Name___________________________1st Grade Homework / 1-3-17This week in 1 st grade English class we’re learning about:

Phonemic Awareness: Blending, Segmenting, Substitution

Phonics & Word Study: long u (CVCe); final L blends, -lt, -lk, -ld, -lf

Comprehension Strategy: Monitor & Clarify Comprehension Skill: Categorize & Classify Grammar : Verbs Spelling Words : tune, cute, cube, tube, rule,

mule Spelling Sentence: We see a cute mule. High Frequency Words (sight words ) :

people, see, water, about, his, these Phonics Readers (These books are on our

class webpage for you to review with your child.):  “Mel and Cam”  &  “Kate and Stan”

Writing : Personal Narrative – Powerful Sentences

Social Studies-Civics: Public Holidays / New Year’s EveVocabulary:New Year’s Eve: resolution, countdown, celebration, midnight, noisemakersNew Year’s Song: Auld Lang Syne (Times Long Past)

Vocabulary :Reading: laundromat, coins, forever, lose, segregated, equals, pay, dollars, list, librarian, wooden, platform,Listening & Speaking: homework, fussing, desert, disaster, fierce, wisest

Charact er Development : What are different ways to solve our problems?

Character Development Vocabulary : compromise, cooperate

Character Development Focus/Concept : Solving a problem sometimes means taking action. At other times, it may mean changing our perspective.

.Social Studies – Civics: Leaders – Students will learn about notable leaders of different communities. Leaders include the President, Governor, Mayor, and Principal.

Reminders:

Homework goes home on Monday and is due on Friday unless you need the weekend to complete it. Spelling, High Frequency Word, and Vocabulary Assessments are at the end of each week. January 13th – No School – Instructional Planning Day

January 16th – No School – Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 27th – Chinese Cultural Event @ GVA

January 21st – Chinese New Year Celebration @ the City Auditorium in Downtown Colorado Springs from 10am – 4pm. This is a very fun event that many of our GVA families attend each year. Here is the link with information: http://www.cscci.org/

February 3rd – Chinese New Year Family Event @ GVA1st Grade English TeamGlobal Village Academy– Colorado SpringsPLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CLASS WEBPAGES! LINKS ARE BELOW!

Mrs. Aung Email taung@gvaschools.org Class Webpage http://www.gvaschools.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=450659&type=u

Mrs. DiAmco Email sdiamco@gvaschools.org

Class Webpage http://www.gvaschools.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=551023&type=u

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High Frequency Words

people

see

water

about

his

these

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Powerful SentenceThe __________ kids with ___________ had a _____New Year’s Eve because _______________________ .Draw a picture of your powerful sentence:

(Phonics Reader)

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Name___________________________1st Grade Homework / 1-3-171. Circle this week’s sight words in the story (people, see, water).2. Underline the words with u magic e.

Mel, the big, big mule, and Cam, the cute, cute cat, can get grape cake and one more thing. But Cam and Mel do not like to get the same thing with grape cake. Mel and Cam can get red, red jam that’s in a tube. “But I do not like red, red jam in a tube,” said Cam. “I like just cake if it’s grape. That’s my rule.” Mel is not glad. Mel did not like that rule. Cam is sad. Mel and Cam like to get the same thing. They think it’s fun to get the same thing. Some people, like Mel, like grape cake with jam. Some people, like Cam, like just grape cake. “I see how we can get the same thing” said Cam. “Mel, do you like water?” “Yes, Cam,” said Mel. Mel, the big, big mule, and Cam, the cute, cute cat, can have water with their grape cake. Mel and Cam are glad, glad, glad!

3. Read the Phonics Reader. Leveled Readers are on our Class Webpage for more challenge.

4. On Monday, tell someone about what you read.5. In the boxes, write down how many minutes/seconds it took you to read the story. Try to

beat your time each day to build fluency.Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

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Spelling Wordstune cute

cube

tube

rule

mule _____

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Happy New Year(Write adjectives that describe a Happy New Year celebration.)

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