Week of October 5th

This week in Language Arts students will...

• Continue working on small moment stories
• Practice stretching out tiny moments using transition words and details
• Plan detailed stories by telling stories aloud before writing them
• Work on strategies to reinforce that stories have a beginning, middle, and end
• Be introduced to new vocabulary and challenge selves to find words in other readings
• Make text-to-self connections with literacy
• Recognize long and short vowel sounds
• Reinforce spelling patterns through spelling sorts
• Continue building bank of tools to use when coming across hard words in reading

This week in Math students will...

• Match numerals with corresponding number words
• Produce numbers with unit cubes and rods
• Problem solve with number lines using vocabulary cues such as after, before, between
• Compare numbers using greater than, less than, and equal to
• Analyze numbers and their properties in relation to others

This week in Science students will...

• Continue our unit on matter but specifically in regards to heat, such as
• how does matter change with heat
• predicting and observing changes caused by heat
• enriching our 'matter' vocabulary
• identifying changes causes by heat and by cooling

Additional Announcements

1. Spelling. Please work with your child on his/her spelling patterns at home. Two pieces of homework are due on Thursdays. Spelling tests are also on Thursday mornings, so we ask that you please try to have your child to school on time. New sorts come home on Fridays.
2. iStation. As a reminder, we encourage all students to read at least 15 minutes a night. Remember that one of your reading tools at home is iStation. Earlier in the year we sent home login information so your child could access this program. This program is EXCELLENT and provides us as teachers a great picture of what your child is mastering and is yet to master. There is also a parent portal that you can access as well. We cannot stress enough what a valuable tool this program is. I would personally encourage your child to make this one of his/her reading options at least twice a week. This can replace book time or can be used in addition to it. But it makes a huge difference in your child’s ability. If you have any questions or have lost your login information, please contact me.
3. Twitter. First Grade is all a twitter! That’s right, we are officially tweeting! Please follow us on Twitter @OUES1stGrade to catch glimpses of all our hard working kids throughout the week!
4. Flu Shot. If interested, the Passport Health/North Texas Flu Shots will be providing a clinic for Carroll ISD on October 27th from 3pm to 6pm at Carroll Senior High in the SAC. It is available to employees, students, families, and community members. To sign up, please use this link. https://www.passageware.com/ClinicSignUp/SLCISD/ 

Calendar!

October Events

5-8-CogAT Testing (Grades 2 and 4)

7-Homecoming Carnival, Parade and Pep Rally at Town Square (4:00pm)

9-Homecoming Game vs. Richland (7:30 kickoff)

10-General PTO Meeting in the Café (9:00 am)

12-No School for Students/Staff Professional Development Day

16-End of 1st Grading Period

19-22-ITBS Testing (Grades 2 and 4)

23-Dragon Dash

23-Dragons vs. Colleyville: PINK OUT Game (7:30 kickoff)

26-30-Red Ribbon Week

29- All Pro Dads in the Cafeteria (7:00-7:45)

30-Storybook Character Parade

30-Dragons at Haltom (7:30 kickoff)