“Setting Sail on a Learning Adventure”
First Grade Newsletter
The Mission of Pearl Public
School District is to prepare each
student to become a lifelong
learner, achieve individual goals,
and positively impact a global
society.
September 19-23, 2016
Mrs.Allen, Miss Ballard, Mrs. Farrar
Spelling Words
1.
3.
5.
7.
9.
hot
hop
mop
pot
pop
2.
4.
6.
8.
10.
ox
lock
got
rock
mom
The spelling pretest is given each Monday.
Students who make a 100 will not have to take the
test on Friday.
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Challenge Words
1. sock
3. not
5. stop
Skills
Homework
Please note homework is subject to change!
Weekly ELA, Story, Math & Spelling
sheets are in your child’s binder or
folder. Please make sure all
homework is returned on Friday.
Read every day with your child!
Lainey Brock
Noah Hernandez
Sebastian Gonzalez-Francisco
Weekly Events
Monday
Thursday
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Spelling Pretest
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+4 Facts
Daily Grade
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Friday
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Spelling Test
ELA Test
Progress Monitoring
Cold Read
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Students of the Week
Addition and subtraction within 20, +4 facts
Weekly Grades
2. off
4. locks
6. clock
Students who make a 100 on the pretest on
Monday will study Challenge Words.
Characters and setting; Simple sentences; Plural nouns,
Predicates in sentences; Short o; Consonants s & z
English
Language Arts
Math
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The homecoming parade
will be Thursday at Pirate
Cove.
PLE Night at PHS Football
game!
Classes begin at 7:45. Please be on time.
Your child must be in the cafeteria by 7:30 in order
to eat breakfast.
Any money that is turned in must be in a ziplock
bag or an envelope. Label it with your child’s
name, what the money is for, and the enclosed
amount.
Workbook Fee ($11.50) and Paper Fee ($5.00) are
due this week.
Sign up for Active Parent at
https://pearl.activeparent.net
Check your child’s folder/binder and backpack
nightly. Initial the behavior calendar for each day.
Do not allow students to bring toys, cell phones,
or hand held games to school.
DON’T FORGET to send a healthy snack each day!
BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION: Please collect and
send these to school at the end of each month!
September Birthdays
Eli Young-2nd
Kole Derrick-9th
Kaleb Mitchell-10th
Kevin Mejia-15th
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Ramon Hamilton-17
Weekly
Reading
Noah Hernandez-22nd
Lily Carpenter-1
Que’Niya Satcher-23rd
Young-25th
StreetAlayah
Story
Mrs. Stapleton-29th
Courtney Crook-30th
Big Blue Ox
Question of the Week
How do animals help people?
Read the following sentences daily for
fluency.
Jill can hop on the mats.
Amazing Words
past- time that has already happened
present- time that is happening now
Pat will fill a red jug.
produce- to make or create
danger- to cause harm or injury
Bob got a big box.
serve- to work for or to help
Bat had six small rocks.
snuggle- a comfortable position
Mack will nap on his cot.
Dad can see the tots at the top.
Read the following words daily for
fluency.
enormous- huge
powerful- very strong
transportation- a way to move from place
to place
box
cots
flocks
hogs
blue
from
hop
locks
get
help
lot
mop
little
use
off
ox
pot
rock
High Frequency Words