First Grade Newsletter
Fabulous First Grade Newsletter
January 30 – February 3, 2012
We have finished learning all 13 Phonics charts, so I have included a paper that has all the sounds we have learned. Feel free to place this paper on your refrigerator or anywhere you would like to have as a reference. We will continue to review throughout the year.
I hope your child had fun with the Paper Bag Book Report. Now that we are in a new month, we will be doing a different book report. I will send the format home next week although we will check out the books this week! The book report will be due on Thursday, February 23rd.
We have our field trip with the Kindergarten class toTurtle Bay this Friday! We need a couple more adult chaperones, so if you can come please let me know as soon as possible. We are leaving at9:45 and will be back around1:30.
We will be having a valentine exchange on February 14th. I have put a list of everyone in the class on the back of this homework sheet for when you would like to start working on those. 
Homework:
Monday: Write Spelling words two times each with the markings, review phonogram rule, work on the Bible verse, and do the reading homework! Library books are due tomorrow.
Tuesday: Write Spelling words two times each with the markings, review phonogram rule, work on the Bible verse, and do the reading homework!
Wednesday: No homework!
Thursday: Write Spelling words two times each with the markings, review phonogram rule, work on the Bible verse, and do the reading homework! Remember P.E. is tomorrow, so wear tennis shoes and girls wear shorts under their skirts!
Friday: No homework! Have a great weekend!
Bible Verse:
I John 4:7
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
Phonogram rule:
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
Spelling Words:
bark pray
cent raincoat
fine skirt
more team
place train
In His Service,
Mrs. Debbie Behnke