Week 30 in First Grade
March 27th - March 31st
Reminders!
- Please make sure that your child has a snack packed each day for snack time.
- Open House is on Thursday, March 30th from 5:30-6:30pm! The children are excited to finally be able to show off their work to you from when it was originally postponed!
Upcoming Field Trip
-Week at a Glance-
Monday, March 27th
- Tournament of Books Continues
- Wear Dooley Spirit Wear or Dooley Blue
- 1st- 5th Credit by Exam Application Due by May 26th to Counselor Cartwright
- 23-24 Kindergarten Enrollment Continues
Tuesday, March 28th
- Dress for Success Tuesday
Wednesday, March 29th
- Walk to School Wednesday! Wear Warm-ups or Athletic Wear!
Thursday, March 30th
- Wear grade level colors (K-Purple; 1-Yellow; 2-Red; 3-Orange; 4-Green; 5-Blue)
- Open House 5:30pm-6:30pm
Friday, March 31st
- Wear PESH Spirit Wear or College Spirit Wear
Learning Targets
- Students will practice compound words and contractions.
- Students will identify plot elements and retell a story in sequence.
- Students will distinguish complete and incomplete sentences.
- Students will study the prefixes mis-, over-, pre- and re-.
Math:
- Students will use relationships to determine a number that is 10 more or 10 less than any given number up to 120.
- Students will identify coins (penny, nickel, dime, quarter) by value and describe the relationships among them.
- Students will use the cent symbol.
- Students will use relationships to count by twos, fives, and tens to determine the value of a collection of pennies, nickels, and/or dimes.
I&I:
- Students will investigate properties of soil.
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Scholastic Book Orders
If you would like to order affordable books and help support the 1st grade classroom libraries while you are at it, you can order online from Scholastic Book Clubs through Mrs. Fig. You are welcome to order even if you are in a different homeroom class! :)
To order, go online to: www.scholastic.com/bookclubs (if you already have an account) or www.scholastic.com/newparent (if you do not have an account set up)
Use our class code RW6DB
March Orders are due on March 29th.
Pre-K: https://clubs.scholastic.com/prek
Kinder: https://clubs.scholastic.com/kindergarten
1st: https://clubs.scholastic.com/grade1
2nd: https://clubs.scholastic.com/grade2
3rd: https://clubs.scholastic.com/grade3
4th: https://clubs.scholastic.com/grade4
5th: https://clubs.scholastic.com/grade5
Middle School: https://clubs.scholastic.com/middleschool
Students are welcome to make wishlists and bring them to Mrs. Fig of which books they'd love to see in the classroom library! Parents can also email these to me (vi.figueroa@pisd.edu). Not every book will be purchased for the classroom, but I love to know what the kids want to read when I am buying new books.
-1st Grade Schedule-
7:40-8:00... Announcements/Morning Meeting
8:00-9:45... ELAR
9:45-10:15... Snack, Brain Break, and Writing
10:00-11:15... Math
11:15-11:45... Lunch
11:45-12:15... Recess
12:15-12:50... Math Review, SEL, and Writing
12:50-1:40... Specials
1:40-2:35... Inquiry and Innovation
2:35-2:45... Stack and Pack/End of Day Reflections
Library and Guidance:
Mrs.Williams: Tuesday 9:45-10:45
Mrs.Torres: Thursday 9:45-10:45
Specials:
Our students are mixed up for specials time. Please ask your child what group they are in and use the guide below for when they have art, music, and PE:
Rangers A
Monday- M
usic, PE
Tuesday- Art
Wednesday-PE, Music
Thursday-PE
Stars D
Monday-Art
Tuesday-Music, PE
Wednesday-PE
Thursday-PE, Music
Mavericks B
Monday-PE, Music
Tuesday-PE
Wednesday-Music, PE
Thursday-Art
Cowboys C
Monday-PE
Tuesday- PE, Music
Wednesday-Art
Thursday-Music, PE
Everyone has PE on Fridays. :)
1st Grade Resources
Remember, If your child is able to complete any of the homework materials inside the black folder, make sure to sign off. At the end of the week, your child will earn $5 scholar dollars for each activity completed for the week.
- If you're not sure how your child's black folder or homework works, please see this video by Mrs. Fig :) https://planoisd.zoom.us/rec/play/B8-BY69ZT_QVCCI28h5BOkWoL-fcIH6lR9rVJxVH5PI75ZJTjexZu2fuF3uEoASBvNuTczmsdE-Y6yRW.Pj2nagrD5AjW1Wb3
Green Folder: This folder will be taken home at the end of the week with your child's Thursday Packet and any completed work from the week. Please make sure your child returns their (empty) green folder each Monday.
Contact Information
Mrs. Torres (Team Leader)
469-752-1137
Mrs. Fig
469-752-1139
Mrs. Williams
469-752-1136
Location: 2425 San Gabriel Drive, Plano, TX, USA
Twitter: @Dooley2nd