New Timetable - 1 October 2010

Please note that there has been a slight change to our class timetable. As Grade 1 had three specialty subjects on a Thursday we needed more time for core work; our Library period has now been moved to Fridays to help distribute the time more evenly

Week 5

Dear Parents,

We had a great week in Grade One this week. I would like to thank each of you for the time that you spend with your child doing their homework! First Grade students have done really well in their tests this week and I am super proud of them.

This week we covered the following:

English

· We practiced comprehension skills

· Lesson 1 – Nouns for People and Animals

· Lesson 2 – Nouns for Things and Places

· Lesson 3 – More Nouns

Reading

· New words: five, four, in, once, three, two, upon, what, box, did, got, hot, lot, wag

· We read the following stories: A Lot! A Lot!, A Party for Bob and Shapes Are Everywhere

· Beginning sounds p, d, w, l

· End sounds d, l, x

· Short a, i, o words,

Math

· Ways to Make Numbers

· Add in Vertical Form

· Write a Number Sentence

Science

· Lesson 1 – How do Animals Use Their Parts?

· Lesson 2 – How Are Animals Grouped?

· Test

Spelling List 6 – Test Friday

May, say, tray, lay, hay, pay, way, ray, today, because

Additional spelling words: where, when, what, how, why

Dictation

Today May put the tray on the table because it was heavy.

Show and Tell

· A black object

· Please return Yellow object grading page

Important Dates for this week:

· Wednesday, 6 October – Show and tell – A black object

· Friday, 8 October – Math Test

· Friday, 8 October – Spelling and Dictation Test

Timetable:

Please note that there has been a slight change to our class timetable. As Grade 1 had three specialty subjects on a Thursday we needed more time for core work; our Library period has now been moved to Fridays to help distribute the time more evenly.

If you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me.

Regard,

Robyn Wood

Week 4

Dear Parents,

I hope that you had a great Moon Festival! As a result of not having school on Wednesday, we covered a little less this week but still had a fun filled week of learning.

This week we covered the following:

English

· Lesson 8 – Which Kind of Sentence?

· Lesson 9 - Question Words

· Chapter Review

· Test

Reading

· New words: find, have, Who, tub, bump, mess, mud

· We read the following stories: A Big Hit and Pigs in a Rig

· Beginning sounds b, g, h, r

· End sounds b, g, r

Math

· Addition Stories

· Addition – Whole and Parts

· Using Symbols to Add

· Add with zero

· Add in any order

Science

· Leaf rubbings

· Chapter review

Spelling List 5 – Test Friday

cut, nut, hut, but, gut, bug, mug, dug, mutt

Additional spelling words: adult, fins, lungs, mammals, reptiles

Dictation

· The animals found a nut when they dug in the hut.

Show and Tell

· A yellow object

· This week I will give your child a grade for the assignment.

· I will look at the following:

Criteria	Points
	1	2	3	4	5
Preparation
Followed directions for the assignment
Presented a mostly yellow object
Shows presentation was rehearsed
Stays on Topic
Answered questions from the class
Presentation form:
Spoke audibly
Volume
Correct use of language
Made eye contact with the audience
Listens to Other Presentations
Listens without making Distractions
Column Totals:

Important Dates for this week:

· Wednesday, 29 September – Show and tell – A yellow object, presentation to be graded

· Friday, 1 October – Science – Chapter 1 test.

· Friday, 1 October – Spelling and Dictation Test

If you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me.

Regards

Robyn Wood

Week 3

Dear Parents,

Week 3 of the school year has seen our students continuing to work well.

This week we covered the following:

English

· More Telling Sentences

· Questions

· More Questions

· Which Kind of Sentence?

Reading

· New words: jump, school, teacher, read, sing, playground

· We read the following stories: Cam and Pat, A Day at School and 4 different poems

· Beginning sounds p, n, f

· End sounds n, f or p

· Short a

Math

· Comparing 11 through 20

· Problem Solving

· Test Review

· Introduction to Chapter 2

· Test

Science

· How can plants be sorted?

· How do plants change as they grow?

· Review And Test Prep

Journals

· We wrote about, “A day in School”

Spelling List 4 – Test Friday

· Pet, met, set, get, jet, lot, pot, got, trot

· Extension spelling: root, flowers, spines, life cycle, seedlings, cones. These words will be tested but not counted as part of the grade

Dictation

· I met a friend and we got into the jet with our pet.

Important Dates for this week:

· Wednesday, 22 September – No School, Mid-Autumn Festival

· Friday 24 September – Spelling Test and Dictation

· Friday 24 September - English Test – Unit 1, The sentence

Typhoon:

I am sure that you are aware that a typhoon is expected to pass through Taiwan over the weekend. Please check the news report on Sunday night to see whether or not school will be closed on Monday. We follow Hsinchu City School closure directives.

We wish Aoi a Happy Birthday tomorrow!!!

If you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me.

Regards

Robyn Wood