First To Know!
For the Week of October 17, 2016
Thank you!
Student Led Conferences
Fitness Force
PTA
Thank you again for sending in all of your Laps for Learning Donations!
November 4th is our school Carnival and Silent Auction. First Grade is preparing a basket called "Christmas Break Survival".The box for collections will be in our hallway. You can send to school at any time. The link for the sign up genius is www.SignUpGenius.com/go/5080D4AA9A92BA31-christmas . Thank you for your support!
Important Dates!
October 19- Unity Day - Wear Orange, First Nine Weeks Report Cards
October 20-Kendra Scott Night-Spirit Fundraiser from 5-8 p.m.
October 21-Red Ribbon Week Poster Contest Entries Due
October 24-Red Ribbon Week Begins-Wear Star Wars shirts
October 25- Wear a Cap
October 26- Neon Day -wear neon colors
October 27- Pajama Day- students wear pajamas
October 28-BES Spirit Day- Wear school spirit shirts and colors
November 1- College Day
November 3- Student Led Conferences/Early Release
In class this week.......
In writing we are discussing how to develop our ideas and grow as a writer.
We are learning alphabetization and parts of speech such as verbs and their tenses as well as adjectives. We are introducing expository vs. narrative texts.
Math- We are concluding our unit on number sense to 50 and reviewing concepts we have learned. We will begin problem solving with addition and subtraction.
Social Studies-We are beginning a new unit -Communities are Different in Different Places.
We are working on beginning map skills including direction words.
Science- We are beginning our study of soils,looking for differences and similarities and how each affects plant growth.
Spelling-Test on Friday, October 21, 2016