Week of March 3^rd

Family Math night is this Thursday from 5:00 to 6:00.  Come play with your child!  Math games, of course!

Dragon Day is this Friday.  We will be having different schedules.  If you need to know about lunch times, etc, contact your child’s teacher.

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…

·        Use graphic organizers while writing small moments

·        Determine the author’s purpose

·        Learn about hard and soft g

·        Explore the dictionary

·        Sort words to learn word patterns and help our spelling

·        Build our vocabulary with a weekly read-aloud.

·        Practice placing correct capitalization and punctuation in paragraphs

·        Visiting computer lab to work on computer program “Imagination Station”, a differentiated program that reinforces reading skills

In Math, we will…

·        Subtract using a number line

·        Solve subtraction word problems

·        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’ll be learning US and Texas symbols.

Upcoming Dates:

March Events

3^rd        PTO Executive Board Meeting

            Diagnostician Appreciation Week

6^th        Family Math Night (5:00-6:00)

7^th        Muffins with Moms (7:00-7:45)

            Dragon Day

24^th      Spring Disbursements Due

27^th      All Pro Dads (7:00-7:45)

            Disbursement Committee Meeting

            Family Science Night (6:00-8:00)

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

Second Semester High Frequency

Spelling Words

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

Week of Feb. 24th

The Six Flags Reading Program allows students who log 6 hours of recreational reading to receive a free Six Flags ticket that is good for summer admission to Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington.  The reading logs are due back to homeroom teachers on Thursday, February 27, 2014.  To learn more about the program or get an extra copy of the reading log, visit:

http://oldunionlibrary.blogspot.com/2014/01/dear-families-welcome-to-six-flags-to.html

Our field trip this week! We’ll be going to the Will Rogers Auditorium for “Aesop’s Fables.”  It’s Tuesday the 25^th.  Kids will need to bring lunch (with a drink) to school, as we’ll be eating an early lunch in the classroom before we leave.

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…

·        Look at the writing of other authors and see them as mentors

·        Learn about the author’s purpose

·        Discuss hard and soft c

·        Sort words to learn word patterns and help our spelling

·        Build our vocabulary with a weekly read-aloud.

·        Practice placing correct capitalization and punctuation in paragraphs

·        Visiting computer lab to work on computer program “Imagination Station”, a differentiated program that reinforces reading skills

In Math, we will…

·        Work with double plus one facts

·        Begin our subtraction unit

·        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’ll be learning about plants

Upcoming Dates:

25^th      1^st Grade Field trip

27^th      Six Flags reading forms due

28^th      Report Cards Go Home

March 10-14  Spring Break!

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

Second Semester High Frequency

Spelling Words

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

Week of Feb. 17th

Book Fair this week!!! Shopping will start Tuesday and go through Friday at 1:00 pm.  It will stay open after school on Thursday until 5:30. 

The Six Flags Reading Program allows students who log 6 hours of recreational reading to receive a free Six Flags ticket that is good for summer admission to Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington.  The reading logs are due back to homeroom teachers on Thursday, February 27, 2014.  To learn more about the program or get an extra copy of the reading log, visit:

http://oldunionlibrary.blogspot.com/2014/01/dear-families-welcome-to-six-flags-to.html

Our field trip is around the corner! We’ll be going to the Will Rogers Auditorium for “Aesop’s Fables.”  It’s Tuesday the 25^th.  Kids will need to bring lunch (with a drink) to school, as we’ll be eating an early lunch in the classroom before we leave.

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…

·        Continue to write all-about books

·        Prepare writing for publication

·        Celebrate our writing

·        Learn about the author’s purpose

·        Sort words to learn word patterns and help our spelling

·        Build our vocabulary with a weekly read-aloud.

·        Practice placing correct capitalization and punctuation in paragraphs

In Math, we will…

·        Skip count

·        Practice adding two numbers and then adding or subtracting 10

·        Find doubles of 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’ll be learning about our teeth and nutrition.

Upcoming Dates:

18^th-21^st Spring Book Fair

21^st      Birthday Lunches on the Stage

            End of the 4^th 6 Weeks

25^th      1^st Grade Fieldtrip

28^th      Report Cards Go Home

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

Second Semester High Frequency

Spelling Words

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