First Grade Newsletter
January 27th- January 31st
Upcoming events
Jan. 30th- 100th Day
Jan. 31st- Homecoming Pep Rally
Feb. 4th- Field Trip: Amon Carter Museum
Feb. 6th- Class Rep Pictures
Amon Carter Museum Field Trip
Friendly reminder: This is a student only field trip.
FLY FRIDAY & HAT DAY
Hat Day
For $1, your child is allowed to wear a ball cap (not a crazy hat). The money raised will go towards technology for our campus.
CHARACTER TRAIT WEDNESDAY
Wear RED on Wednesday!
Students that wear the color RED on Wednesdays will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a prize from the office!
The color will change every 6 weeks.
FIRST GRADE SCHEDULE
We teach bell to bell. We understand that you have to schedule appointments during the school day. To prevent students from missing classroom instruction, we ask that you please consider scheduling any appointments between 10:40 am - 12:10 pm or after school if possible.
8:00- 8:10- Read Aloud/ Calendar
8:10- 9:10 Eagle Period
9:10- 9:40 Phonics
9:40- 10:40 Reading
10:40- 11:10 Lunch
11:10- 12:10 Specials/ Conference Period
12:10- 1:10 Math
1:10- 1:40 Recess
1:40- 2:40 Writing
2:40- 3:00 Science/ Social Studies
3:00-3:15 Pack Up
3:10- Dismiss Bus & Day Care Students
3:15- Dismiss Parent Pick Up
This Week in First Grade...
Monday
Phonics: Word of the day- thinks
Reading: Readers have big jobs to do: Fluency, Phonics, Comprehension
Math: Creating New 2D Shapes
Writing: Writers plan new chapter books
Social Studies/Science: Magnets
Tuesday
Phonics: Trick Words- some & come
Reading: Readers use everything they know to solve a word
Math: Pre assessment
Writing: Writers use research to help them say more
Science/Social Studies: Magnets
Wednesday
Phonics: Unit 7 Assessment
Reading: Readers "Check it!" to Self-Monitor
Math: Module 14 Assessment
Writing: Editing "on the go", varying punctuation
Science/ Social Studies: Magnets
Thursday
Phonics: 100th day of school activities
Reading: Mental check list- what strategies am I using?
Math: 100th day of school activities
Writing: 100th day of school writing
Science/ Social Studies: Magnets
Friday:
Phonics: Homecoming pep rally
Reading: Homecoming pep rally
Math: Geometry- 3D solids
Writing: Review skills from the week
Science/ Social Studies: Magnets