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Miss De Koster

1st Grade

November 14, 2009

Mrs. Johnson & Miss De Koster’s Weekly Homework
November 16-20, 2009

Spelling:
Monday: Write Spelling Words (1 time each)
Tuesday: Say the word, spell it and say it again
Wednesday: (verbally) use each spelling word in a sentence
Thursday: Give a family member our spelling test. Correct it together
Friday: Spelling Test at school

This will be a review Spelling Test (words from the past)
1. man
2. made
3. the
4. I
5. kite
6. back
7. come
8. to
9. play
10. you
11. bless
12. of
13. me
14. he
15. do

Reading:
Monday-Thursday:
Practice reading 5-10 minutes each night with a family member, use a book from home or the library. Discuss the story after reading.
*Practice makes great readers!!!

Math:
Practice math facts nightly!!
Complete side ‘B’ of the math sheets

Bible:
Christian Characteristic: Punctuality
Bible Memory verse: “God saw all that He had made and it was good.” Genesis 1:31

1st Grade Little Tiger “Tales”

What’s new this week??
-Social Studies: we are learning about the different customs and cultures of the Native Americans.
-Science: Insects-we will begin working in our Bug Jug booklets.
-Math: Vertical, horizontal, and oblique lines. It is critical that your child practices their math drills nightly!!!!

Looking ahead:
-1st grade artwork is on display on the 2nd floor. Come check it out!
-Monday, November 23-Non Student day (Teacher’s Retreat)
-No Thanksgiving feast or party. We will be reading the Cranberry Thanksgiving story and we will be bringing Cranberry bread and juice to share with the students!
-Thursday, November 26 & 27- No School (Happy Thanksgiving)
-No spelling test will be given the week of Thanksgiving.
-Glory Tables: Mrs. Johnson (December 9th) 5:00PM
Miss De Koster (December 8th) 5:00PM
Meet in the classroom at 5:00 sharp! Please sign up for PIP hours!

Awards
Congratulations to our Encouragement Award winners!
Dyami Figueroa from Miss De Koster’s class.
Mitchel Kerr from Mrs. Johnson’s class.

Have a blessed weekend!

Blessings,
Miss De Koster & Mrs. Johnson