Name___________________________1st Grade Homework / 1-9-17This week in 1 st grade English class we’re learning about:

Phonemic Awareness: Blending, Segmenting, Substitution

Phonics & Word Study: long e (CVCe); final blends -sk, -sp,- mp

Comprehension Strategy: Summarize Comprehension Skill: Draw Conclusions Grammar : Naming Parts of Sentences Spelling Words : desk, bump, jump, ask,

mask, camp Spelling Sentence: I like to jump in the

mud. High Frequency Words (sight words ) : know,

little, new, number, over, way Phonics Readers (These books are on our

class webpage for you to review with your child.):  “Champ the Chimp”  &  “The Big Smede Bash”

Writing : Personal Narrative – Powerful Sentences

Vocabulary :Reading: silly, grownup, yelled, sorry, refuse, followers, insisted, besides, pumpkin, maze, invisible, keyboardListening & Speaking: business, rescued, machines, stomped, cash register, customer

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

Character Development Vocabulary : accidental, intentional

Character Development Focus/Concept: Apologizing and taking responsibility for our own behavior can help people become friends again.

Social Studies-Civics: Public Holidays / Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Vocabulary: “I have a dream,” segregated, equality, change, March on Washington, peaceful, fair, laws, memorial

Social Studies - History: Historical Leaders : George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, Paul Revere, Betsy Ross, Susan B. Anthony, and Abraham Lincoln.

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 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/

January 27th – Chinese Cultural Event @ GVA February 3rd – Chinese New Year Family Event @ GVA

1st 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=574711&type=u

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High Frequency Words

know

little

new

number

over

way

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1. Circle this week’s sight words in the story.(know, little, new)

2. Underline the words with final blends (-mp, -sk, -sp).

Little Champ the Chimp would like to get a job. Champ went to the desk of his big pal Bob. Champ said, “I would like a task to do. Big Bob, Big Bob, can I get a job with you?” “I can flip and slip and flop and slop. I can hit and skip and hop and plop.” Can Champ the Chimp bake that cake? No, but Champ can swim that lake! Big Bob did ask, “Champ, can you ring and sing?” Champ sang, “No, Big Bob, but I can jump and swing.” Can Champ the Chimp fix Big Bob’s lamp? No, but Champ can romp and stomp in that camp. “Is there a task that chimp will know?” Big Bob did gasp. Champ can jump and thump and romp and stomp. That is Champ the Chimp’s fun new task!

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 Wordsdesk bump

jump

ask

mask

camp _____

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Draw a picture of your spelling sentence.

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