Old Union Elementary First Grade

Week of Sept. 16

Don’t forget!  Picture day is on the 19^th.  

For hygiene purposes, please send a set of headphones in a baggy labeled with your child’s name.  We are starting computer lab!

Our Encore schedule so that your kiddo remembers tennis shoes-VERY important

	Mon.	Tues.	Wed.	Thurs.	Fri.
Thomas	PE	music	PE	art	Rotation with PE
Graviett	PE	art	PE	music	“
Herreman	art	PE	music	PE	“
Johnson	music	PE	art	PE	“

In Language Arts this week, we will…

·        Work on adding to our stories

·        Write stories that span 3 pages

·        Check out home readers

·        Read with a “library” voice

·        Write in range of genres

·        Discuss different reading strategies (looking for beginning sounds, same spelling patterns)

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

In Math, we will…

·        Compare numbers and describe if the numbers will grow or shrink

·        Create new numbers by adding or taking away

·        Find the area of our feet

·        Practice counting by 2 as we draw the number of feet in our family

·        Begin our math stations.

In Social Studies, we will learn about using maps.

Upcoming Events in September

9/19    Picture day - individual photos

9/20    4-6pm  Family Picnic

9/23    Fall Book Fair Begins           

4-7pm  Homecoming Parade, Pep Rally, Carnival at Town Square