Old Union Elementary First Grade

Week of Nov. 3

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 focused narratives

·       Practice retelling

·       Learn about the setting

·       Learn about compound words

·       Discover new vocabulary through a weekly read aloud

·       Learn about verbs

·       Sort our spelling words and discover the patterns

This week in math, we will…

·       Learn the strategy of touch math

·       Count on when adding

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

·       Participate in our math stations

In Science, we’ll learn about rocks and soil.

November Events:

11^th      Veterans Day

            Program at 8:30 for campus and 6:00 for parents/families

13^th      November Fire Drill

17^th      Lockdown Drill #2

20^th      All Pro Dads

22^nd     OUES Choir Performance at Town Square Tree Lighting Ceremony

24^th-28^th Thanksgiving Break

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