1st Grade Weekly Newsletter
October 13-17, 2025
Mrs. Willis
Field Trip-October 24th
Gritt’s Farm
Field trip permission slips are due Oct. 16th
Sight Words
Test will be Friday-October 17th
after | let | as | of | could |
again | live | ask | old | every |
any | may | by | once | fly |
Scripture
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Exodus 20:3
Spelling List #5
day | pray | stay | clay | stray | to |
play | gray | spray | way | hay | you |
Practice Test Thursday, Final Test Friday.
1st Grade Weekly Newsletter
October 6-10, 2025
Mrs. Willis
Grandparents Day-October 10th-10:00am
Field Trip-October 24th
Gritt’s Farm
(More Information will be sent home soon.)
Sight Words
Test will be Friday-October 10th
she | that | this | want | went |
so | there | too | was | what |
soon | they | under | well | white |
Scripture
No Scripture to memorize this week.
Spelling List #4
back | lick | snack | brick | shake | come |
bake | like | snake | clock | broke | to |
Practice Test Thursday, Final Test Friday.
1st Grade Weekly Newsletter
Important Date To Remember
Grandparents Day- Friday, October 10th (Students will be dismissed after presentation.)
Please let me know how many grandparents are planning to attend on this day.
September 29-October 3, 2025
Mrs. Willis
Sight Words
Test will be Friday, October 3rd.
into | new | on | ran | say |
like | no | our | ride | yes |
must | now | pretty | saw | with |
Scripture
Matthew 6:13
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
Test Friday, October 3rd.
Spelling List #3
cone | cute | kick | cake | come |
kite | came | keep | cat | I |
Practice Test Thursday, Final Test Friday, October 3rd.
1st Grade Weekly Newsletter
September 14-18, 2025
Mrs. Willis
Sight Words
Test will be Friday.
at | black | came | eat | good |
ate | brown | did | four | have |
be | but | do | get | he |
Scripture
Matthew 6:11-12
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
Test Friday!
Spelling List #2
coat | boat | read | game | to |
goat | bean | made | ride | the |
Practice Test Thursday, Final Test Friday
1st Grade Weekly Newsletter
September 8-12, 2025
Mrs. Willis
Sight Words
Test will be Friday, September 12th.
in | jump | we | you | are |
is | little | where | all | out |
it | up | yellow | am | please |
Scripture
Matthew 6:10
10 Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Students will test on this verse on Friday.
NEW THIS WEEK!!
Spelling List #1
man | sun | hot | sit | a |
ran | bus | net | cub | the |
Practice Test Thursday, Final Test Friday
1st Grade Weekly Newsletter
September 1-5, 2025
Mrs. Willis
Sight Words
Students will practice these at home and at school. On Friday, they will come to me one at a time to read these words for me. This will be part of their reading grade at the end of each 9 weeks.
down | for | the | three | here |
run | said | funny | to | I |
find | see | go | help | two |
Scripture
Matthew 6:9
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Students will test on this verse on Friday.
1st Grade Weekly Newsletter
August 24-30, 2025
Mrs. Willis
Parents,
First, thank you for choosing NLCA for your child’s education. Each week this year, you will receive a newsletter from me. This will have all the information you need for the upcoming week. You will find things like important dates, spelling lists, sight words to practice, our Scripture to memorize, and reading assignments for each evening. We will not start our spelling tests this week or have reading homework, but we will very soon. Please message me using our Class Dojo if you have any questions or concerns.
Thank you,
Mrs. Willis
Sight Words
Students will practice these at home and at school. On Friday, they will come to me one at a time to read these words for me. This will be part of their reading grade at the end of each 9 weeks.
a | and | me | not | red |
look | make | blue | one | play |
away | big | can | come | my |
Scripture
Please help your child memorize the highlighted portion of this Bible Verse.
I will start them out by saying the beginning of the verse and they will need to finish it.
John 3:16 KJV
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
