Old Union Elementary First Grade

Week of Jan. 28

Parent Conferences

Feb. 6- Thomas and Graviett

Feb. 7- Johnson and White

Star Lab during science lab time- Tuesday!  Make sure your child wears socks.

Jump Rope for Heart

Dates: Feb 11^th and 12^th during the regular PE period, 2 classes at a time

Parents are invited to participate in the jumping activities, and you are able to watch the students demonstrate their skills.

Envelopes are due by Feb 12^th. No worries if it does not come in until that Friday. Everything is voluntary, but all of the students will participate in our special day, whether or not they turn in donations.

Jack and the Beanstalk

January 31 – 6:00 pm &

February 1 – 8:30 am

First Grade students are currently preparing to perform – Jack and the Beanstalk. Please mark your calendars for this wonderful event. All First grade students will perform songs and create an artwork (in art class) that will be included on a souvenir program. Additionally, each student will be assigned a special role – playing instruments, narrating or acting.

Performance attire is jeans and a plain green shirt, any shade.

VOLUNTEER PROJECTS

Volunteers are needed for the following projects:

• Create a “castle” (we have a pre-made wooden structure)

• Create a “beanstalk”

• Create a ”Jack and the Beanstalk” for the stage wall

• Create or re-vamp a house (we have a pre-made structure)

• Create or Gather Costume Items for Harp, Old Man, Giant, Giant’s Wife,

Mother, Jack

Please e-mail Mrs. McArthur (angelia.mcarthur@southlakecarroll.edu) if you are

available.

Thanks so much for your assistance and support!

Visit the Music Website or Blog for Updated Information

http://www.edline.net/pages/Old_UnionES/Classes/McArthurAngelia

http://musicclassrocks.blogspot.com/

Music Notes – Page 3 – January 4, 2010

First Grade Musical

Letter posted January 7, 2012

In Language Arts this week, we will…

·       Continue to write as if we are teaching about something

·       Continue to make connections while reading

·       learn about adjectives

·       continue word sorts

- read poetry to build fluency

·       Practice writing sentences using correct capitalization and punctuation

·       Read word family poems to reinforce the patterns that many words have

In Math, we will…

·       Write number sentences showing patterns in addition

·       practice skip counting

·       Problem solve using SSM, SWA, and BSD plans

·      Participate in our math stations! 

In Social Studies we will be researching historical figures with our biography unit!