Miss Maura Gifford

Welcome to First Grade – 1G!

Specials Schedule:

Click here to view my Welcome Back Letter which contains important information regarding this school year. 

Monday, September 26 – Thursday, September 29

*Parents, please remember to sign or initial your child’s homework each night.  This tells me you have completed the work with your child.

Monday, September 26

1. Religion- study the Sign of the Cross and the Morning Offering. Read facts 11 and 12. The Religion Facts can be found after the sight words on the homework site.  You will click on a Google link to access them.  Parents, please just read the sentences to your child to remind them what they learned in Religion class.
2. Math- Lesson 1.3 p. 5-6
3. Reading-study the words under Nice to Meet You, Week 2. The sight words are listed below on this page.  You will click on a Google link to access them. It is a good idea to make flash cards for these words.  We work on one story per week.

Tuesday, September 27

1. Religion- study the Sign of the Cross and the Morning Offering. Read facts 13 and 14.
2. Math- Lesson 1.4 p. 7-8
3. Reading- study the words under Nice to Meet You, Week 2. The sight words are listed below on this page.  You will click on a Google link to access them.
4. Spelling- H copybook-write the spelling words 2x each.  Please fold the page in half.  Number the lines from 1-6.  Write the word on the first half of the page and the same word across from it on the second half of the page.  Continue to do for all 6 words. (an, bad, can, nap, cat, pan).  Click this link for an example.  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GgNW_neldQhYE8N7ewXBzMa0YRdxOyWp/view?usp=sharing

Wednesday, September 28

1. Religion- study the Sign of the Cross and the Morning Offering. Read facts 15 and 16.
2. Math- Lesson 1.5 p. 9-10
3. Reading- study the words under Nice to Meet You, Week 2. The sight words are listed below on this page.  You will click on a Google link to access them.

Thursday, September 29

1. Religion- study the Sign of the Cross and the Morning Offering.  Read facts 17 and 18.
2. Math- Lesson 1.6 p. 11-12
3. Reading- study the words under Nice to Meet You, Week 2. The sight words are listed below on this page.  You will click on a Google link to access them.
4. Spelling- We will be taking our first spelling test tomorrow.  Please study the words for the test tomorrow- an, bad, can, nap, cat, pan

Have a nice weekend!

In addition to your child’s written homework, please read to your child and/or have your child read to you for at least 20 minutes each night.

**Please remind your child to empty his/her completed and corrected papers from the H folder each night.

High Frequency Words

Click here or the link below to access each week’s high frequency words.  It is a good idea to make flash cards of these words.  The children will see these words on their tests.  Recognizing words by sight helps kids become faster, more fluent readers. 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/10rIeHddFiwbuHdoQo2OXhcIfs-EalEiMT7inpy7uiP8/edit?usp=sharing

Grade 1 Religion Facts

Click here or the link below to access 1st Grade Religion facts.  Parents, please just read the sentences to your child to remind them what they learned in Religion class. These facts do not need to be memorized.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17tJCVuzFYqpZuM96kisA_TnZTt8InvDPwGDpsQGNpSM/edit?usp=sharing

Scholastic Book Order Directions

Shop Online: scholastic.com/readingclub
One-Time Class Activation Code: Q7L7J

Dear Families,
You can shop and submit your order online ONLY .   Please do not send checks to me.  Every purchase you make earns FREE Books and educational supplies for our classroom.
The arrival of the book box is always a highlight. Thanks for making it happen!
Happy reading,

If This Is Your First Time Ordering Online:
– VISIT scholastic.com/readingclub
– ENTER the one-time Class Activation Code (top of this letter)
– SHOP from a carefully curated selection of the best books, value packs, and Story eBooks
– SUBMIT your order and earn FREE Books for our classroom
– All book orders will be shipped to our classroom so we can celebrate the joy of reading together!

When sending in money, please be sure to write your child’s name and what the money is for on the envelope. Thank you!

Class List- 22 Children