The Week of February 29th...

This week in Language Arts we will...

• Continue to read other author's books to discover writing patterns
• 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 in existing writing
• Work on Istation in the computer lab

This week in Math we will...

• Finish our unit on Money, specifically strategies to use when adding
• Begin our geometry unit
• Play games to reinforce the concept of money
• Solve problems of the day independently, then as a class
• Work on Reflex Math in the computer lab

This week in Science we will...

• Learn about animal life cycles

Get your Calendar out!

March Events

7^th        Spring Book Fair Week

10^th      Open House-Family Math Night (5-6pm)

11^th      End of 3^rd Grading Period

11^th      February/March Birthday Lunches on the Stage

14^th      Spring Break Week

21^st      Beginning of the 4^th Grading Period

22^nd     OUES Dining for Dragons (time & location TBD)

24^th      Muffins with Mom (7-7:45am)

25^th      Bad Weather Day

29^th      STAAR Writing (4^th Grade)

29^th      2^nd Grade Field Trip

The Week of February 22nd

This week in Language Arts we will...

• Continue to read other authors' books to discover writing patterns and styles
• Determine the author's purpose (persuade, inform, entertain)
• Discover new vocabulary through a weekly read aloud
• Categorize words to learn spelling patterns
• Practice using proper capitalization and punctuation in existing writing
• Work on iStation

This week in Math we will...

• Continue our study on money and the best strategies to count it
• Add money
• Play games to reinforce the concept of money
• Solve problems independently, then as a class
• Participate in Math stations
• Work on Reflex Math and Think Central in the lab

This week in Social Studies we will...

• learn about Texas and its symbols
• Discuss the meaning and importance behind the Pledge of Allegiance

Get your Calendar out!

February Events

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

March Events

7^th        Spring Book Fair Week

10^th      Open House-Family Math Night (5-6pm)

11^th      End of 3^rd Grading Period

11^th      February/March Birthday Lunches on the Stage

14^th      Spring Break Week

21^st      Beginning of the 4^th Grading Period

22^nd     OUES Dining for Dragons (time & location TBD)

24^th      Muffins with Mom (7-7:45am)

25^th      Bad Weather Day

29^th      STAAR Writing (4^th Grade)

29^th      2^nd Grade Field Trip

The Week of February 15th

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 existing writing
• Work in iStation in the computer lab

This week in Math, we will...

• Continue learning about money
• 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 Science, we will...

• Learn about plants

Additional Announcements

1. Don't forget that you have a three day holiday! No school for kids on Monday, February 15!
   
2. Thank you so much for all your donations to the Woodridge Nursing Home in Grapevine. We appreciate you setting a wonderful and loving example to your kids by donating to those who may need a little extra TLC!
   
3. Remember during cooler temperatures to send your child to school with appropriate outerwear. Even when it's sunny outside, the wind chill can make recess very uncomfortable without a jacket! Thank you!
   
4. Don't Forget to register for "O What a Night" February 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, go to http://ouespto.ejoinme.org/owan

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 February 8th

This week in Language Arts we will...

• Celebrate our All About books
• Use text features to locate information in nonfiction books
• Discover new vocabulary through a weekly read aloud
• Categorize words to learn spelling patterns
• Practice using proper capitalization and punctuation
• Work on iStation in the computer lab

This week in Math we will...

• Make connections between addition and subtraction
• Begin our unit on money
• Solve problems independently, then as a class
• Participate in math stations
• Work on Reflex Math in the computer lab

This week in Social Studies we will...

• Continue our Biography unit

Additional Announcements

Don’t forget about our First Grade Compassionate Service Project!

We will collecting items for the Woodridge Nursing & Rehabilitation home in Grapevine during NEXT week: Feb. 8 – 12^th. Suggested items needed are:  throw blankets, stuffed animals, new or gently used books, lotions, lip balm, word finds, puzzles, soft socks, or boxes of tissue. Thank you in advance for helping our recipients feel loved and remembered! Attached is a copy of the flyer that we have posted around our campus! 

Please join us for our PTO meeting next Tuesday February 9th at 9am in the OUES library.  We have two guest speakers that you will not want to miss!

o   Dr. David Faltys, Carroll ISD Superintendent, will be speaking about the capital needs of the school district and how the Capital Needs Planning Committee will be addressing those needs.

o   Laura Grosskopf, Executive Director of the Carroll Education Foundation (CEF), will be speaking about how CEF helps to fund important items for our schools.

Our class Valentine Party is next Friday, February 12^th from 2:00 – 2:45 pm. 

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.

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

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

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