What's Our Homework?
Yes, first grade has homework! All homework assignments are due on Friday. If we do not have school on Fridays, homework is due on Thursday.
Thank you for remembering to take all notes and graded papers out of your Home Folder nightly. If you need to bring a note to school, place it in the "Graded Papers and Notes" pocket in your home folder. Our goal is for all first graders to pack their own backpacks and prepare their own home folders daily.
Already in the Baggie Book Bag is a Reading Record form. Please ask Mom or Dad to help you record your reading minutes daily. Books may be read to you, you may read to someone, or you may want to do shared reading. Mom or Dad could be your home Reading Buddy! Reading our Newsletter counts as reading minutes! Homework will be in Reading, Math, Science, Spelling, Word Work, etc. When you finish reading your group book at school, you may take it home to share with your family. Be sure to write it on your Reading Record.
Enrichment and Challenge homework is also provided. Some challenge assignments are given orally in class. As with all challenge activities, these are OPTIONAL. These activities are just another way of assessing student interests, maturity and desire to self-extend.
Thanks to all my first graders who remember to return their Library Book and Home Folders daily.
HOMEWORK REMINDER: Neatness Counts!! Write in pencil, please.
FUN WAYS TO STUDY SPELLING WORDS
Write word 3 times, twice in pencil, third time in crayon.
Write each word in a square (word written across bottom, top, and down each side.)
Write your spelling words in reverse alphabetical order.
Write words 1 and 2 in a statement.
Write words 3 and 4 in a question.
Write the rest in a silly sentence.
Write your words in tongue-twister sentences.
Write a paragraph using all of your spelling words.
Cut out letters from a magazine or newspaper to spell some of the words.
Have Mom or Dad play a game giving clues: this word starts with a p…it has __ letters…it rhymes with ___etc.