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Newsletter for Week of September 16th, 2013 = Week in Review = = We had a great week in school even due to the heat. We have been very busy trying to fit each class into our day. We continue to learn more about the gifts God, our Creator has given us. The children continue to have their very favorites and the more we discuss creation, the more favorites we have. The list is becoming endless. =  We were so excited to see how one seed could grow this enormous sunflower in Mrs. Stark's garden. It took all of us to carry it to our room and observe it. We were amazed! This was perfect, both for seeing God's incredible creation and for Science because we just began our unit on plants. Lastly, thank you so much attending our annual Parent Night. If you ever have any concerns, please feel free to contact me. The ABC's of Mrs. Sheridan's First Grade is uploaded on the left of this page. Hopefully, it will answer many of your specific questions. Thank you also for allowing us to participate in our Scholastic Book Fair and for the many books our classroom received as gifts. = Reading = Our main selection story for this week will be a nonfiction story "How You Grew". This is a great week to bring out your child's baby album or albums from their preschool years. The children have grown so much. We would love to play a guessing game Thursday trying to identify our friends as babies or much, much younger. //**I//f// you would like to have your child participate, send their photo to school in an envelope with instructions to give it only to me and don't show it to anyone.**// Please put your child's name on the back of the photo. We will pull them out on Thursday and see if we really grew and changed that much. win...hit...sit...miss...kiss...be...run
 * Vocabulary for "How You Grew" **
 * adult...change...learn...imitate...practice ** **.**..be...ride...run...it...over...too...pin

=Religion = == == We are beginning Chapter 3, this week. We will continue to talk about God's Creation. We will concentrate on how each and every one of us must love and care for what God has created. We need to make sure that we try to take care of the earth through recycling, treating all animals with care, conserve, and avoid pollution. In addition, at the end of each chapter, I will be sending our review page home. On the reverse side it will also inform you of our week's lesson.

**Math**
 This past week we have been increasing our math vocabulary, our problem solving skills, as well as our daily ADD papers. We will proceed through "Mad Minute" sheets on a daily basis. Their success is so important to acquiring a major standard for the First Grade Common Core requirements, mastering math fact fluency through 20. If problems are going unfinished, that is where the concentration of study should begin for your child. This week we will be assessing the children's mastering of the first standard. sum...plus...is equal to...addition equation...part...whole...add...counting on counting all = **Riddles of the Week** = ==  Why can't the bike move? Because it is two tired Why are baseball players so rich? Because they play on diamonds.
 * Vocabulary for Addition Concepts **



Important Dates
[|Current Thursday Folder] Monday - Music Tuesday-Technology, Guidance, Phy.Ed. (wear gym shoes to participate) Wednesday-Mass, Phy.Ed. (wear gym shoes), Art Thursday-Music and Art Friday- Phy.Ed. (wear gym shoes) and Guidance Sept. 16th........"Box Tops" for Education collection begins Sept. 20th........Birthday of the Ice Cream Cone Sept. 25th........Early Release Sept. 25th........[|Chancery Give-Back] Sept. 26th........Johnny Appleseed's Birthday Oct. 9th............OUR first prepared class Mass Oct. 16th..........Schlitz Audubon filedtrip 11:30-1:30


 * FYI......Each day your child will be bringing home their Homework notebook. I ask that you help them become responsible by checking to make sure their work has been completed. Please sign or initial their notebook in the corresponding bottom space of their daily homework. They in turn will receive a sticker from me and as stickers add up, they will receive a small reward for being so responsible.**