Math

• Subtracting strategies (count backward, count on, use cubes, draw pictures, etc.)

English Language Arts

• Book: Waiting for the Biblioburro
• Story Map (character, setting, problem, solution)
• Creating a tableau
• Common and Proper Nouns
• Verbs (present and past tense)
• Writing a complete sentence

Foundational Skills Reading

• Reading and writing words with the short /e/ sound

Social Studies

• Why is it important to learn from each other?

For first-graders, sometimes it seems like such a long stretch between breakfast and lunch, which is at 12:40!! We allow the students to bring their own healthy snacks daily. We do stress the word “healthy.” This would include a piece of fruit, veggies, energy bars, granola bar, cheese/wheat crackers, etc. We are trying to stay away from processed food, fried foods, or high-sugar foods. We do have a scheduled snack break each day. Please, please, please send your child a snack daily. This snack gives them energy, ability to focus, and most importantly helps with hunger pangs. A helpful way to remember is by placing 5 snacks inside your child's backpack at the beginning of the week.

We highly encourage your child to bring a water bottle. This needs to be spill-proof (no straws). We don’t need to spill water on our iPads or workbooks. The best kind of water bottle is one that does not cause condensation. Condensation causes puddles on desks which causes papers to get wet. Yuck! Thermos brand or double insulated bottles do not condensate. Please help remind your child to bring them home to be washed and filled with ice cubes. We have water fountains that fill water bottles hands-free!

For students who enjoy wearing non-athletic shoes, please keep an extra pair of tennis shoes and socks inside your child's backpack. This way, they can safely enjoy physical education.