Week of Jan. 5

No School Monday, Jan 5.  This is a teacher workday.  See you the 6^th!

Happy Holidays!!!

Here is the encore schedule.  Please make sure your child wears tennis shoes on PE days.  Fridays will be a rotation that includes PE along with music or art. 

Class	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Thomas	PE	Music	PE	Art	rotation
Evans	PE	Art	PE	Music	rotation
Graviett	Art	PE	Music	PE	rotation
Johnson	Music	PE	Art	PE	rotation

This week in language arts, we will…

·       Write to teach others how to do something

·       Give clear, step by step instructions

·       Predict as we read

·       Discover new vocabulary through a weekly read aloud

·       Practice high frequency words for spelling

·       Practice using proper capitalization and punctuation on paragraphs that have none.

·       Work on IStation while in computer lab.  We encourage children to take advantage of the program at home as well!

This week in math, we will…

·       Add 10 to a number

·       Subtract 10 from a number

·       Play math games to reinforce addition

·       Solve problems of the day independently, then as a class

·       Participate in our math stations

·       Work on Reflex Math and First in Math while in computer lab

In Science, we’ll learn how animals depend on each other.

January Events:

5^th        Teacher Workday

6^th        Kids Return

            CiCi’s Night

9^th        Report Cards are posted

            PTO Executive Meeting

16^th      Donuts for Dads

19^th      No School/ MLK Day

20^th      Fire Drill (if weather permits)

23^rd      Encore PTO Party

29^th      All Pro Dads

            1^st Grade Performance for Parents 6:00-6:30

30^th      1^st Grade Performance for Campus 8:30-9:00

This is a list of high frequency spelling words that all first graders will need to be able to spell by the end of the second semester:

an	are	because	from
of	one	play	said
that	there	they	was
went	were	when	with
your

Week of Dec. 15

Don’t forget!  Our holiday party is this Friday at 2:00.  Everyone’s invited!  Also, our Holiday Sing Along is at 1:45 on Wednesday.  That will put you in the holiday mood!

Here is the encore schedule.  Please make sure your child wears tennis shoes on PE days.  Fridays will be a rotation that includes PE along with music or art. 

Class	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Thomas	PE	Music	PE	Art	rotation
Evans	PE	Art	PE	Music	rotation
Graviett	Art	PE	Music	PE	rotation
Johnson	Music	PE	Art	PE	rotation

This week in language arts, we will…

·       Choose a piece to publish

·       Fix up and celebrate our writing

·       Predict while reading

·       Discover new vocabulary through a weekly read aloud

·       Sort our spelling words and discover the patterns

·       Work on IStation while in computer lab.  We encourage children to take advantage of the program at home as well!

This week in math, we will…

·       Play games to reinforce addition

·       Solve problems of the day independently, then as a class

·       Participate in our math stations

·       Work on Reflex Math and First in Math while in computer lab

In Social Studies, we’ll learn about Hanukkah.  We’ll learn about seasons in science.

December Events:

18^th      Kids Rule the School & Holiday Sing Along

19^th      End of the 2^nd Grading Period & Holiday Parties 

January Events:

5^th        Teacher Workday

6^th        Kids Return

            CiCi’s Night

9^th        Report Cards are posted

            PTO Executive Meeting

16^th      Donuts for Dads

19^th      No School/ MLK Day

20^th      Fire Drill (if weather permits)

23^rd      Encore PTO Party

29^th      All Pro Dads

            1^st Grade Performance for Parents 6:00-6:30

30^th      1^st Grade Performance for Campus 8:30-9:00

This is a list of high frequency spelling words that all first graders will need to be able to spell by the end of the first semester:

all

as

be

but

by

for

had

have

he

his

not

on

or

this

to

what

Week of Dec. 8

We are so proud of our first graders that participated in the science fair!  Super Science Job!  All students got to leave positive comments online as well.  What fun!

Here is the encore schedule.  Please make sure your child wears tennis shoes on PE days.  Fridays will be a rotation that includes PE along with music or art. 

Class	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Thomas	PE	Music	PE	Art	rotation
Evans	PE	Art	PE	Music	rotation
Graviett	Art	PE	Music	PE	rotation
Johnson	Music	PE	Art	PE	rotation

This week in language arts, we will…

·       Visualize while reading

·       Predict the end of stories

·       Continue writing small moments

·       Discover new vocabulary through a weekly read aloud

·       Sort our spelling words and discover the patterns

·       Work on IStation while in computer lab.  We encourage children to take advantage of the program at home as well!

This week in math, we will…

·       Skip count

·       Review adding strategies

·       Solve problems of the day independently, then as a class

·       Participate in our math stations

·       Work on Reflex Math and First in Math while in computer lab

In Social Studies, we’ll learn about different Christmas traditions.

December Events:

8^th-10^th OUES Holiday Shop

8^th        December Fire Drill

10      Jump for Fun Party!

12^th      Dragon Day

17^th      November/December Birthday Lunches on the Stage

18^th      Kids Rule the School & Holiday Sing Along

19^th      End of the 2^nd Grading Period & Holiday Parties 

This is a list of high frequency spelling words that all first graders will need to be able to spell by the end of the first semester:

all

as

be

but

by

for

had

have

he

his

not

on

or

this

to

what