<p> Ms. Hatcher's 1st Grade Class 1B</p><p>August 22-26, 2016</p><p>Peek at the Week Please check Green Folders every single night for important infomation, homework, etc. </p><p>Reading: Our Realistic fiction story this week is The Storm by Raul Colon Comprehension: Understanding Comprehension Fluency: Accuracy</p><p>Phonics: Words with short i, -consonants r,h,/z/s,b,g</p><p>Language: Nouns Continued (people, places, things, animals) ex. boy, dog, Wal-Mart, paper</p><p>Vocabulary/Words to Know: for, what, have, he, look, too Practice these words in sentences for the Vocabulary Test. Ex: I ______a brother. a)help b)we c)have </p><p>Spelling: if, is, him, rip, fit, pin, for, what, have, he </p><p>Challenge Word: August Please make sure your child completes one square on the Spelling Menu each night for homework. Staple together Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday night's Spelling homework and send them to school on Friday. The Spelling Menu is stapled to the newsletter. ONLY SEND BACK ON FRIDAY PLEASE! </p><p>Math</p><p>For Math this week, we will continue to learn to understand addition. Topic 1-4 Making 9 Example: 8 is 7 and 1 more. What is 9? (7 and 2 more) -5 red dots and 4 yellow dots How many is all? </p><p>Topic 1-5 Introducing Addition Expressions and Number Sentences Example: Example: 3 blocks and 5 blocks.. must write the number sentnce 3+5=8 Basically going from filling in ____ and ____ is _____ to writing it out ____+___=______</p><p>Topic 1-6 Stories about Joining Example: Picture of 2 cars (red) and 5 cars (blue) Two cars are in the drive way. Five more car pull up. How many cars are there in all? ___+____=____</p><p>Test Schedule for the Week Monday: none Tuesday: none Wednesday: none Thursday: Vocabulary Quiz G1, Phonics Quiz G1, Language G1 Nouns Friday: Spelling G1, Math G1, Reading G2</p><p>A G1 is a daily grade. A G2 is a test grade.</p><p>Safety</p><p>Please remember that you must sign in the office before entering the building. Classroom doors will remain locked anytime children are present. Only teachers are allowed to open the doors for any visitors. Reiterate this policy with your child at home. Please do not yank the doors in the hallway. Due to a new security system, you must be buzzed in from the office in order to walk through the building. Thank you for your patience. Your child's safety is our number 1 priority!</p><p>Patriot News</p><p>August 24th-31st: Fall Bookfair August 29th: Parent Open House at 6:30 P.M September 5th: Labor Day Holiday (NO SCHOOL!) Bring a water bottle every Wednesday for P.E. and also wear tennis shoes. Please only send homework to school on Fridays this will make checking over it easier for me. Thank you in advance. </p><p>Please check the Hayes Cooper Center Calendar for Important Dates. </p><p> email: [email protected] remind: Text the number 81010 with the text @mshatcher1 if you are not receiving my remind text messages or use the following link https://www.remind.com/join/mshatcher1</p>