Fabulous First Grade Newsletter

May 17 – 21, 2010

Our last day of school is this Thursday, May 20th and we will be having a class party. Please send in the permission slip and the $6.00 as soon as possible if you have not done so yet. We will arrive back at the school by 3:00 for regular school dismissal.

Over the summer months, please have your child read as often as possible. I sent home the information for our school’s summer reading program in last week’s packet. I would love to see each student going into Second Grade receive a reward next school year for reading over the summer. If you have any questions, you can ask me or check with the office during the summer months. Also, if you want you still want to order the summer workbook, you can call 1-800-845-5731 or order online at www.bjupress.com.

I want to thank all the parents who have helped out in the classroom this year. Thank you to the parents who came on our field trips. We could not have done all that we did without your involvement.

This is the last week of school and I wanted to say thank you for allowing me to teach your children. I want to let you parents know what a pleasure it has been to teach each and every one of your children. They are all special and I have enjoyed getting to know each one individually and seeing their unique talents and abilities. I will enjoy watching each one grow in Christ through the school years. Have an absolutely marvelous summertime! 

Homework:

Monday: Minimum Day – No homework!

Tuesday: Minimum Day – No homework!

Wednesday: Minimum Day – No homework!

Thursday: Enjoy your summer!

Friday: School is out! Enjoy your summer!

Bible Verse:

None

Spelling Words:

None

In His Service,

Mrs. Debbie Behnke

Rule 1: q is always written with u when we say “kw”.

-example: quick

Rule 2: c followed by e, i, or y says “s”, otherwise it says “k”.

-example: space, city, bicycle

Rule 3: g followed by e, i, or y says “j”, otherwise it says “g”.

-example: general, giraffe, energy

Rule 4: a, e, o, and u usually say their name at the end of a syllable.

-example: stable, recess, potato, museum

Rule 5: i and y can say their names at the end of a syllable but usually they say “i”. (The first sound of the letter I.)

-example: silent, myself, Indian, ordinary

Rule 6: y not i is used at the end of an English word.

-example: my

Rule 7-1: When a single vowel is followed by a single consonant, and a silent e, the silent e makes the vowel say its name.

-example: spoke, pride, grape

Rule 7-2: In English, we cannot end a word with v or the single vowel u. We add a silent e.

-example: have, glue

Rule 7-3: The silent e follows the c and g so they can say “s” and “j”.

-example: face, orange

Rule 7-4: Every syllable in English must contain at least one vowel.

-example: kettle, giggle, noble

Rule 7-5: No job e- The e is not needed for any of the above reasons.

-example: are, house

Rule 8: or may say “er” when w comes before it (wor).

-example: word, worm, worship 

 Rule 9: after c we use ei.

-example: deceive, receive, receipt

Rule 10: sh may be used at the beginning or end of a root word and at the end of a syllable.

-example: shape, crash, fishing

Rule 11: ti, si, and ci are used to say “sh” at the beginning of a second or following syllable.

-example: special, information, mission

Rule 12: si is used to say “sh” when the syllable before it ends in an s and when the root word has an s where the root word changes.

-example: discussion, possession, expression