1E Newsletter: Week of February 7
What's going on in 1st grade!
This Week...
** No ASAs this week (some sports programs and Destination Imagination continues)**
Sunday: World Language, Library
Monday: MSArabic/Explore Time, PE, Music
Tuesday: Qatar Sports Day- No School
Wednesday: PE, World Language, Technology
Thursday: 1st Grade 100th Day of School!, 100th Day Rotations! (activities relating to 100), Art, Music, ES Swim Champs Meet
Please return all school books that you are done with... :)
Personal Narrative Published Writing- Please sign and return
Valentine's Day Project
**Send in Valentine's Day Projects when they are ready! Our party is Sunday, February 14th**
Writing
- bolded words
- comparisons
- introductions and conclusions
Reading
This week we are looking at Determining Importance:
- what is important in what we read?
- what can we spend less time on?
- how can text features determine what's important?
Math
This week we are adding ones and ones or 10’s and 10’s, looking at tape diagrams to help us learn, and using tape diagrams/part part whole relationship to solve various problem types:
- add ones and ones or tens and tens
- use tape diagrams as representations to solve put together/take apart with total unknown and add to with result unknown word problems
- recognize and make use of part-whole relationships within tape diagrams when solving a variety of problem types
Science
- celery experiment; bringing colored water to the leaves
- observing and looking for leaves
Lower Elementary Math Drop In
Our Math Coordinator, Mrs. Carol Little will be holding a Lower Elementary parent drop in / office hour every Wednesday from 2:00 – 3:00pm. Mrs. Little will be available at this time every week to assist parents who need further information about our Math program or who would like help / suggestions with how to support their children at home. It will be held in Ms. Mindy Martin’s office.
Important Information
Gate 5 Entry
After 8:00am parents can enter through Gate 5 on days when there are Principal Coffee Mornings, Counsellors Coffee or Workshops and Let’s Do Math Workshops.
Parents picking up sick students can enter through Gate 5, the ES Nurses will leave the parents name with the Guard House for easy and quick access.
Friendly Reminder: Homework Routine
- Sunday: sent home- green homework folder with homework, mesh zippy pouch with home reading books
- Thursday: return to school- green homework folder with completed homework, mesh zippy pouch with home reading books completed
Please let me know if you have any questions!
Collecting Cardboard for Explore Time
Upcoming Dates
February 9- No School, Qatar Sports Day
February 11- ASD Elementary Swim Champs, 1st grade 100th day of school!
February 14- Valentine’s Classroom Party
February 14-18- Reading Week
February 23- 1st Grade 100th Day of School
February 23- 2nd Grade Concert
February 26- Friendship Festival
March 10- Trimester 2 Ends
March 17- Report Cards sent home electronically
March 17- St. Patrick’s Day and Shamrock Shamble
March 25-April 4- Spring Break
April- Poetry Month
April 5- Full-day of school, 3pm dismissal
April 8- ASD Fun Day
April 21- Arabic Concert, 7:30pm
April 26-28- Used Book Sale
April 27-28- Student-Led Conferences- Portfolio Day
May 1-17- PK-12 Art Show
May 3- PTA Faculty/Staff Appreciation Lunch
May 8- 1st Grade Writer’s Café
May 12- 5th Grade Play
May 17- KG Music Concert
May 19- Volunteer Breakfast
May 22- No School for Students, Teacher Professional Development
May 24- Full-day of school, 3pm dismissal
May 26- Assistant Appreciation Lunch
June 5- Step-Up Day
June 7- Full-day of school, 3pm dismissal
June 9- Last Day Assembly
June 9- Last Day of School, Report Cards go home