Old Union Elementary First Grade

Week of October 27

Don’t forget!  Storybook Character Day is this Friday.  Make sure your child has a book to match his/her costume!  We’ll enjoy reading them during reading workshop.

It’s Red Ribbon Week!

Monday- wear red

Tuesday- wear superhero shirt or dress like a community helper

Wednesday- OUES/Dragon shirt with crazy socks

Thursday- hat day!

Friday- Storybook Character Day

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 so that others can read our writing

·       Work on reading fluently

·       Work on spelling sight words correctly

·       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 about odd and even

·       Find patterns in numbers

·       Measure a pumpkin in several ways as a class

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

·       Participate in our math stations

In Science, we’ll learn about recycling and natural resources.

Looking Ahead:

October

27^th      Red Ribbon Week/CEF Change Week

30^th      Picture Day (student clubs and student retakes)

31^st      Storybook Character Parade

November Events:

2^nd       Daylight Savings

4^th        Election Day

            CiCi’s Pizza Night

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

18^th      Dallas Opera Performance for 3^rd and 4^th Grade 10:30-11:30

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