First Grade Newsletter
April 26th, 2018
Important Dates
- April 26th: ABC Countdown Begins
- April 27th - May 4th: MAP Testing- Math
- April 30th - May 4th: Staff Appreciation Week (information below)
- Week of May 7th: I Can Eat A Whole Plant Day ( information below)
- May 14th - 16th: STAAR Testing (no visitors)
- May 25th: Field Day
- May 28th: Memorial Day (Student/Teacher Holiday)
- June 1: Last Day for Students (Dismiss at Noon)
IMPORTANT REMINDER ABOUT FIELD DAY
Be #BroncoStrong on Field Day and order your shirt today! Students order their grade level shirt, and volunteers order a volunteer shirt (light blue) OR you can order your child's grade-level shirt! Let's make this the best Field Day ever! To order your child's Field Day shirt, login to My Account at barksdalepta.org!
**First Grade's color is YELLOW**
EOY Testing
Staff Appreciation Week
ABC COUNTDOWN
We are nearing the final days of school! Can you believe how quickly this year has passed!? We will be celebrating the last 26 days of school by having an ABC COUNTDOWN TO SUMMER!
Below is a copy of the ABC schedule in which we encourage you and your child to countdown and mark off each day in anticipation of the final day in school! Many days are themed with activities which will not involve much effort from home. However, a few activities will involve your support. On select days, students will be asked to bring in an item to celebrate. We appreciate your support in making each of these days special.
Our countdown days begin Thursday, April 26th! Please keep our ABC schedule handy.
I Can Eat A Whole Plant Day
What We Are Learning
Math
Next week we will begin a new unit on collecting data, analyzing, and graphing. Students will be using data they collect from the classroom to create their own graphs. They will also be learning how to interpret and draw conclusions from their data.
Language Arts & Social Studies
Next week, we will be reviewing how to identify the plot of a story along with retelling. In grammar, we are learning how to replace proper nouns with pronouns. In social studies, we will be learning about what a goods and services are and how they are related.
Science
Next week in science we are starting our final unit! Students will be learning all about the parts of a plant, the plant life cycle, and how pollination occurs. Students will also have the opportunity to plant their own seed and record daily observations about the growth and change they see.
First Grade Team
Email: firstname.lastname@pisd.edu
Website: https://sites.google.com/a/pisd.edu/first-grade-barksdale-elementary/
Location: 2424 Midway Road, Plano, TX, United States
Phone: 469-752-0100
Twitter: @bbengaged1