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Our class had 100% turnout for open house last night, way to go first grade families! I’m very excited to work with your student and partner with you this year.  Please contact me, I welcome questions, concerns and comments. The … Continue reading →

This week’s spelling words are:  black, clip, flag, flip, plan, slip, be, and pull.  The challenge words are glass and place, and of course there will be those two extra bonus words. Our test will be on Monday, Sept. 23.  … Continue reading →

Welcome to the 5th week of school! Our spelling list this week includes: hit, kiss, miss, pin, sit, win, out, and up. The two challenge words are skin and spin. In addition there will be two bonus challenge words each … Continue reading →

We have successfully completed 3 weeks of what our new reading curriculum calls Smart Start. Your child has reviewed/learned 30 words and is ready for spelling tests! Our first spelling test will be next Monday, Sept.9. This week’s words are: … Continue reading →

Lincoln Public Schools has adopted McGraw-Hill for our new reading series. There are many on-line resources that teachers and students will be using. There are a few apps that can be downloaded for free until AUGUST 31. These apps provide … Continue reading →

This year’s first graders are on track to graduate in 2025. We have discussed graduation several times school-wide as part of our morning message. Also included in our morning messages are vocabulary words of the day, complete with definitions and … Continue reading →

This week is our official last week of spelling tests! We will continue to practice spelling, but as a review. This week’s regular list words are: newer, warmest, highest, faster, deepest, and richer. The challenge list words are: smarter, smartest, … Continue reading →

This week’s spelling words are: coin, soil, boy, oil, toy, and point. The challenge list words are: voice, choice, avoid, voyage, destroy, enjoy, and about. We are working on the oi/oy sound this week. *Usually oi is found in the … Continue reading →

This week’s spelling words are: cup, cups, frog, frogs, tree, and trees. The challenge list: cards, plates, pails, sisters, eggs, animals and of. This week’s focus is on plurals, adding (s) to express more than one. We will also be … Continue reading →

This weeks spelling words are: day, say, play, may, way and stay.  The challenge list words are: spray, player, today, tray, birthday, away and there. The phonics focus this week is on long a words.  Primarily long a words with … Continue reading →