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Grade 1-B Homework for

Miss Denise Britt

Assignments:

HOMEWORK FOR GRADE 1-B

Monday, June 7 – Thursday, June 10

 

Monday, 6-7- 1. There will be no more assigned written homework to complete.

                            Please continue to fix any work which needs to be corrected.

                        2. Final Testing is today, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.

                        3. Lunch Orders for Field Day are due today.

Tuesday,6-8-

Wednesday, 6-9-

Thursday, 6-10- *1. Field Day is tomorrow.  The children should wear their

                       Gym Uniform to school tomorrow. (yellow SHS shirt and gym

                        shorts)  

                           2. If you did not order a special lunch for tomorrow, please

                           pack a complete lunch.  There will be no counter service or pizza

                           sold tomorrow.

                         3. Wear sunscreen to school tomorrow.  It is supposed to be warm

                          and sunny.  Activities are held outside for most of the day!

**You may keep any of your child’s corrected and completed work found in your child’s H-folder.  Please be sure to remind your child to empty his/her folder each night.  Thank you.                                                                      

                                        

 

 The links below are some fun math and reading activities your child may enjoy.

The Fact Dash game may be of some help to help your child master their Math Facts.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!!

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http://www.macmillanmh.com/math/mathconnects/grade1/sg1c1lesson1.html

    

http://pbskids.org/lions/games/blending.html

   

http://www.starfall.com 

 

 

Wonders

Theme 10 - Vocabulary Words

 

1.Two Greedy Bears                        2. Fireflies for Nathan                                     3. The Hat

*began                                                 *above                                                               *able

*break                                                  *against                                                              *eye

*divide                                                  *already                                                              *present 

*head                                                   *begin                                                                 *thoughts

*laugh                                                   *caught                                                              beautiful

*second                                                *caught                                                              birthday

*sure                                                    *minute                                                               delighted

 appetite                                               Anne's                                                                giant

 argued                                                 appear                                                               pleasant  

 arguing                                                beacon                                                               sorry

 bigger                                                  favorite                                                              asleep

 equal                                                   journey                                                               covered

 hungrier                                              monarch                                                              mountains

 journey                                               Nana                                                                    poured

 larger                                                  Nathan                                                                quietly

 stomach ache                                     promises                                                             says 

 thirstier                                               warns                                                                  tiptoe

 asleep                                                whispers                                                              toes     

 continued                                           across

 crumbs                                               almost

 moment                                              ladybug

 patience                                             atop

 stalked                                               bare

 worry                                                 bullfrogs

                                                           careful

                                                          exactly

                                                           spread

 

 Special Friends

Theme 9- Vocabulary Words

 

1. When I Am Old with You                   2.  The New Friend                           3. The Surprise Family

   *around                                                   *after                                                 *baby

   *dance                                                     *before                                              *edge

   *else                                                         *buy                                                  *enough

    *ever                                                        *done                                               *garden

   *ocean                                                      *off                                                    *only

   *open                                                        *pretty                                               *sharp 

   *talk                                                           *school                                             *together

   *though                                                      *wash                                               *watched

   canoe                                                        birthday                                             built 

   cards                                                         city                                                     chicken

   cedar                                                        empty                                                  chickens

   field                                                          Japan                                                  danger

   imagine                                                    Luis                                                     expected 

   mind                                                         Martin                                                  feathers

   remember                                                 party                                                    gathered

   tired                                                          seventh                                               gizzard

   bacon                                                      soccer                                                  vacuum cleaner

   breakfast                                                 years                                                   carefully

   chair                                                         boy                                                     farther

   clothes                                                     moved

                                                                   rejoined

 

 

                                                                                Our Earth

Theme 8- Vocabulary Words

 

1. The Forest                       2.  Butterfly               3. Johnny Appleseed

   *about                                   *always                       *butter

   *because                               *arms                          *carry

   *draw                                     *body                          *kind

   *happy                                    *eight                         *person

   *part                                       *ready                        *put

   *teacher                                 *seven                         *saw

   *tiny                                      *warm                          *were

   acorns                                   butterfly                       *work 

   beautiful                                caterpillar                     apple

   branches                               caterpillars                   apples

   careful                                   changing                      bread

   different                                 chrysalis                      cider

   interesting                             danger                         clothes

   poisonous                              enemies                       river

   types                                     nectar                          stories

   bark                                       orange                         years

   label                                        suit                            young

   ourselves                                suits                           alone

   proud                                      bigger                         country

   soil                                         folded                          dirt

   spark                                      fully                            Indians

   squirrel                                   hiding                          nicer

   squirrels                                 horn                             schools

   straight                                  scare                            start

   taking                                    splitting                        told

                                                striped                          John Chapman

                                               tongue                           Johnny

                                                                                     Johnny's

                                           We Can Work It Out

Theme 7 - Vocabulary Words

 

1.That Toad is Mine                             2. Lost                                                  3.  If You Give a Pig a Pancake

*again                                               *afraid                                                                     *build

*both                                                *any                                                                        *old

*gone                                               *bear                                                                       *piece

*hard                                               *follow                                                                     *shoe

*or                                                   *idea                                                                       *start

*turn                                                *most                                                                      *under

*want                                               *tall                                                                        *very 

agree                                                *water                                                                     *wear

book                                                 building                                                                   born

books                                                buildings                                                                 bubbles

candy                                                 city                                                                       closet

bars                                                  disappears                                                               favorite

crayons                                             elevator                                                                  maple

fault                                                  friendly                                                                  music 

food                                                  library                                                                    piano

John                                                  park                                                                      probably 

lemonade                                           scare                                                                     remind

share                                                 worry                                                                   syrup

toys                                                   across                                                                  backyard

beside                                                after                                                                     camera

harder                                                crying                                                                  dancing

hopped                                              either                                                                   decorate 

hopping                                             explains                                                               envelopes

says                                                  finally                                                                  farm

until                                                  getting                                                                 finished

wear                                                 good-bye                                                             hammer

                                                                      having                                                                                    rubber

                                                                      hurry                                                                                     special

                                                                     leaving                                                                                   sticky

                                                                      pointing                                                                                 toy 

                                                                                                                                                                  visit

 

                                                                 Animal Adventures

                                               Theme 6- Vocabulary Words

1. The Sleeping Pig                    2. There's a Mouse in the House      3. Red-Eyed Tree Frog

  *by                                                        *cow                                    *been

 *climb                                                     *door                                   *evening

  *found                                                    *horse                                 *far

  *morning                                                *now                                    *forest

  *out                                                        *table                                  *goes

  *shout                                                     *there                                  *hungry

  *show                                                     *through                              *near

  push                                                        *wall                                   *soon

  sleeping                                                    after                                     air

  began                                                       broken                                along

  celebrate                                                   dear                                   another

  coyote                                                      goodness                             asleep

  cricket                                                      heavens                              climbs

  howl                                                         mistake                              longer

  Mrs.                                                          shoo                                 longer

  rabbit                                                        squeezed                          slithers

  tall                                                           stable                               something

  watermelon                                              Uh-oh                              boa

  watermelons                                             within                              caterpillar

                                                                 yarn                                eyed

*high frequency words                                barn                                eyes

                                                                 dancing                           iguana

                                                                elephant                           iguanas

                                                                mouse                              moves

                                                               mercy                               poisonous

                                                               laying                               tongue

                                                               Home Sweet Home  

                                Theme 5 – Vocabulary Words

 

1. Moving Day        2. Me on the Map           3. The Kite

 

*grow                      *could                             *five

*light                       *house                             *good

*long                       *how                               *give

*more                      *over                               *her

*other                      *own                               *little

*right                       *so                                   *our

*room                      *world                             *try

*small                      everybody                       *was

*these                      something                        broke

fine                          unroll                               found

mine                         ball                                  home

tight                         country                            homeless

wide                        countries                         Mama

fancy                       Earth                               says

heavy                      giant                                 anywhere

hide                         special                             beautiful

inside                       street                               convinced

plain                        streets                              easy

rough                       town                                news

smooth                    towns                               perfect

wait                         United States of               raining    

                                America                          weather

 

*High-Frequency

 

Family and Friends

Theme 4- Vocabulary Words

1. Go Away Otto                                    2.Two Best Friends                3.Dog School

*children                                                    *friend                                     *car

*come                                                         *girl                                         *down

*father                                                        *know                                      *hear

*love                                                           *play                                        *hold

*mother                                                       *read                                        *hurt

*people                                                       *she                                          *learn

*picture                                                      *sing                                          *their

*your                                                          *today                                       *walk

call                                                             *write                                        *would

called                                                           knock                                       chase

find                                                              knocking                                  day

for                                                               press                                         face

clean                                                           books                                        leash

pillows                                                       dear                                           school

flip                                                              new                                          stay

flop                                                             smile                                        stayed

glad                                                            smiled                                       street

fluff                                                           sign                                           scraps  

black                                                                                                            strip

block                                                                                                           strut

sorry                                                                                                           scrub

visit                                                                                                             splat

                                                                                                                    stuck

Let’s Look Around!             

Theme 3- Vocabulary Words

1. Seasons                           2.Miss   Jill's                      3. At the       

 *animal                                  IceCream Shop                Aquarium

*bird                                   *all                                    *also

*animal                               *call                                  *blue

*bird                                    *eat                                   *brown

*cold                                   *every                               *color

*fall                                     *first                                 *like

*flower                                *never                               *many

*look                                   *paper                                *some

*of                                       *shall                                  breathe

*see                                      *why                                  dolphins

two                                       cone                                   fish

full                                       dish                                    otter

look                                     green                                   sea

do                                        kind                                     sea horse

here                                     ice cream                            tails

live                                     napkins                                it's

they                                    shop                                     let's

of                                       try

bear                                   wish

insects                               called

leaves

rain

south

Spring

Summer

trees

Winter

 All Together Now

Theme 1- Vocabulary Words

 

1.Mac the Cat         2.A Day at School     3. Pigs in a Rig

 

*go                                  hen                          *get

*on                                  cut                           *find

*the                                 pot                           *have

*cat                                 an                            *one

*sat                                  wet                          *to

my                                   at                             *who

*see                                 *jump                      *big

a                                      *too                         *hit

is                                      *here                       *it

have                                *not                         *pig

and                                  *we                         *ran

I                                       *can                        *sit

like                                  *fan                         *are

he                                    *nap                                mess

she                                   *tap                         mud

play                                 *Pat                         tub

said                                  bug                          bump

for                                   add                          goodbye

                                        playground             

                                        read

                                        school

                                        sing

                                        teacher

 

*-High Frequency words used in the stories.

Here We Go

Theme 2 – Vocabulary Words

 

1. A Party for Bob          2. The Bunnies                  3. A Surprise 

                                            and the Fox              for Zig Bug

*five                                  *do                                *are

*four                                 *for                               *away

*in                                     *I                                   *does

*once                                *is                                  *he

*three                                *me                               *live

*two                                  *said                              *pull

*upon                                *you                              *they

*what                                bear                               *where

birthday                             bunnies                          leaf

brother                              little                               pull

cake                                   snow

candles                              window

happy                                woods

kids

party

surprise   

 

 

*-High Frequency Words used in the stories.

 

First Grade Opening Newsletter

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Dear Parents,

            Welcome back to school!  I hope your summer was very enjoyable.  I am looking forward to working with your child this year.  I hope to make this school year a very challenging and exciting one. 

            To help make this school year a successful one, I list below some opening day instructions.  Please keep this newsletter throughout the year for reference. 

Thursday, September 10: No Classes for Grade 1

Friday, September 11:  12:00 Dismissal

School Supplies

            Please bring your school bag and pencil case with 2 sharpened pencils and an eraser on Friday.  All other supplies, listed below should be sent to school on Monday, September 14.  Please be sure to put your child’s name on all of the materials. 

            - 1 pencil case containing extra pencils

            - 1 little pencil sharpener which catches the pencil shavings (Thank you!)

            - 3 pocket folders

            - Magic Markers

            - 1 box of crayons – Please, no more than a 24- pack.

            - 1 old T-shirt for messy art activities

            - 1 glue stick (for cut and paste activities)

            -  1 bottle of Elmer’s School Glue

            - 1 box of tissues (for classroom use during the year)

            - 1 container of CLOROX wipes (for classroom use during the year)

            - 1 roll of paper towels

Also,

            - 1 Activity book- for use during rainy day recesses.

            - 1 or 2 picture books – Your child should always have an extra book in his/her

                        desk everyday.  There will be a silent reading period during the school

                        day.

Fee for School Supplies Already Provided

            Please send $12.55 in an envelope marked “School Supplies” with your child’s name on it by Monday, September 21.  This will cover the cost of 3 copybooks, an art box, scissors, and a subscription to Weekly Reader which have been provided for your child’s use.  Please send the art fee of $20.00 in cash OR by way of a SEPARATE check made out to Saint Helena School in a separate envelope labeled (Art Money).  All checks should be made out to Saint Helena School.  Please be sure the envelopes sent in with your child have my name on them also, so they are not mistakenly sent to the office.  I record your name when the money has been sent to school.  Thank you.

            -$1.00 – art box already purchased for your child’s use in the classroom

            -$5.55 – 3 copybooks at $1.85 each

            -$2.00 – scissors

            -$4.00- fee for subscription to Weekly Reader (a current events newspaper)

            -$20.00 – Art Fee – This will eliminate collection for materials as each activity

                         occurs during the year.

Books

            Books will be sent home to be covered the next few nights and weeks - (we are still waiting for books to arrive -re. PA state budget).  Please write your child’s first and last name on all books sent home on the label or space provided.  Please cover all workbooks with clear contact.  Copybooks do not need to be covered, although they do seem to last longer when covered. The books are easily recognizable and well protected in this manner.  As we receive additional workbooks for the children, they will be sent home to be covered as well. 

Dismissal

            All children must be dismissed in line.  Please do not come into the building at dismissal time.

            Children will not be permitted to take alternate forms of transportation than what you have stated on the attached paper, unless I receive a note stating a change in transportation.  If you forget a note, please call the office and I will get the message.

            If your child is visiting someone else after school, I would like a note from both children’s parents.  Please include the transportation to be used.  This is for you child’s protection.  Please note- a child may not ride on any other district’s bus than the one in which he/she lives.  (ex.  If your child lives in the Methacton School District, he/she may not ride on a Wissahickon bus.  These are the districts’ rules.)

T-Folder

            The T-Folder is what I use to send home classroom information, notes, tests, etc.  Please make sure the T-Folders are returned to me, along with all tests and quizzes signed by you, by the next day.

H- Folder

            The H- Folder will be sent home every night.  Worksheets completed during each day will also be contained in the H- Folder.  The completed pages may be kept at home.  Homework should be returned by the next day.

Homework Procedures

            Homework for the week will be posted on our class’ page on the SHS website.  Any loose homework sheets your child needs to complete will be placed in the H folder by your child.  All homework must be completed every night.  Your child’s homework will provide reinforcement of daily work and will nurture a sense of responsibility in your child.  Please sign your child’s homework every night.  Your signature on all homework is an indication to me it has been supervised and done neatly and completely.  If you observe your child having a problem with his/her homework, please inform me with a note.  Your child is responsible for turning in their homework each day. 

            Homework should take about 30 minutes to complete each night.

Math Facts

            Please review the assigned work each night.  I strongly suggest you purchase or make flash cards to be reviewed with your child.  Mastery of these math facts is very important.

Absence

            A note must be brought in the day of your child’s return stating the date of absence and the reason for absence.  This letter is in addition to calling the school on the day your child is absent. 

            If you foresee your child being absent for a long period of time, please contact me well in advance.

            Missed work will be sent home, on the day your child returns, to be completed with you at home.

Discipline

            I will give you a call or write you a note to inform you if I find your child being a disturbance to other children or if their work is not being completed. 

            Please let me know if your child is going through something unusual at home so I am aware and may act accordingly.

Scholastic Books

            When you order books from the book company, please send only a check made payable to Scholastic Book Club with your order.  Do not make the checks payable to me or to the school.  Please do not send cash. 

Lunch

            Lunch will be a new experience for some children.  A note in their lunch box once in awhile can make this easier for some children. 

            All lunch money must be placed in an envelope with your child’s name on it.  Loose money is lost very easily.

            Please be sure to separate hot lunch money from juice, ice cream and chips money.  One envelope is for hot lunch and one envelope or change purse is for juice, etc. money.  I will only collect hot lunch money each morning.  Thank you.

Snacks

            Pretzels are sold everyday at 10:15 A.M. recess.  A pretzel is $.50.  Children are welcome to buy a pretzel or bring in their own nutritious snack. 

Physical Education

            Your child’s Gym day is Tuesday.  Children wear their gym clothes to school on that day.

Birthdays

            Birthdays are always welcome.  There are 27 children in Grade 1-B.  Please choose a simple treat.  I would ask you to not send in juice, or whole cakes as a snack.  Please make sure the treats are already in individual pieces (cupcakes, cookies, brownies, donuts, etc.).  Please write a note telling me when you would like the class to celebrate your child’s birthday.  Please supply napkins, if needed, for the class. 

            If you are having a party for your child at home, you may send invitations into school provided they are for all of the girls or all of the boys or the whole class.  If some of the children are not invited, please send the invitations by mail.  A whole school directory will be provided by the Home and School Association. 

Show and Tell

            Please do not allow your child to bring any kinds of toys to school.  There will not be a show and tell period in first grade.

Names

            Please place your child’s name on everything, especially all of the gym clothing and school sweaters. 

Please keep this newsletter for future reference.

                                                                        Thank you for your cooperation.

                                                                                               Sincerely,                                                                      

                                                                                                Denise Britt

          

Miss Denise Britt

Grade 1- B  2009 - 2010

 

                        Boys                                                                      Girls

Joey Boehme                                                                Elizabeth Cianciulli

Hunter Brandt                                                             Tess Kelly

Anthony Capobianco                                             Megan Maransky

Liam Dougherty                                                        Bronwyn McAlindon

Hugh Fitzpatrick                                                         Isabel Merone

Brandon Giampalmi                                                   Bridget Reape

Chris Janssen                                                               Katie Shapiro

Ryan Krumenacker                                                     Lily Stack                       

Michael Kushnerick                                                   Maddie Tronoski

Edwin Lemaire                                                              Alexandra Wenz

Ryan Marler                                                                   Charlotte Zulick

Robert McKenna

Jack Petrone

Erick Schilling

Jack Wagner

E.J. Whitaker