*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
EP- Singapore Math Extra Practice
MM- Mental Math (see appendix in HIG)
AAS- All About Spelling teacher manual (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 10- Uniform-free Day Fundraiser- pay $5 to support the Costa Rica mission trip and wear clothing other than uniform (must still follow dress code guidelines for shorts/skirt lengths)
Thursday, December 12 - First grade Christmas party and classical book exchange! Our book exchange is the highlight of the Christmas party! Please send your student with a book that is 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
Thursday, December 12- Christmas spirit day- Christmas sweaters/outfits allowed
December 13- January 13, Christmas Break (electives do meet on December 13)
Tuesday, January 14- 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 over the break (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).
Required books for next semester include:
- "Baby Island" by Carol Ryrie Brink
- "Aesop’s Fables for Children" by Milo Winter
- "The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk" (Dover Children's Thrift Classics) by Thorton Burgess
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 Lesson 17 this week. Over the break, continue practicing phonogram cards, sound cards, word cards, and rule cards. Also try to have your student read each word bank at least once!
We will finish Lesson 17 this week. Over the break, continue practicing phonogram cards, sound cards, word cards, and rule cards. Also try to have your student read each word bank at least once!
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.
History:
We will be covering "The Stories of Homer" section of Ch. 20 in Week 20, so you can skip those pages for the time being.
SotW Ch. 20 Discussion questions: In what ways did the barbarians change when they became more civilized? Why do we know more about the early Greeks than we do about the barbarians? If you developed your own alphabet, what symbols would it have? How did the Olympic Games get their name? What were some of the events in the pentathlon? How were the early Olympics similar to and different from the current Olympics?
Journal sentence: The Greeks held the first Olympic Games to celebrate peace.
Geography:
West Africa Due 1/30- There are 16 countries on this map! Practice, practice!
Memory Work:
Quarter 3 poem: A Child's Prayer will be due 3/11. 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 3/13.
