Week of February 1st...

This week in Language Arts we will...

• Continue our All About Books
• Distinguish between fiction and nonfiction books
• Discover new vocabulary through a weekly read aloud
• Practice using proper capitalization and punctuation on existing writing
• Work on iStation in the computer lab

This week in Math we will...

• Play games to reinforce subtraction
• Solve problems of the day independently,then as a class
• Participate in math stations
• Work on Reflex Math in the computer lab

This week in Social Studies we will...

•  begin our biography unit by researching historical figures

Additional Announcements

1. As part of our First Grade Compassion Project, we will be collecting items for the Woodridge Nursing & Rehabilitation home in Grapevine during the week of Feb. 8-12. We (the first grade teachers) will deliver the items after school on February 12th. Suggested items of need include:  new afghans, stuffed animals, new or gently used books, lotion, lip balm, word finds, and boxes of tissue.Again – we are not collecting until February 8^th, but wanted to give you plenty of time to plan accordingly. Thank you in advance for helping us teach our first graders that it really is better to give than to receive! It will make our kids feel great to donate to those in need as well as make our recipients feel loved and remembered!

2. Make sure you have signed up for Parent Conferences!

    Mrs. Thomas/Mrs. Graviett - Monday, February 1st
    Mrs. Johnson/Mrs. Evans - Tuesday, February 2nd
Please email your child's teacher for any questions regarding sign ups!

3. Please remember to send your child to school with appropriate outerwear during cold temperatures. We WILL go outside if the temperature is 40 degrees or above. 
Finally, below is our Encore schedule.

4. Don't forget to register for "O What A Night" Feb 20th at The Marq- Join OUES families, staff and community partners in an adults-only party benefiting OUES. Great food and drinks, live music, silent  and live auction, a poker tournament and so much more. It is going to be a fun night! For more information http://ouespto.ejoinme.org/owan

5. This coming Thursday is our 100^th Day of School! We love to celebrate this day in First Grade and have several special activities planned. We did want to offer up two suggestions if you and your child are interested:

a.   Your child is welcome to dress up Thursday as a 100 year old person! Be creative as you would like including wardrobe and accessories! This is of course voluntary, but the kids have really enjoyed dressing up as our sweet elderly in the past. J

We would like to encourage your child to bring a snack that includes 100 items such as 100 goldfish, pretzels, pieces of popcorn, etc. It would be a great activity the night before to gather up the snack together and count. You can have them group the items into 10s and to practice skip counting! You could have them mix and match items! It’s totally up to you, just have fun with it! 

6. Our three weeks of High Frequency Writing Words for Spelling is over! This week, new spelling sorts will be coming home. You will notice a new item on  your child’s spelling sort paper: a sentence! Your child will now be responsible on the test for 1) the spelling sort, 2) 3 high frequency words, and 3) the correct reproduction of a verbally given sentence (including spelling, punctuation, and capitalization). Let us know if you have any questions! I’m attaching a copy of the letter that went home yesterday detailing the new spelling requirements that you can refer to if you misplace it. 

Finally, get out your calendar!

February Events

1^st-5^th   National School Counseling Week

1^st        1^st Grade Conferences-Graviett and Thomas

2^nd       1^st Grade Conferences-Evans and Johnson

9^th        General PTO Meeting in Library (9:00-11:30am)

10^th-11^th Jump Rope for Heart during Encore

11^th      Spring Photos (Retakes, Classes, Clubs)

12^th      Spirit Shop

12^th      Valentine Parties

15^th      Professional Development Day

18^th      4^th Grade Math CBA

19^th      4^th Grade Reading CBA

20^th      O What A Night-PTO Spring Fundraiser

22^nd     3^rd Grade Math CBA

23^rd      3^rd Grade Reading CBA

23^rd      2^nd Grade Math CBA

25^th      2^nd Grade Reading CBA

26^th      4^th Grade Writing CBA

26^th      February Birthday Lunches on the Stage

The Week of January 25th

This week in language arts, we will…

• ·       Continue our all about books
• ·       Make text to text connections
• ·       Learn about adjectives
• ·       Discover new vocabulary through a weekly read aloud
• ·       Return to our word sorts for spelling
• ·       Practice using proper capitalization and punctuation in existing writing.
• ·       Work on IStation while in computer lab

This week in math, we will…

• ·       Choose an operation
• ·       Create addition and subtraction word problems
• ·       Solve problems of the day independently, then as a class
• ·       Participate in our math stations
• ·       Work on Reflex Math while in computer lab

This week in Science, we will...

•  learn about animal characteristics.

Additional Announcements....

1. As part of our First Grade Compassion Project, we will be collecting items for the Woodridge Nursing & Rehabilitation home in Grapevine during the week of Feb. 8-12. We (the first grade teachers) will deliver the items after school on February 12th. Suggested items of need include:  new afghans, stuffed animals, new or gently used books, lotion, lip balm, word finds, and boxes of tissue. Again – we are not collecting until February 8^th, but wanted to give you plenty of time to plan accordingly. Thank you in advance for helping us teach our first graders that it really is better to give than to receive! It will make our kids feel great to donate to those in need as well as make our recipients feel loved and remembered!

2. Make sure you have signed up for Parent Conferences!

    Mrs. Thomas/Mrs. Graviett - Monday, February 1st
    Mrs. Johnson/Mrs. Evans - Tuesday, February 2nd
Please email your child's teacher for any questions regarding sign ups!

3. Your child should be able to read and spell these following words:

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

4. Please remember to send your child to school with appropriate outerwear during cold temperatures. We WILL go outside if the temperature is 40 degrees or above. 
Finally, below is our Encore schedule.

Get out your calendars!

February Events

1^st-5^th   National School Counseling Week

1^st        1^st Grade Conferences-Graviett and Thomas

2^nd       1^st Grade Conferences-Evans and Johnson

9^th        General PTO Meeting in Library (9:00-11:30am)

10^th-11^th Jump Rope for Heart during Encore

11^th      Spring Photos (Retakes, Classes, Clubs)

12^th      Spirit Shop

12^th      Valentine Parties

15^th      Professional Development Day

18^th      4^th Grade Math CBA

19^th      4^th Grade Reading CBA

20^th      O What A Night-PTO Spring Fundraiser

22^nd     3^rd Grade Math CBA

23^rd      3^rd Grade Reading CBA

23^rd      2^nd Grade Math CBA

25^th      2^nd Grade Reading CBA

26^th      4^th Grade Writing CBA

26^th      February Birthday Lunches on the Stage

The week of January 18th

This week in Language Arts we will...

• use labeled diagrams to show details
• make connections while reading
• discover new vocabulary through a weekly read aloud
• practice high frequency words for spelling
• practice using capitalization and punctuation on existing writings
• work on iStation

This week in Math we will...

• use pictures and subtraction to compare
• subtract all or subtract zero
• take apart numbers
• solve word problems independently then go over as a class
• participate in math stations
• work on Reflex Math

This week in Social Studies we will...

• create family tress
• learn about the contributions of Martin Luther King Jr.

Can your child spell these words?

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

Mark your Calendar!

January Dates

18^th-MLK Day/No School

22^nd-4^th Grade PTO Party

28^th-1^st Grade Music Performance “Swamped” (6:00-7:00pm)

29^th-1^st Grade Music Performance “Swamped” (8:30-9:30am)

29^th-Birthday Lunches on the Stage

Week of January 11th

This Week in Language Arts...

Write to teach each other how to do something

Make connections while reading

Learn about using a dictionary

Discover new vocabulary through a weekly read aloud

Practice high frequency words for spelling

Practice using proper capitalization and punctuation in our writing

Be able to identify where capitalization and punctuation should appear in exiting writing

Work on iStation in the computer lab

This Week in Math we will...

Add double facts

Use the strategy double plus one

Solve problems of the day independently, then as a class

Participate in math stations

Work on Reflex Math while in the computer lab

This week in Science we will...

Continue our study on the interdependency of animals

January Dates

14^th-James Wand Performance in Cafeteria (8:30-9:30)

15^th- Encore Party

18^th- MLK Day/No School

22^nd- Donuts with Dads in the Café (7:00 – 7:45)

22^nd- January/July Birthday lunches on the stage

22^nd- 4^th Grade PTO Party

28^th- 1^st Grade Music Performance “Swamped” (6:00-7:00pm)

29^th- 1^st Grade Music Performance “Swamped” (8:30-9:30am)

Additional Announcements!

1. Don't forget to send in your money for the First Grade "Swamped" performance! Also, if you are donating supplies towards costumes, you are welcome to send those in and we will make sure they reach Mrs. McArthur! Our program will be Thursday, January 28th at 6:00 pm with an additional performance Friday, January 29th at 8:30 am.
   
2. Make sure you have signed up for Parent Conferences!
   Mrs. Thomas/Mrs. Graviett - Monday, February 1st
   Mrs. Johnson/Mrs. Evans - Tuesday, February 2nd
   Please email your child's teacher for any questions regarding sign ups!
   
3. Your child should be able to read and spell these following words!
   an, are, because, from, of, one, play, said, that, there, they, was, went, were, when, with, your.
   
4. Please remember to send your child to school with appropriate outerwear during cold temperatures. We WILL go outside if the temperature is 40 degrees or above.
   
5. Finally, below is our Encore schedule.

s	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	rotatio