Providence Elementary Home of the Patriots! First Grade News October 5, 2015 This is your spelling list for this week. On Friday, you will be expected to spell & read each word on a Spelling Quiz. Practice spelling your words at least twice a week. Academics Reading: We will be studying the short u sound. We will also be working on using the writing process to write stories. Math: We will be determining what the unknown is in addition and subtraction problems. They will also be using what they know about addition and subtraction to solve problems addition problems with 2 and 3 digit numbers Social Studies/Science: We will be learning about day and night in science this week. Spelling List Challenge Words up bug mud hut good hold many pull hug tub full hug tub full Student will use addition and subtraction facts within 20. Students will be able to add 3 numbers. Students will use strategies to add and subtract accurately and explain how to solve a problem using pictures, numbers and words Students will also begin to identify U.S. coins, including pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters, by value and describe the relationships among them and use relationships to count by twos, fives, and tens to determine the value of a collection of pennies, nickels, and/or dimes Upcoming Dates October 5-9th- Parent Conferences/Early Release 12:50pm October 12th- No School October 16th- Watch D.O.G.S. Pizza Event October 23rd- Patriot Hoe Down October 26-30th- Red Ribbon Week Ms. Ollar pollar@dentonisd.org Mrs. Bond cbond@dentonisd.org Mrs. Bell abell@dentonisd.org Mrs. Torres atorres2@dentonisd.org jfowler2@dentonisd.org Mrs. Heath mheath@dentonisd.org Mr. Fowler