Week of March 2

Smile!  Picture day is Monday!

Family Math Night- Thursday, March 5 (5:00-6:00)  Come have some math fun with your kiddo!

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…

·      Continue to read other authors’ books to discover writing patterns and styles

·      Determine the author’s purpose

·      Discover new vocabulary through a weekly read aloud

·      Categorize words to learn spelling patterns

·      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 money

·      Begin our geometry unit

·      Play games to reinforce concept of money

·      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 about animal life cycles.

  

March Events:

2^nd       Diagnosticians Week

4^th        February Ticket Party in the Gym (8:15-8:55am)

9^th-13^th  Spring Break

20^th      Student Council Family Fun Night (5:00-8:00pm)

27^th      Report Cards Posted Online

30^th      STAAR Writing-Day 1

31^st      STAAR Writing-Day 2

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 Feb.23

Smile!  Picture day is Feb. 24^th!

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…

·      Continue to read other authors’ books to discover writing patterns and styles

·      Determine the author’s purpose

·      Discover new vocabulary through a weekly read aloud

·      Categorize words to learn spelling patterns

·      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 money

·      Play games to reinforce concept of money

·      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 Texas and its symbols.

Friday, February 27^th

·         Dragon Day

  

March Events:

2^nd       Diagnosticians Week

4^th        February Ticket Party in the Gym (8:15-8:55am)

9^th-13^th  Spring Break

20^th      Student Council Family Fun Night (5:00-8:00pm)

27^th      Report Cards Posted Online

30^th      STAAR Writing-Day 1

31^st      STAAR Writing-Day 2

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

Thank you to the Dallas Symphony for visiting yesterday!  The students loved learning about the instruments and music!

Thank you to Julie Sternberg for your author visit!  We loved hearing about how your love of reading turned you into a WRITER!!!

Week of Feb.16

Students can enjoy a special treat each day this week from your first grade teachers. We love our students!

Monday:  Shoes off

Tuesday: Cozy Reading Day

(You can bring a pillow and blanket for reading time.)

Wednesday: Show and Tell

Thursday: Favorite stuffed animal

Friday: Eat at any table you want in the cafe                                                          

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…

·       Read other authors’ books to discover writing patterns and styles

·       Determine the author’s purpose

·       Discover new vocabulary through a weekly read aloud

·       Categorize words to learn spelling patterns

·       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…

·       Continue learning about money

·       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 about plants.

February Events:

17th     Dallas Symphony (9:45 and 10:30)

20th     Party with the Principals-LazerQuest

21st     “O What a Night”

24^th      Picture Day-Individual Students and Homerooms

26^th      All Pro Dads in the Cafeteria 7:00-7:45am

27^th      Dragon Day

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