his mom, Rekha, and his brother, Sacchil. Sabin has no pets, but he would like a dog so he can train it. Sabin dreams of becoming a soldier in the Army and the most interesting thing is that he is great at soccer.
Mrs. Brown’s Notes and News
First Grade February 26, 2015
Social Studies � “Where we live” � Key vocabulary: compass
rose, cardinal directions, map key or legend, compass, resources
� Abraham Lincoln: our 16th president was best known for ending slavery in our country.
� George Washington: our 1st president, the “father of our country” best known for gaining freedom from Britain.
� Students created lots of fun President crafts at school.
� Exit Exam � Next: SCIENCE: MATTER
Math � Unit 4: Place Value � Tens and ones � Ten Groups: adding ten
groups � Tens and teen numbers � Package Stories: Ask your
child what this means. � Adding doubles +/- one,
doubles +/- two. � Open Number Line and
adding 2 to 2, 2 to 1 digit numbers
� Counting by decades from any number (i.e, 3, 13, 23, 33, 43, etc.) only changes the ten.
� UNIT 4 test
Miscellaneous � Homework policy: Students receive
a new homework packet each Friday AS WELL AS SPELLING WORD SORTS. It is due by Friday, but can be turned in early.
� Please check out our class webpage on the school website!
http://lincoln.cusd200.org My email address: katherine.brown@cusd200.org
**PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY
SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. Fruit, veggies,
granola bars, cereal, crackers,
pretzels, yogurt are suggested.
Important Events 1. Notices for participants in the
Variety Show came home today. 2. No School on Friday, February
27: Institute Day 3. End of Trimester 2 is around
the corner. Report cards will be sent home 3/13/2015 for review, goal setting, and parent signature on the envelope. ☺☺☺☺
4. Parents, check counting with your child to 120 by ones, tens, as well as backwards from 120.
Reading Daily Five • Skills: Biographies • Compare/Contrast Washington
and Lincoln • Homophones, Digraphs, R-
Controlled Vowels • Inferencing: my schema + clues
from the author/text • Main Idea/Detail – we infer from
the details to identify main idea • Fountas and Pinnell Guided
Reading Leveling assessments have been finalized! PHEW! Reading groups resume next week. Yay!
Writing � Weekend News: We are getting
the hang of this elaboration business.
� You’re a star writing for our Captain Sabin.
� Review basic sentence writing � Biography Books: students are
compiling facts about important historic people of the U.S.
� Word a day: attempt, definite � Biography writing for George
Washington � When it’s too cold outside writing � High Frequency check up
High Frequency Words � Please practice these words
daily. It takes two minutes. ☺☺☺☺
much, never, by, let, may, stop
SPECIALS SCHEDULE:
PE – daily 1:40 Music – Monday 2:25 Art – Wednesday 1:50
Library – Thursday 2:00
*Books are due each Thursday.
Guidelines to Success © Certificates: Students earn
stickers for proper school and social behavior 10 stickers = PRIZE
© CAPTAIN OF THE WEEK: Sabin Biswa’s favorite color is red because it is cool. ☺☺☺☺ His favorite song is “Love Me Again”, his favorite pastime is playing video games. He lives with his dad, Lucchi, his mom, Rekha, and his brother, Sacchil. Sabin has no pets, but he would like a dog so he can train it. Sabin dreams of becoming a soldier in the Army and the most interesting thing is that he is great at soccer.
Mrs. Brown’s Notes and News
First Grade February 26, 2015
Social Studies � “Where we live” � Key vocabulary: compass
rose, cardinal directions, map key or legend, compass, resources
� Abraham Lincoln: our 16th president was best known for ending slavery in our country.
� George Washington: our 1st president, the “father of our country” best known for gaining freedom from Britain.
� Students created lots of fun President crafts at school.
� Exit Exam � Next: SCIENCE: MATTER
Math � Unit 4: Place Value � Tens and ones � Ten Groups: adding ten
groups � Tens and teen numbers � Package Stories: Ask your
child what this means. � Adding doubles +/- one,
doubles +/- two. � Open Number Line and
adding 2 to 2, 2 to 1 digit numbers
� Counting by decades from any number (i.e, 3, 13, 23, 33, 43, etc.) only changes the ten.
� UNIT 4 test
Miscellaneous � Homework policy: Students receive
a new homework packet each Friday AS WELL AS SPELLING WORD SORTS. It is due by Friday, but can be turned in early.
� Please check out our class webpage on the school website!
http://lincoln.cusd200.org My email address: katherine.brown@cusd200.org
**PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY
SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. Fruit, veggies,
granola bars, cereal, crackers,
pretzels, yogurt are suggested.
Important Events 1. Notices for participants in the
Variety Show came home today. 2. No School on Friday, February
27: Institute Day 3. End of Trimester 2 is around
the corner. Report cards will be sent home 3/13/2015 for review, goal setting, and parent signature on the envelope. ☺☺☺☺
4. Parents, check counting with your child to 120 by ones, tens, as well as backwards from 120.
Reading Daily Five • Skills: Biographies • Compare/Contrast Washington
and Lincoln • Homophones, Digraphs, R-
Controlled Vowels • Inferencing: my schema + clues
from the author/text • Main Idea/Detail – we infer from
the details to identify main idea • Fountas and Pinnell Guided
Reading Leveling assessments have been finalized! PHEW! Reading groups resume next week. Yay!
Writing � Weekend News: We are getting
the hang of this elaboration business.
� You’re a star writing for our Captain Sabin.
� Review basic sentence writing � Biography Books: students are
compiling facts about important historic people of the U.S.
� Word a day: attempt, definite � Biography writing for George
Washington � When it’s too cold outside writing � High Frequency check up
High Frequency Words � Please practice these words
daily. It takes two minutes. ☺☺☺☺
much, never, by, let, may, stop
SPECIALS SCHEDULE:
PE – daily 1:40 Music – Monday 2:25 Art – Wednesday 1:50
Library – Thursday 2:00
*Books are due each Thursday.
Guidelines to Success © Certificates: Students earn
stickers for proper school and social behavior 10 stickers = PRIZE
© CAPTAIN OF THE WEEK: Sabin Biswa’s favorite color is red because it is cool. ☺☺☺☺ His favorite song is “Love Me Again”, his favorite pastime is playing video games. He lives with his dad, Lucchi, his mom, Rekha, and his brother, Sacchil. Sabin has no pets, but he would like a dog so he can train it. Sabin dreams of becoming a soldier in the Army and the most interesting thing is that he is great at soccer.
Mrs. Brown’s Notes and News
First Grade February 26, 2015
Social Studies � “Where we live” � Key vocabulary: compass
rose, cardinal directions, map key or legend, compass, resources
� Abraham Lincoln: our 16th president was best known for ending slavery in our country.
� George Washington: our 1st president, the “father of our country” best known for gaining freedom from Britain.
� Students created lots of fun President crafts at school.
� Exit Exam � Next: SCIENCE: MATTER
Math � Unit 4: Place Value � Tens and ones � Ten Groups: adding ten
groups � Tens and teen numbers � Package Stories: Ask your
child what this means. � Adding doubles +/- one,
doubles +/- two. � Open Number Line and
adding 2 to 2, 2 to 1 digit numbers
� Counting by decades from any number (i.e, 3, 13, 23, 33, 43, etc.) only changes the ten.
� UNIT 4 test
Miscellaneous � Homework policy: Students receive
a new homework packet each Friday AS WELL AS SPELLING WORD SORTS. It is due by Friday, but can be turned in early.
� Please check out our class webpage on the school website!
http://lincoln.cusd200.org My email address: katherine.brown@cusd200.org
**PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A **PLEASE SEND A HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY
SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. SNACK DAILY. Fruit, veggies,
granola bars, cereal, crackers,
pretzels, yogurt are suggested.
Important Events 1. Notices for participants in the
Variety Show came home today. 2. No School on Friday, February
27: Institute Day 3. End of Trimester 2 is around
the corner. Report cards will be sent home 3/13/2015 for review, goal setting, and parent signature on the envelope. ☺☺☺☺
4. Parents, check counting with your child to 120 by ones, tens, as well as backwards from 120.