<p>DATES TO REMEMBER </p><p>December 20 Dismiss early for Christmas Break Dec 21 – Jan. 3 Christmas Break – No School January 4 Students return to school First Grade November 28 – December 2 *Remember to send Box Tops for Education!</p><p>What We are Learning this Week</p><p>Spelling Words: ending blends: nt, mp, nd</p><p>Sight Words: know, right, put, too, got, take, where, here, saw, call</p><p>Reading: Make connections, Make inferences</p><p>Math: Understand sums greater than 10. Make a ten to add.</p><p>Grammar: Using adjectives.</p><p>Writing: TIDE writing (topic sentence, 3 important details, and ending sentence); Use adjectives to expand sentences. Spelling – tap and zip Ending blends: nt, nd, mp</p><p> print plant blimp tent sand plump pump blend stand stamp stump brand</p><p>Sight Words We do not tap and zip these words. We say them immediately. know, right, put, too, got, take, where, here, saw, call</p><p>Homework RETURN THE BOOK or Poetry Folder EVERY DAY </p><p>What do I do when I come to a word I do not understand? 1. Check the picture. Look at the first letter. Get your mouth ready with the first sound. 2. Read on to the period and then go back to the beginning of that sentence and read. 3. Tap and zip short words. Stretch out the sounds in longer words. 4. Look for word chunks (parts of words…th, ch, ing, an, it etc.). 5. Ask: does this word look right, sound right, and make sense?</p><p>Ways to Increase comprehension as your child reads: 1. Take a “picture walk” before you start reading. 2. Stop as you read and ask who or what just happened in the story 3. Retell the story: Who is in the story (characters)? 4. Retell the story: Where does the story take place (setting)? 5. Retell the Story: What events happened in order? 6. What is your favorite part and why? 7. What connection can you make with this book? (This makes me think of ……)</p><p>Monday  ______Please have your children read their homework book to you. Retell the story.  ______Monday sight word homework page  ______Practice math flashcards. Tuesday  _____ Please have your children read their homework book to you. Have your child identify the characters, setting, problem, and solution.  _____ Tuesday Number Fun page  ______Practice math flashcards. Wednesday  _____ Please have your children read their homework book to you. Ask and answer questions.  _____ Please have your child read the new poems in the poetry folder to you.  _____ Practice math flashcards. Thursday  _____ Please have your children read their homework book to you. Ask and answer questions.  _____ Practice spelling test page  _____ Practice math flashcards. Reading, spelling, and math tests tomorrow  Friday and Weekend  ______Read each day. *Homework should not take over 30 minutes. If it does, please let me know.</p><p>Monday Sight Word Homework Read the sentences. Underline the sight words: know, right, put, too, got, take, where, here, saw, call Circle words with ending blends: nt, nd, mp </p><p>1. Bob will take his green and brown tent to camp.</p><p>2. Kent said, “I will stand right here by this old tree stump.”</p><p>3. Do you know where Leo put the bike pump? </p><p>4. I saw a blimp fly over the football field.</p><p>5. Josh got too many stamps, so he gave some to Chang.</p><p>6. This plant will not grow well in the sand.</p><p>7. The puppy was so plump, it could not run very fast.</p><p>8. “I will jump up and come when you call me,” said Skip. Number Fun Missing Addends</p><p>___ + 6 = 10</p><p>3 + ____ = 10</p><p>4 + ____ = 10</p><p>____ + 5 = 10</p><p>6 + ____ = 10</p><p>7 + ____ = 10</p><p>1 + ____ = 10</p><p>9 + ____ = 10</p><p>____ + 2 = 10 Practice for the spelling test Friday. Parents, call out the words and kids write them below. 1. ______2. ______3. ______4. ______5. ______6. ______7. ______8. ______9. ______10. ______Sight Words Flashcards: They need to be said in a “snap.” know right put too got take where here saw call Spelling Word Flash Cards. Read and Spell. Focus on sounds, not memorizing a list. print blend tent limp pump stump stamp blimp plant plump sand stand brand </p>