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Stephanie Edwards - First Grade News November 12 - 14 In Our Classroom This Week... __Reading "Sing and Dance"__ ....Phonics - short /u/ - Contractions /'s/ ....Oral Vocabulary - perform, entertain, instrument, music, rattle, sounds ....Sight Words - put, want, show, under, three, make ....Spelling -un, -ut, -us -- run, sun, nut, cut, bug, rug, thin, shop, under, put ....Grammar - Proper Nouns ....Comprehension - Retell using visualization

__Math__ ....Making a plan for gathering and recording data ....Sorting and categorizing data ....Inventing and constructing data representations ....Presenting data to others ....Explaining and Interpreting results of surveys ....Uses the terms 'minimum value' and 'maximum value' for data sets ....Uses the word 'mode' when discussing the value that occurs most often

__Homework__ Your child will bring home two take home books this week: //Just for Fun! and Let's Put on a Show. P//lease have your child read these to and with you. Continue to practice Kindergarten sight words and all first grade sight words we have learned so far. Practice writing spelling words and using them in a sentence (orally).

__Dates to Remember:__ ....November 19 - Bookorder due ....November 26 -28 - Fall Break

__Bookorder__ Bookorders will be coming home today. If you are ordering for Christmas gifts, please let us know, so we can keep it a surprise for your child.

We had a great field trip to the zoo, despite the wind. Thanks to all the parents and/or relatives who came.

__OPERATION CARE AND COMFORT - DODGE LITERACY MAGNET RED CROSS CLUB PROJECT__

November 7 - 14 - Box will be outside of the office These items are needed on a continuing basis for our deployed U.S. military forces: ....Snacks, Food, and Treats: Individually wrapped hard candy (twizzlers, tootsie pops, life savers, sweet tarts, etc.) ....Canned Meats (NO PORK), stews, chili, fruit, beef jerky ....DVDS, AAA and AA batteries, pens, pencils, blank greeting cards, and stationary. ....AT&T phone cards ....Trail Mix, energy bars, sweetened drink mixes, ground or instant coffee, hot chocolate, and cider mix