First Grade Newsletter
Oct. 14th - Oct. 18th
THANK YOU!!!
Red Ribbon Week --- October 28th - November 1st
Monday - PJ Day - "Your Choices Are The Key to Your Dreams", wear your favorite pajamas
Tuesday - Crazy Hair / Crazy Sock Day - "It's Crazy to Do Drugs", wear crazy hair and crazy socks
Wednesday - Decade Day - "Drugs Are So Outdated" wear clothes from another decade
Thursday - Superhero / Disney / Marvel -"Be Your Own Hero, Don't Do Drugs",
dress in your favorite Superhero, Disney or Marvel Character
Friday - Brock Out Day -"Eagles Team Up Against Drugs" Dress Up in All Your Brock Gear
AMAZON WISHLIST
Mrs. Sauer- https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/167VH00ZXFGL5?ref_=wl_share
Mrs. Moore- https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/39276OL39E3UB?ref=cm_sw_em_r_wl_ip_EpGJOYHRxPKYS
Mrs. Roberts- https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/IHFLFGVMTR7X?ref_=wl_share
Mrs. Moudy- https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1TGKUTPPK9IQ?ref_=wl_share
Mrs. Smith- https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/QBPPP2L4VFKS?ref_=wl_share
Mrs. Golightly- https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3P8UKJ3DHG3SI?ref_=wl_share
A NOTE FROM NURSE NICKY
Parents, please remember that in an effort to help prevent the spread of illnesses our policy is that a child must be free of vomiting, diarrhea, and fever for 24 hours WITHOUT medication before returning to school. Please see the BISD policy linked below.
Thank you,
Nicky Crow, RN
Oct.1st-31st Parent Conferences
Oct. 14th Columbus Day- No School
Oct. 21st-25th School Safety Week
Oct. 28th-31st Red Ribbon Week
Nov. 1st Early Release
Nov. 4th NO SCHOOL!!
Nov. 7th Picture Retakes
Nov. 11th Veterans’ Program and Breakfast
Nov. 13th World Kindness Day
Nov. 25th-29th Thanksgiving Break
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
Wear ORANGE on Wednesday!
Students that wear the color ORANGE on Wednesday's 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:
NO SCHOOL!
Tuesday:
Phonics: Digraph Detectives, review words, check spelling and sentence dictation.
Reading: Word Detectives Solve Mystery Words by Thinking of Similar Snap Words
Writing: Writers Label Their Digrams to Teach Even More Information
Math: Model Taking From
Science/ Social Studies: Columbus Day Activities
Wednesday:
Phonics: Trick Words: or and for
Reading: Word Detectives Turn New Words into Snap Words
Writing: Writers reflect and set goals to create their best information writing.
Math: Model Taking Apart
Science/ Social Studies: What Materials Make Up Objects?
Thursday:
Phonics: Word of the Day: quick
Reading: Word Detectives Scoop Up Words to Make Their Reading Sound Smooth
Writing: Emulate mentor text and use the word YOU
Math: Use Pictures and Subtraction to Compare
Science/ Social Studies: What Materials Make Up Objects?
Friday:
Phonics: Unit 3 Assessment
Reading: Review Skills from the Week
Writing: Step by Step and Give Readers Warnings, suggestions, and tips
Math: Subtract All of Zero
Science/ Social Studies: What Materials Make Up Objects?