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Cartersville Primary School Phone 770-382-1733 www.cartersvilleschools.org 1 st Grade Newsletter Week of Feb 4-15, 2019 Special Interest Articles: • Briefly highlight your point of interest here. • Briefly highlight your point of interest here. • Briefly Individual Highlights: Inside Story2 Inside Story3 Inside Story4 Inside Story5 Inside Story6 Inside Story7 Last Story 8 Just a few reminders: * Please make sure your child has a change of clothes that matches the season. *Please make sure your child has a jacket or coat each day. *Please make sure your child wears tennis shoes on their PE day (your child’s teacher can provide you with those days). *Please make sure your A Peek at the Week Review Sight Words **Study sight words daily (how to read AND spell them ** Reading We are reading Have Fun Molly Lou Mellon and working with the story elements of a fiction book. We will also be reviewing and comparing fiction and non-fiction texts. Writer’s Workshop We are working on writing an “All About…” story teaching others all about a specific topic. We will be writing an animal report by combining our Science and Writing to share facts about a specific animal. We will be incorporating non- fiction text features such as headings and labels in our illustrations to add details to our writing. Math We are working on fractions ( ½ and ¼) and how to divide a shape into those equal parts. Please continue to work on addition and subtraction equations to and from 20. Phonics We are working on Character Word of the Month : Service Service means to lend a hand to help someone else. Parents – Be a good role model to teach how to show service to others. Discussing saying a kind word or helping a neighbor or friend do something are some ways to show service . Upcoming Events: Feb 4-8 – National School Counseling Week Feb 11-12 – Winter Break – no school Feb 14 – Valentine’s Day (your child’s teacher will get a class list to you) Feb 21 – Literacy Night 6-8 (more info to come) Parents please make sure you are still working with your child DAILY on their reading and math fluency. We want to do all we can to make sure your child is making progress and with your support at home this is possible! Thank you! 1 st Grade Teachers

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Cartersville Primary SchoolPhone 770-382-1733 www.cartersvilleschools.org

1st Grade Newsletter Week of Feb 4-15, 2019

Special Interest Articles:• Briefly

highlight your point of interest here.

• Briefly highlight your point of interest here.

• Briefly highlight your point of

Individual Highlights:

Inside Story2Inside Story3Inside Story4Inside Story5Inside Story6Inside Story7Last Story 8

Just a few reminders: * Please make sure your child has a change of clothes that matches the season. *Please make sure your child has a jacket or coat each day.*Please make sure your child wears tennis shoes on their PE day (your child’s teacher can provide you with those days).*Please make sure your child is practicing his/her sight words nightly and reading fluency sentences/passages.

Your child can bring a small, healthy snack daily!

A Peek at the Week

Review Sight Words **Study sight words daily (how to read

AND spell them **

ReadingWe are reading Have Fun Molly Lou Mellon and working with the story elements of a fiction book. We will also be reviewing and comparing fiction and non-fiction texts.

Writer’s WorkshopWe are working on writing an “All About…” story teaching others all about a specific topic. We will be writing an animal report by combining our Science and Writing to share facts about a specific animal. We will be incorporating non-fiction text features such as headings and labels in our illustrations to add details to our writing.MathWe are working on fractions ( ½ and ¼) and how to divide a shape into those equal parts. Please continue to work on addition and subtraction equations to and from 20.

PhonicsWe are working on different letter sounds and the difference between consonants and vowels.

ScienceWe are reviewing light and sound and then we will begin to learn about animals. We will learn how to identify different types of animals as well as learn what animals need.

Character Word of the Month:

ServiceService means to lend a hand to help someone else.

Parents – Be a good role model to teach how to show service to others. Discussing saying a kind word or helping a neighbor or friend do something are some ways to show service.

Upcoming Events:Feb 4-8 – National School Counseling WeekFeb 11-12 – Winter Break – no schoolFeb 14 – Valentine’s Day (your child’s teacher will get a class list to you)

Feb 21 – Literacy Night 6-8 (more info to come)

Parents please make sure you are still working with your child DAILY on their reading and math fluency. We want to do all we can to make sure your child is making progress and with your support at home this is possible! Thank you!1st Grade Teachers

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