Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Future Surgeons!!

Today 1st Graders ....tomorrow SURGEONS!!

One of our targets this week is to build and read compound words.  "Surgeons" in our first grade class today put compound words back together!  They were so cute and so serious about their job! Take a look at our future Pre-Med Students! 







Ruby in Her Own Time

This week we are reading Ruby in Her Own Time.

Learning Targets:
-I can read words with -ng and -nk.
- I can read and build compound words.

High Frequency Words:
any, enough, every, were, sure, own, ever







Spelling Words:
  1. bring
  2. trunk
  3. pink
  4. bank
  5. sang
  6. wing
  7. rink
  8. blank
  9. rang
  10. sunk
  11. every
  12. sure

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

An Egg is an Egg

Getting back into the swing of things...

This week we will be reading An Egg is an Egg.


Learning Targets: 

- I can read words with the vowel y.
- I can read and sort CV (consanent/ vowel) words.

High Frequency Words:
stays, always, nothing, everything, day, things, become








Spelling Words
  1. my
  2. by
  3. try
  4. any
  5. body
  6. fly
  7. cry
  8. lucky
  9. silly
  10. puppy
  11. things
  12. always

Friday, December 21, 2012

Merry Christmas!

Pajamas, shaving cream and cookies...What else do we need? :)

I hope you and your families have a wonderful Christmas! Thank you for all your support! I truly have enjoyed having your child in my class and LOVE coming to work everyday! I am so blessed and hope you know that your first grader holds a special place in my heart!
Merry Christmas and will see you all next year!!
Love Mrs. Farnes





Monday, December 17, 2012

Last School Week of 2012!


Hello First Grade Families,
Happy Holidays!
On Friday, December 21st
our First graders will celebrate by having a Pajama Day.  Please send your child to school in their favorite P.J.’s.  Please consider they will have to go outside for recess, so dress them accordingly. 
Please NO SHORTS, SPEGHETTI STRAPS OR SLIPPERS! 
We will also be watching the Polar Express in the afternoon! 
Hope everyone has a wonderful week and we are looking forward to celebrating with your first grader! J

Friday, December 14, 2012

Christmas Program



What a wonderful program! Thank you for all those who came and watched! A very special thank you to Mrs. Griggs for all her hard work and planning! Happy Holidays!


Monday, December 3, 2012

Life in the Forest

This week we will be reading Life in the Forest.
                                           
                                               Learning Targets:
- I can read long u words.
- I can read words with the inflected ending -ed.

High Frequency Words:
around, under, food, water, find, grow







Spelling Words:
  1. huge
  2. June
  3. rule
  4. tube
  5. use
  6. cube
  7. cute
  8. flute
  9. rude
  10. mule
  11. water
  12. under