Week of Oct.28

Red Ribbon Week! – October 28-Novemer 1

Monday – Be Unique and be Drug Free – wear mix match outfits

Tuesday – Teamwork– wear your favorite team jersey

Wednesday – Have Fun and Make good Choices - wacky hair and socks

Thursday – We have Good Character – dress up as your book character

Friday – Hat’s off to being Drug Free – wear a hat

Book Character Day Parade!  Thursday, Oct. 31.  Have your child dress as a favorite character.  First thing in the morning, we’ll all parade around the playground.  Wait for us outside and you’ll see us!  Don’t forget to send the book. We’ll share with the class and get to read them during reading workshop.  (no scary costumes or weapons…)

The Super Science Sale will take place from Monday, December 2 – Friday, December 6, which is the week after Thanksgiving break. The hours are as follows:

Monday: 7: 30 am – 3:30 pm

Tuesday: 7:30 am – 3:30 pm

Wednesday: 7:30 am – 3:30 pm

Thursday: 7:30 am – 6:00 pm

Friday: 7:30 am – 2:00 pm

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…

·        Write for readers

·        Examine readable and unreadable writing

·        Stretch and write words

·        Focus on reading fluently

·        Pay attention to punctuation

·        Review the size of spaces that we use

·        Sort words to learn word patterns and help our spelling

·        Build our vocabulary with a weekly read-aloud. We will be introduced to 3 new words.  All week, we’ll keep track of when we use them in our writing, speaking, or see them in our reading.  The new words will be posted so that we will have a reference for future use.

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

In Math, we will…

·        Create numbers using tens and ones, then order them

·        Measure a pumpkin in many ways

·        Identify words as odd or even

·        Continue to solve our problems of the day.  We use “CUBES” strategies.  (Circle the numbers, Underline key words, Box the question, Ex out extra information, and Show our work)

·        Visit our math stations. Each station will have a math activity that reinforces concepts that we are currently learning or have previously learned. Your child will also be able to visit “First in Math” at some point this week.

In Science, we will discover Earth’s natural resources.

Upcoming Dates:

Upcoming Events in October

    

10/27  PTO Online Auction Ends

10/31 Book Character Day!

***Here are high frequency words that first graders need to be able to SPELL correctly on a consistent basis by the end of the first semester.

First Semester High Frequency

Spelling Words

all	as	be	but
by	for	had	have
he	his	not	on
or	this	to	what

Week of Oct.21

Dragon Dash Pledges- due Monday, Oct. 21

Book Character Day Parade!  Thursday, Oct. 31.  Have your child dress as a favorite character.  First thing in the morning, we’ll all parade around the playground.  Wait for us outside and you’ll see us!  Don’t forget to send the book. We’ll share with the class and get to read them during reading workshop.  (no scary costumes or weapons…)

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…

·        Revise our writing

·        Work with partners

·        Pay attention to the characters in our stories

·        Discuss what we do when we finish a book

·        Learn about verbs

·        Sort words to learn word patterns and help our spelling

·        Build our vocabulary with a weekly read-aloud. We will be introduced to 3 new words.  All week, we’ll keep track of when we use them in our writing, speaking, or see them in our reading.  The new words will be posted so that we will have a reference for future use.

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

In Math, we will…

·        Order numbers using place value

·        Match numbers with place value models

·        Use place value models to represent numbers

·        Continue to solve our problems of the day.  We use “CUBES” strategies.  (Circle the numbers, Underline key words, Box the question, Ex out extra information, and Show our work)

·        Visit our math stations. Each station will have a math activity that reinforces concepts that we are currently learning or have previously learned. Your child will also be able to visit “First in Math” at some point this week.

In Science, we will review matter and observe/compare/describe different soils.

Upcoming Dates:

Upcoming Events in October

    

10/20  PTO Online Auction Begins

10/21 National School Bus Safety Week

10/23  First Grade Family School Night 4:00-5:00 (McDonald’s on 1709 at Davis by Hobby Lobby)

10/25  Dragon Dash!

            Play It Forward Equipment Drive at Dragon Game (StuCo)

10/27  PTO Online Auction Ends

10/31 Book Character Day!

***Here are high frequency words that first graders need to be able to SPELL correctly on a consistent basis by the end of the first semester.

First Semester High Frequency

Spelling Words

all	as	be	but
by	for	had	have
he	his	not	on
or	this	to	what

Week of Oct.14

Pictures…Please return your orders no later than October 16th.  Student club photos and retakes will be on Thursday, October 17th.  If you wish a retake for your student, please write "Retake" on the proof and return by October 16th.

Book Character Day Parade!  Thursday, Oct. 31.  Have your child dress as a favorite character.  First thing in the morning, we’ll all parade around the playground.  Wait for us outside and you’ll see us!  Don’t forget to send the book. We’ll share with the class and get to read them during reading workshop.  (no scary costumes or weapons…)

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…

·        Think about most important part of story and add details to it.

·        Reveal the internal stories (reactions, thoughts, feelings) in our writing

·        Write effective story endings

·        Use our reading strategies and stay focused for longer periods of time

·        Describe the characters in our stories

·        Learn about nouns and pronouns

·        Sort words to learn word patterns and help our spelling

·        Build our vocabulary with a weekly read-aloud. We will be introduced to 3 new words.  All week, we’ll keep track of when we use them in our writing, speaking, or see them in our reading.  The new words will be posted so that we will have a reference for future use.

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

In Math, we will…

·        Showing numbers with ones and tens

·        Write numbers 0 to 99

·        Write numbers in different ways

·        Continue to solve our problems of the day.  We use “CUBES” strategies.  (Circle the numbers, Underline key words, Box the question, Ex out extra information, and Show our work)

·        Visit our math stations. Each station will have a math activity that reinforces concepts that we are currently learning or have previously learned. Your child will also be able to visit “First in Math” at some point this week.

In Social Studies, we will learn about landforms and bodies of water.

Upcoming Dates:

Upcoming Events in October

    

10/17  Picture Day (Student Clubs and Individual Retakes)

10/18  Dragon Day (not the best day to come to lunch- your child will have a different lunch time…)

10/20  PTO Online Auction Begins

10/21 National School Bus Safety Week

10/23  First Grade Family School Night 4:00-5:00 (McDonald’s on 1709 at Davis by Hobby Lobby)

10/25  Dragon Dash!

            Play It Forward Equipment Drive at Dragon Game (StuCo)

10/27  PTO Online Auction Ends

10/31 Book Character Day!

***Here are high frequency words that first graders need to be able to SPELL correctly on a consistent basis by the end of the first semester.

First Semester High Frequency

Spelling Words

all	as	be	but
by	for	had	have
he	his	not	on
or	this	to	what