1st Grade - Tecumseh Site
By Sally Hutt
September 18, 2008
FIRST GRADE NEWS – SALLY HUTT – TECUMSEH SITE
Greetings from First Grade! It’s hard to believe that we are
beginning the fourth week of school this week! It’s fun to look
back and see what all we’ve accomplished. Just remember, before
First Grade, most students had not had a desk to manage. Having
ownership of one’s own crayons, sketch pad, reading book, two
folders, pencils, erasers, glue, pencil box and an assortment of
other school supplies can be a challenge to a young person in the
beginning. We also follow a pretty rigid schedule during a given
day and most students plan their activities accordingly. First
thing in the morning each student is expected to hand in their
homework, get their own stickers for homework and begin any warm-up
activity that might be on their desk and make all corrections to
work on their desk from the day before. All the above activities
help First Graders become more responsible and the owner of their
own work.
This quarter, we will refine our spelling, reading and writing
skills. We will read longer stories, spell more difficult words,
with the help of our phonograms and write longer, more detailed
sentences and paragraphs.
In Math, we will continue to memorize our math facts and related
subtraction facts, work in telling time to the half hour, continue
to measure with inches and centimeters, count all kinds of coins,
be involved in building graphs, and interpreting them, and
generally become more familiar with all numbers 0-100.
We will celebrate our planet Earth next month, by learning about
trees and Nebraska’s own Arbor Day and learn about reusing,
recycling, and reducing the amount of resources we use. We will
also learn about the characteristics of many Nebraska birds. Please
point out aspects of nature to your children. They will be more
interested in and appreciative of the world around them.
