First Grade Newsletter
November 28, 2022 - vschmidt@immanueltf.org
What's Coming Up!
Today, Monday, November 28- ILS Spirit Day! & Monday Opening Assembly - 8:30 am in the gym
Monday, November 28 - Monday, December 12 - ILS Community Christmas Gift Drive (more information below)
Friday, December 2 - Last Day to order ILS Spirit Wear for Christmas gifts/Winter Order (link below)
Friday, December 9 - First Grade Field Trip - TFC Fire Station #1 1:00-2:00 pm (leave school at 12:40 pm; return 2:15 pm). Parents have been contacted to help transport and chaperone for the trip. Parents will need to leave your child's booster seat in designated place day of Field Trip (if they need one).
Tuesday, December 13 - PAWS Meeting at 3:30 pm in the Parish Hall. All parents are invited to attend!
Wednesday, December 14 - First, Third, & Fifth Grade Christmas Program - 7:00 pm in the church. Students must be dropped off by 6:45 pm!! Location TBD.(Note: There will be freewill offering dinner in the Parish Hall 5:30-6:45 pm. All are invited to attend).
Thursday, December 15 - PAWS Fun Sale - Smencils
Wednesday, December 21 - Early Release at 11:30 am & Christmas Fun Day (more details to come)
Thursday, December 22 - Tuesday, January 3 - No School - Christmas Holiday Break (school resumes as normal Wednesday, January 4)
Snack Family Reminder!
Next week's healthy afternoon snack family is the Hunter (Teague Family).
Thank You to the families that have signed up to help provide daily healthy afternoon snacks for First Grade!
Spelling - Unit 2 Week 5 - ch, -tch, wh, ph digraphs and high frequency sight words
Unit 2 - First Grade will have 11 spelling words each week.
- whip
- whale
- catch
- match
- chin
- graph
- many
- around
- by
- with
- place
First grade spelling test will be this Friday, December 2.
Note: Spelling list included in each week's Homework Folder is that week's spelling list.
Weekly Memory Verse - John 3:16 - THIS IS 1ST GRADES CHRISTMAS PROGRAM VERSE! ALL STUDENTS MUST BE ABLE TO RECITE
Please practice at home and be prepared to recite the Weekly Memory Verse to Ms. Schmidt Thursday or Friday morning at drop-off time.
Fun at home song to practice John 3:16 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2iHNzNJkJw
This is First Grades Christmas Program Memory Verse! All students must be able to recite it this week!
Note: The New Weekly Memory Verse practice page included in each week's Homework Folder is the verse for that week.
ILS Spirit Wear - Holiday/Winter Order Link
This is the last week to order ILS Spirit Wear! The order link to Threads will close this Friday, December 2. Orders will be delivered Monday, December 19. Unless arrangements have been made to discreetly pick-up purchases to be used as gifts orders will be sent home with students when delivered to school.
ILS Community Christmas Drive - Students/Families in need at Harrison School, Twin Falls
Each Christmas Season ILS chooses a different community organization to give items for gifts for those who may not have families or are in financial hardship and cannot provide gifts for family members.
This year ILS has been asked to help provide much needed clothes and gift cards to local stores for students and families at Harrison Elementary School here in Twin Falls. First Grade has been asked to help provide clothes that would fit a fellow first grader.
Requested clothes include:
- snow boots
- gloves
- underwear
- socks
- pajamas
- pants/sweats
Families may also want to purchase local store gift cards so families can purchase food (Please drop off Gift Cards in the office so they do not get lost in the collection boxes).
Please bring all gifts and leave in the boxes around the Christmas Tree by Monday, December 12. Tiger Beat will deliver all the gifts to Harrison School on Tuesday, December 13.
Pizza Hut Book It! & Read Like an Eagle Reading Calendars
December Reading Log Calendars are in today's Monday Folder.
Monthly Goal - 5 or more minutes of reading (child alone, co-read w/ grown-up, or grown-up read to child) at least 20 day in the month.
Cold Weather is Here!
Cold Weather is official here! Students will continue to go outside for recess and need to be properly dressed and prepared for cold weather.
As many coats, hats and gloves look the same and are often the same size, please put your child's name or initials on one of the tags in case it gets left behind. This helps teachers and staff make sure your child has their jacket or coat. Thank You!
First Grade After School "Reading Club"
Mrs. Jund's December Shining Star Memory Verse
Practice and recite Mrs. Jund's Shining Star Memory Verse to her by Friday, December 9 to be included in the Shining Star Memory Verse Jar.
Tying Shoes!
Reminder!
Student Drop-Off & Pick-Up Reminders
- Please drop off at the front door beginning at 8:00 am. Hallway bell to allow students to go to their classroom will ring at 8:10 am. Class begins at 8:15 am. The tardy bell is at 8:20 am.
- All students are picked up at 3:00 pm at the front. It is asked that students tell me goodbye so that I know they have been picked up by a caregiver. Students who are not picked-up by 3:10 will be taken to the office.
- If at anytime you need to drop-off early, please make arrangements in the office. Please contact me via Remind, email, or note if you will be picking up early. Thank You!
- REMINDER! Students dropped off at school before the doors are unlocked (and are not signed up for early care) are not being supervised.
PE Days and Wednesday Chapel Reminder
Please remember to wear or bring tennis shoes on Tuesday and Wednesday for P.E.
Please be aware. Our Chapel time is each Wednesday at 10:35 - 10:55 am in the Church immediately after first recess. We also have PE on Wednesday's after lunch. This makes dressing special for Chapel days quite tricky. Students may bring clothes and tennis shoes to change into after Chapel.
Meet Your Teachers
REMIND Texts
Many of you are on my Remind text list but if you would like to add another parent/caregiver to be able to receive Remind texts please have them text rmd.at/84d4eb to join First Grade 2022-2023. I will be using this media to send out weekly newsletters and other important info and reminders.
Please make sure that you are also receiving Remind text from Mrs. Jund, principal, rmd.at@ff96k.
Thank You!