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1st Grade with Mrs. Tanzillo

Week of September 30th

9/29/2019

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Upcoming Events:
  • Monday, Sept. 30: Chocolate Dipper Fundraiser Order Form Due 
  • Friday, October 4: All School Mass-Blessing of the Animals 11-12; 12:30 dismissal
  • Saturday, October 5: Oktoberfest at Hunter Farms 6-9 pm

This week in class:
Phonics- "ng" sound at the ending of words. We will continue to review other digraphs we have learned so far ("ch," "sh," "wh," and "th")

Reading- "Golly Went Sniffing" (fictional passage)/ "Super Scrub-a-matic" and "Super-Duper Golly!" (poems)/ "Taking Care of Zoo Animals" (nonfictional digital read-aloud).  We will work on fluency and  understanding literary and informational texts. We will also compare and contrast 2 poems.

LA/ Writing- Identify facts and opinions; Generate and write opinions, and use synonyms to improve and support opinions

Religion- God is Our Loving Father

Math-Introduce Subtraction and strategies such as taking away, counting on, and counting back to subtract

Science- All About Animals

Memory words: do, have, show, how, me, a

Spelling words: king, sing, thing, hang, bang, sang, long, song, hung, sung

Other Notes:
  • Please check and sign your child's planner nightly. 
  • This week a running list of memory words will be sent home. These are memory words your child has learned in class. Please practice these words on a regular basis. Making flashcards, using them as bonus words for practice spelling tests, having your child find them in books at home, and writing them in sentences are some ideas for making practicing these important words fun!
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Week of September 23rd

9/22/2019

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Upcoming Events:
  • Wednesday, Sept. 25:  Halloween Carnival Meeting
  • Monday, Sept. 30: Chocolate Dipper Fundraiser Order Form Due 
  • Friday, October 4: All School Mass-Blessing of the Animals 11-12; 12:30 dismissal
  • Saturday, October 5: Oktoberfest at Hunter Farms 6-9 pm

This week in class:
Phonics- "th" sound at the beginning/ ending of words. We will continue to review other digraphs we have learned so far ("ch," "sh," and "wh")

Reading- "An Odd Pet for Oswald"/ "What a Pet" (fictional passages)/ "Pet Clinic" (nonfictional mini magazine).  We will work on describing characters and discuss picture-text relationships.

LA/ Writing- Writing research questions; Finding and writing facts to answer research questions

Religion- We Praise the Lord

Math- Continue addition; Students will learn a variety of strategies, including drawing pictures, using number lines and counting on.

Social Studies-Responsibility

Science- Plant Parts/ Life Cycle 

Homework:
Every Monday your child will receive a homework packet that is due on Friday. It is important students turn in their homework on time. I have included a recommended schedule, but homework can be completed in any order. I suggest reading the Backpack Page every night to help improve fluency! Please continue reading 15 minutes every night with your child. The fluency page can count towards the 15 minute nightly reading requirement. Memory words (found at the bottom of this post) are high-frequency words that children are taught to recognize by sight. These words are either phonetically irregular and can't be decoded, or they contain letter sounds that haven't been taught yet. Practicing memory words on a regular basis can help improve your child's reading!  

**Remember, students should be choosing an item from their spelling menu every night (Monday-Wednesday), resulting in 3 items completed and turned in as part of their homework. Thursday can be used as a night to study for the test on Friday. The spelling menu should remain in students' homework folder or in a safe place at home, so that you may refer to it on a weekly basis.  If you need an additional copy, please send me an email so I can send another one home with your child.

Memory words: where, what, why, when, which, who

Spelling words: this, that, thin, think, thank, bath, path, math, cloth, moth

Other Notes:
Please check and sign your child's planner every night. 
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Week of September 16th

9/16/2019

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Upcoming Events:
  • Friday, Sept. 20- St. Vincent Lunches for grades 1 & 2
  • Sunday, Sept. 22: Pancake Breakfast/ All School Mass @ St. Patrick's
  • Wednesday, Sept. 25:  Halloween Carnival Meeting
  • Monday, Sept. 30: Chocolate Dipper Fundraiser Order Form Due 

This week in class:
Phonics- "Wh" sound at the beginning/ ending of words.  Students will also learn how to spell their memory words.  We will continue to review other digraphs we have learned so far ("ch" and "sh")

Reading- "Ben's Shop"/ "What Can You Get for a Nickel?" (fictional passages)/ "Money" (nonfictional passage.  Students will identify story elements, focusing on the setting.

LA/ Writing- Writing & answering questions

Religion- We Praise the Lord

Math- Solving addition sentences.  Students will learn a variety of strategies, including drawing pictures, using number lines and counting on.

Social Studies- American Symbols/ Const. Week

Science- Finish 5 Senses; Living, Non-Living Things

Homework:
**Remember, students should be choosing an item from their spelling menu every night (Monday-Wednesday), resulting in 3 items completed and turned in as part of their homework. Thursday can be used as a night to study for the test on Friday.   The spelling menu should remain in students' homework folder or in a safe place at home, so that you may refer to it on a weekly basis.  If you need an additional copy, please send me an email so I can send another one home with your child.

Memory words: where, what, why, when, which, who

Spelling words:  where, what, why, when, which, who, cash, crash, dash, trash

Other Notes:
Progress reports went home last Friday.  Please sign and return by Friday, September 20th.






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Upcoming Events:
  • Friday, Sept. 13: Game Day K-2 (2:30- 3:45pm)/ Progress Reports go home
  • Sunday, Sept. 22: Pancake Breakfast/ All School Mass @ St. Patrick's

This week in class:
Phonics- "sh" sound at the beginning/ ending of words.  Students will also learn how to spell their memory words.

Reading- "Ettabetta's Patch"/ "The Patch-it-up Shop"/ "Fix It"; Students will identify story elements and problem/ solution in a story

LA/ Writing- Writing process/ narrative writing

Math- Number Bonds

Religion- We Gather to Celebrate Mass/ The Bible

Social Studies- American Symbols/ Const. Week

Science- 5 Senses/ Living and Non- Living Things

Homework:
Every Monday your child will receive a homework packet that is due on Friday. It is important students turn in their homework on time. I have included a recommended schedule, but homework can be completed in any order. I suggest reading the Backpack Page every night to help improve fluency! Please continue reading 15 minutes every night with your child. The fluency page can count towards the 15 minute nightly reading requirement. Memory words (found at the bottom of this post) are high-frequency words that children are taught to recognize by sight. These words are either phonetically irregular and can't be decoded, or they contain letter sounds that haven't been taught yet. Practicing memory words on a regular basis can help improve your child's reading!  

**Remember, students should be choosing an item from their spelling menu every night (Monday-Wednesday), resulting in 3 items completed and turned in as part of their homework. Thursday can be used as a night to study for the test on Friday.   The spelling menu should remain in students' homework folder or in a safe place at home, so that you may refer to it on a weekly basis.  If you need an additional copy, please send me an email so I can send another one home with your child.

Memory words:  I, my, she, her, he, & his

Spelling words:  wish, rush, brush, fish, I, he, she, her, his, & my

Other Notes:
Please check and sign your child's planner every night.   Initial their green behavior chart nightly as well.




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Week of September 9th

9/11/2019

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Upcoming Events:
  • Friday, Sept. 13: Game Day K-2 (2:30- 3:45pm)/ Progress Reports go home
  • Sunday, Sept. 22: Pancake Breakfast/ All School Mass @ St. Patrick's

This week in class:
Phonics- "sh" sound at the beginning/ ending of words.  Students will also learn how to spell their memory words.

Reading- "Ettabetta's Patch"/ "The Patch-it-up Shop"/ "Fix It"; Students will identify story elements and problem/ solution in a story

LA/ Writing- Writing process/ narrative writing

Math- Number Bonds; Greater,less than, and equal to symbols

Religion- We Gather to Celebrate Mass/ The Bible

Social Studies- American Symbols/ Const. Week

Science- 5 Senses

Homework:
**Remember, students should be choosing an item from their spelling menu every night (Monday-Wednesday), resulting in 3 items completed and turned in as part of their homework. Thursday can be used as a night to study for the test on Friday.   The spelling menu should remain in students' homework folder or in a safe place at home, so that you may refer to it on a weekly basis.  If you need an additional copy, please send me an email so I can send another one home with your child.

Memory words:  I, my, she, her, he, & his

Spelling words:  wish, rush, brush, fish, I, he, she, her, his, & my

Other Notes:
Please check and sign your child's planner every night.
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September 02nd, 2019

9/2/2019

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Upcoming Events:
  • Wednesday, Sept. 4: Picture Day/ Open House (5:30 - 7pm)
  • Thursday, Sept. 5: Picture Day
  • Friday, Sept. 6: All School Mass/ 12:30 Dismissal 

This week in class:

Phonics- "ch" and "tch" sound at the beginning/ ending of words

Reading- "Cass's Cat"/ "Help!"; Students will identify story elements and problem/ solution in a story

LA/ Writing- Writing process/ narrative writing

Math- Number Bonds

Religion- We Gather to Celebrate Mass

Social Studies- Good Citizens

Science- What does a scientist do?/ Science Safety


Homework:
Every Monday your child will receive a homework packet that is due on Friday. It is important students turn in their homework on time. I have included a recommended schedule, but homework can be completed in any order. I suggest reading the Backpack Page every night to help improve fluency! Please continue reading 15 minutes every night with your child. The fluency page can count towards the 15 minute nightly reading requirement. Memory words (found at the bottom of this post) are high-frequency words that children are taught to recognize by sight. These words are either phonetically irregular and can't be decoded, or they contain letter sounds that haven't been taught yet. Practicing memory words on a regular basis can help improve your child's reading! 

**Remember, students should be choosing an item from their spelling menu every night (Monday-Wednesday), resulting in 3 items completed and turned in as part of their homework. Thursday can be used as a night to study for the test on Friday. Due to the short week, we are only requiring students to choose 2 items from the menu this week. 

Memory words:  I, my, she, her, he, & his

Spelling words: bunch, lunch, inch, pinch, ranch, branch, chip, chop, chick, check 
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Week of September 2nd

9/2/2019

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    Mrs. Tanzillo

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    Hello! I have been working with children for over 10 years in a variety of settings, including preschool and middle school math intervention. I can't wait to make special memories in First Grade this year! 

    Feel free to contact me anytime by emailing me!
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