First Grade Weekly News
Week of March 4 - 8
Reminders
This week....
- March 4-8 - Dr. Seuss Spirit Week - See Flyer below
- March 1 - 8 - Book fair ( students will go during their MI time when they go to Tech/Library class)
- March 5th and March 7th - A+ Night (Last name A-L on Tuesday, last name M-Z on Thursday)
- March 5th - Jersey Mikes Night 3-9pm
- March 7th - Kona Ice (***Only if you pre-purchased for your child)
- Yearbooks on Sale!
Kona Ice Information - Prepurchase only
Dear Parents,
To help us celebrate Read Across America Week, Kona Ice will be coming to our school on Thursday, March 7th! We will be using an online prepayment system to simplify the process and make things easier on our staff for our Kona Day.
Please click the link below to pay (or use the attached QR code). Payment for our event will open on Wednesday, February 28th at 7:00 AM and will close on Thursday, March 7th at 8:00 AM.
White Oak Elementary Kona Day Link: https://customer.kona-ice.com/#/K1295652507
Pay It Forward Option:
Worried about every student getting a Kona? The Pay It Forward option has you covered! Gift a Kona to a friend or as a random act of kindness. If you have any questions about the prepay system, please contact Dave at dlipay@kona-ice.com.
This Kona Day is a fundraiser for White Oak Elementary and we thank you for supporting your student’s school! Please do not send cash on the day of the event. Pay beforehand online! It is super easy! Have a great day!
One Book One School
General
- With it getting colder please send students with a jacket to school. Please make sure their names are in them.
- Please check and sign your child's agenda nightly.
- Students must bring agendas and take home folders to and from school everyday.
- Whenever there is a transportation change it MUST be hand written in their agenda.
- Library- Please make sure your child brings their library books back to exchange for new books.
- Please bring in a snack and water bottle daily, even if they are buying a school lunch.
- Please make sure you charge ipads nightly and return them to school each day.
- Excuse notes must be submitted within 2 days of your child's return to school.
- If your child is absent for sickness or a trip, they will receive missed work when they return to school. This is a schoolwide policy.
- The courtyard is open. You can come and eat lunch with your child. Check with your teacher for your classroom lunch time.
Homework ( all work due at the end of the week)
- Reading Practice
- Math pages 117-122
What we are learning...
ELA
We will be learning about theme, making inferences, setting and making connections. We will be reading folktale. We will be comparing and contrasting story to stories we already have background knowledge about. We will continue to practice using punctuation when writing sentences.
Math
We will be learning about comparing numbers.
Fundations
We will be learning about closed syllables, vowel teams and the suffix /ed/ and /ing/.
Heggerty
Here are parent letters about what we are working on.
Lunch Reminders
Breakfast $1.50 Lunch $3.00
Money can be added to students accts. by using the linq app (student number will be needed).
If you send in (cash/check) with your child, please put it in a zip-lock bag with their name on it.
Dates to Remember
March 4 - 8 - Read Across America Spirit Week
March 7 - Kona Ice - Prepurchase only
March 1 - 8 - Book fair ( students will go during their MI time when they go to Tech/Library class)
March 5 - Wild About Arts Family Night (Last names A-L) - Book fair open this night.
March 7 - Wild About Arts Family Night (Last names M-Z) - Book fair open this night.
March 10 - daylight savings time - Spring forward an hour.
March 18 - Teacher Workday - No school
March 18 - Blood Drive in the gym
March 21 - End of grading period
March 26 - Spring Pictures
March 28 - Report Cards go home
April 1-5 : Spring Break - No School