Featuring First
May 5-9, 2014
A Week in First Grade
Writing
- Poetry
- End of Year Writing Assessment
- Story Mapping
- End of Year Reading Assessment
- Camp Themed Literature
- Concept: R controls the sound of a vowel in front of it when it comes before any consonant
- Examples: car, start, park, farm, hard, etc)
- Hi-frequency words: day, playing
- Test: May 17th
- Math Review ~ Camp Theme
- Financial Literacy/GRACE Project
- Plants
- Cinco de Mayo
A Few Things
*Please return the Letter of Intent for the 2014-2015 school year by May 9th.
*Be on the look-out for your child's first grade shirt. This is the HOME/SLE shirt with the state of Texas on front that we wore on our field trip. This shirt needs to be worn on Field Day (Friday, May 23).
*Our school-wide Hike & Bike will take place Friday, May 30th before school starts in the morning. Students are encouraged to ride their bikes since the Grapevine Police Department will be conducting bicycle safety during specials that day.
*School Supply Pack order forms are due May 30th. Supply Packs will be delivered to your child's classroom next Fall in time for Meet the Teacher night in his/her new grade level. You can order online, as well.
*Be on the look-out for your child's first grade shirt. This is the HOME/SLE shirt with the state of Texas on front that we wore on our field trip. This shirt needs to be worn on Field Day (Friday, May 23).
*Our school-wide Hike & Bike will take place Friday, May 30th before school starts in the morning. Students are encouraged to ride their bikes since the Grapevine Police Department will be conducting bicycle safety during specials that day.
*School Supply Pack order forms are due May 30th. Supply Packs will be delivered to your child's classroom next Fall in time for Meet the Teacher night in his/her new grade level. You can order online, as well.
Classroom Needs
*Check out the online teacher wish lists at www.teacherlists.com to see how you can support teachers and students at SLE.
Looking Ahead
May 6 Kindergarten Registration
May 9 Letters of Intent for 2014-2015 School Year Due
May 16 All Library Books Due
May 17 First Grade Play Date
May 21-22 Early Release
May 23 Field Day
May 26 Holiday - No School
May 30 School Wide Hike and Bike (Bicycle Safety during Specials - bring your bike); School Supply Pack Orders due
June 3 First Grade Awards at 8:00
June 5 Last Day of First Grade
**Every Friday is Spirit Day**
Math Telescoping Exams
Testing opportunities for telescoping in math for the 2014-2015 school year are available in May and August for students in grades K through 7. A completed registration form and payment for the exam(s) must be received in the Assessment & Accountability Department by the registration deadline for each exam date. The Information Packet with Registration form may be accessed on the district website under the For Parents and Students Directory and then selecting the link for Acceleration Exams, Math Telescoping, Grades K-7.
May Exam Date: Saturday, May 17th Registration Deadline: April 30th
August Exam Date: Monday, August 4th Registration Deadline: July 21st
Please visit us at the following link for more information: http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Page/151.
Event Information
First Grade Play Date
We will be at the playground by the soccer fields.
When?
Saturday, May 17, 2014, 10:00 AM
Where?
Oak Grove Park, Grapevine, TX, United States
Mrs. Freyou's Class
Students working together to collect, sort and count items donated for G.R.A.C.E.
Ms. Wise's Class
Students working together to search for pictures for their life cycle of oviparous animals project.
Mrs. Rasoi's Class
These are all the different stations students used to learn numbers 1-120.
Mrs. Jackson's Class
Mrs. Jackson's class observing spring weather.
Mrs. Hisel's Class
Check out all the items we have collected for G.R.A.C.E. We plan to wrap up our collection May 9th. Keep sending items!
Mrs. Gerdes and Mrs. Ortiz's Classes
Writing articles, comics, weather reports, advertisements, etc for our Newspaper projects.