Featuring First
April 7-11, 2014
A Week in First Grade
Writing
- Informational Text
- Homophones
- Verbs
- Questioning
- Long /e/ When the long vowel sound occurs in a one-syllable word, it is frequently spelled with a double e (ee).
- Examples: meet, week, free
- High Frequency Words: told, cold
- Test: April 18th
- 3D Objects
- Texas Plants and Animals
- U.S. Symbols
A Few Reminders
*Please remember to label your child's jacket. Since it is still cool for recess most days, jackets are often needed. To prevent misplaced items, please make sure a label is easy to spot. All Lost and Found items are donated at the end of each month.
*Check out the online teacher wish lists at www.teacherlists.com to see how you can support teachers and students at SLE.
*Check out the online teacher wish lists at www.teacherlists.com to see how you can support teachers and students at SLE.
Looking Ahead
Apr. 11 ASPIRE Nominations Due
Apr. 16 Wear It Wednesday ~ Crazy Socks; Spring Creek Spirit Night 5-9pm
Apr. 18 School in Session (Bad Weather Make-Up Day)
Apr. 22-23 Closed Campus for STAAR Testing
Apr. 30 Hike and Bike
**Every Friday is Spirit Day**
Ms. Wise's Class
Bilingual Buddies working together in Bilingual Centers.
Mrs. Freyou's Class
Bilingual Buddies reading about Symbols of America.
Mrs. Rasoi's Class
Students created Venn Diagrams while researching inventors.
Mrs. Jackson's Class
Students experimented with movement by dropping helicopters they made.
Mrs. Hisel's Class
Kids using pic collage to complete a shape scavenger hunt in the classroom.
Mrs. Gerdes and Mrs. Ortiz's Classes
Searched for 2D shapes in the real world with Bilingual Buddies, then created a graph to represent the data.
Reading Resources
The Grapevine Public Library website has several great resources to use at home to help your child grow as a reader. Check out the resources by visiting www.grapevine.lib.tx.us. Once you have navigated to the website, click on Children's Services, then click on Online Resources. You will then see several options just a click away! Happy reading!