1 st Grade Newsletter March 20-24 Looking through the Week Reading: Book: Where Are My Animal Friends? Skill: sequence events Strategy: prior knowledge Phonics: comparative endings (-er and –est) and dge Writing: - Applying correct punctuation and capitalization Math: - Solving addition and subtraction word problems Sight Words before right asked for Spelling 1.slower 2.slowest 3.faster 4.fastest 5.shorter The other five words will follow the spelling rule: When adding –er or –est to a CVC word, you must double the last consonant (except w, x, y). Important Dates March 13-17 Spring Break, No school March 29- End of AR goal (6 points with 80% average) March 31- end of 5 th 6-week grading period News from the Teacher Thank you to both parents and students for attending parent/ teacher conferences. Please work with your child to help them achieve the goal they have set for the last 9 weeks of school. This goal may be to improve math facts (practice flashcards), know all sight words (both List A and B), increase reading fluency (by reading aloud nightly), or improving handwriting (practice by writing letters or lists). Wish List