First Grade News
November 18 - 22, 2019
Dates to Note
November 19 - Makeup picture day
Turkey Drive for Student Council and Dad's Club
November 22 - Inflatables during Specials
November 25 - 29 - Thanksgiving holidays
December: See designated dress up days for December below. Students may participate, but are not required to participate.
Field Trip Wrap Up
Thank you to our chaperones who guided our excited students through the many fascinating animal exhibits. We appreciate that your donation of time and energy to our students made sure they had a safe and fun day!
Whether you are a weekly hallway reader, you volunteer your time working on projects at school or at home, or you donate materials and supplies for our classrooms, we are grateful for you! Thank you for helping us in many, many ways!
Book Fair Volunteers Needed
If you would like to volunteer for this event, please email the librarian at dawn.bonacci@gcisd.net . We will need help setting up after school on Thursday, December 5, and then throughout the week of December 9-13.
Thank you for all you do to promote reading in your families.
Please pencil in Wednesday, April 29, for our spring field trip to Casa Manana!
We hope to have many chaperones join us for this fun time!
OCT 2019 Holiday Hullabaloo
Below are designated dress up days for December.
Students have the option of participating, but no one is required to participate.
Dec. 2 Chinese New Year (Wear red.)
Dec. 3 Candy Cane Day (Wear red and white.)
Dec. 4 Diwali Day (Dress in bright clothing.)
Dec. 5 Kwanzaa and Krafts (Wear black, red, and green.)
Dec. 6 O Christmas Tree Day (Wear green.)
Dec. 9 Reindeer Day (Wear reindeer ears, any ears, or a hat.)
Dec. 10 Happy Hanukkah (Wear blue and white.)
Dec. 11 Snowman Day (Wear a scarf, something white, or snowman attire.)
Dec. 12 Feliz Navidad (Wear red, white, yellow, and/or green.)
Dec. 13 Grand Slam with Grand Friends (Wear a holiday shirt.)
Dec. 16 Santa Hat Day (PTA is providing Santa hats to all and Santa is coming!)
Dec. 17 Elfie Selfie by the Fireplace (Dress like an elf or wear cozy socks.)
Dec. 18 Ugly Sweater Day (Wear a sweater or holiday shirt.)
Dec. 19 Polar Express Day (Wear pajamas.)
Dec. 20 Holiday Party Day (Wear festive party attire.)
What We're Learning
Math - Balanced equations (3 + 4 = 2 + 5); adding more than 2 addends (2 + 4 + 3 = 9); generating story problems from a given number sentence
Humanities - Building good reading habits; administering DRAII assessments
Science - Properties of soil and rocks