Reading: One of the most important parts of homework in first grade is student need to read for 15 minutes daily each month.  Choose books for your child that they can succeed with but also challenge them.  Books that have the sight words used for the week, or spelling words, are ideal.  Reading homework will be assigned Mon. and Wed.

Homework is expected to be returned the next day.  If a student does not return the homework, a parent is expected to contact Mrs. Wright in regards to the reason, on the day that it is due.

2/13-2/17 Reading Activities:  Please talk with your children about  the stories read throughout the week, and review the word wall words (www) on a daily basis.

Story 1: June and the Mule   By: Eric Kimmel

                              A girl ropes a mule-shaped cloud and then rides it back up inot the sky so it will make rain.

                             Genre: Tall Tale

                             Vocabulary: thunder     lightning     pull

Story 2: Slim, Luke and the Mules         By: Stewart Christopher

                            Two cowboys think they've lost a mule because they forget to count the one they are on.  

                            Genre: Classic Folk Tale

                            Vocabulary: been    count    cowboys    food     lose     pointed    town    whole                             

Story 3: The Dude Ranch Dudes       By: Judy Nayer  (Phonic Reader for homework)

                              Luke the mule's itch starts something new. 

                            Comprehension Skill: Plot

 Phonics /Reading Skills:  Long u (cvce), Final digraphs -ch, -tch, -sh, -th, and Consonants -ng, and -nk. 

Spelling Words: List 1:  

                           List 2: 

 Challenge Words:

WWW: four     funny      long     watch     were

Language Arts:  Verb to be, Identify is, are, was and were in stories. Story Writing, and the writing process in writing workshop.