* Note anything underlined in the table above or in the notes below is a clickable link for your convenience *
Key to Abbreviations:
GP- The Gospel Project- Home Edition
TB- Singapore Math Textbook
WB- Singapore Math Workbook
MM- Mental Math (see appendix in HIG)
CCC- Complete, check, correct
AAS- All About Spelling (click here to print any missing phonogram cards)
FLL- First Language Lessons
SF- Sounds First Phonemic Awareness Program (click here and scroll down to Grade 1)
OPG- The Ordinary Parents' Guide to Teaching Reading (click here to print OPG sight words)
SotW- Story of the World
G&B/A- The Good and The Beautiful, Arthropods
G&B/MB- The Good and The Beautiful, Marine Biology
COMING SOON...
Tuesday, December 5- Crazy Hair/Hat day
Thursday, December 7- Crazy Christmas Day- wear school-appropriate Christmas clothing (jeans are allowed), does not have to be "crazy"
Thursday, December 7 - First grade Christmas party and classical book exchange! Books should be wrapped, but not tagged "to" anyone. Books from any of these lists would be appropriate: Kindergarten read-alouds , First grade read-alouds , Second grade read-alouds
December 12 - January 8- Christmas Break
Tuesday, January 9- School resumes
** Dear holly jolly parents **
Wow, it's already the end of the first semester! That second quarter really flew by for me. This year has been so full of fun with your sweet kids. It's a good thing this is such a busy time of year because I'm really going to miss my students over the break! I pray you have a peaceful, restful, joyful time strengthening family bonds with your precious, growing-up-way-too-fast little blessings!
~Mrs. Kuhn
Math:
We will begin using all three 1B books next semester. However, I do not recommend taking a complete hiatus from math until then. I highly recommend practicing over the break! It can be discouraging to realize in January that there's been regression. This week I'll send home a fun packet of math activities that you can challenge your child to complete (recommended, but not required)!
Reading:
It is so important that your child continue to read over this long break. They have gained so much this semester- protect that investment! I suggest going back through prior OPG lessons and having your child read those stories, giving special attention to areas of weakness. A reading log and some short-response questions are included in the Christmas Break Activity Pack I'm sending home (again, not required, but recommended).
- "Quest for the Lost Prince" by Samuel Morris
- "Aesop’s Fables for Children" by Milo Winter
- "The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk" (Dover Children's Thrift Classics) by Thorton Burgess
- "Cleopatra" by Diane Stanley
You should have purchased these at the beginning of the year, but now is a good time to make sure they're accessible.
Spelling:
We will finish Step 13 / Lesson 17 this week. Over the break, continue practicing phonograms and spelling rules!
We will finish Step 13 / Lesson 17 this week. Over the break, continue practicing phonograms and spelling rules!
Composition:
Custom Handwriting Practice Sheets are a great way to hold on through the break to all your child has accomplished this semester. Keep it light and fun!
Science:
Enjoy viewing this gallery of insects that are naturally decked out for Christmas!
Journal: draw your own version of a Christmas insect
Make sure you have G&B/MB (Marine Biology) text ready for next semester.
Geography:
West Africa Due 1/25- There are 16 countries on this map! Practice, practice!
Memory Work:
Quarter 3 poem: A Child's Prayer will be due 2/22. Your help at home with memorization is a blessing!
Books of the Old Testament: Here is a link to the song we practice in class. The Old Testament is quite a bit longer than the New Testament, so we'll take the rest of the school year to master it (Quarter 3, Genesis - Job, Quarter 4, Psalms - Malachi). Again, if you or your child are already familiar with a different song, I'll assess that no problem, as long as the books are said in order. Due 2/29.
