Name _______________________ Week of February 15, 2016 Monday: Study your sight words. Make a list of 5 important facts about George Washington. Read for at least 20 min. Minutes read: _______ Parent initials: _______ Parent Information: 1. By this time of the year, we expect that all first graders are beginning sentences with capital letters and ending them with punctuation. Please remind your child about this if you notice them writing without it. The sentences should also make sense. 2. Please continue to have your child read to you every night. They should read their baggie books rather than books that are too hard for them. Books that are on their level helps them build confidence and fluency. Tuesday: Study your sight words. Write 4 addition and 4 subtraction story problems and solve them. Read for at least 20 min. Minutes read: _______ Parent initials: _______ Wednesday: Study your sight words. Make a list of 5 important facts about Abraham Lincoln. Read for at least 20 min. Minutes read: _______ Parent initials: _______ Thursday: Study your sight words. Write 4 addition and 4 subtraction story problems and solve them. Read for at least 20 min. Minutes read: _______ Parent initials: _______ What are we learning this week? Math: We are continuing with writing and solving addition and subtraction story problems using strategies. Reading/Writing: Students should bring home their guided reading baggie and sight word baggie each night for practice and they need to bring them back to school each day. We are working on inferences and using our reading strategies. IB/Social Studies/Science: We are continuing our unit: Where We Are in Place and Time. Timelines and past, present, future will be our focus. 3. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me anytime! My phone number at school is 940-369-2522. My email is mchancellor@dentonisd.org Website: dentonisd.org, select a school, Borman, academics, 1st grade, Chancellor Facebook: Chancellor’s First Grade