HAPPY HALLOWEEN from 1st Grade!
October 25-29
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This is a long one! Please read all the way to the bottom! PS THIS MONDAY IS A LATE START!
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A Note From the Clinic **IMPORTANT**
- 2 back up masks or more
- 1 shirt
- 1 pair of pants
- 1 pair of underwear
- 1 pair of socks
**If your child needs to use these backups, please make sure to replace them :) *
Thank you so much for your help! This will help in case of an accident (playground, lunchroom, bathroom, etc.)
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What's Going On In 1st Grade
- Non-standard measurement
Accelerated Math:
- Time to the nearest 5 minutes
Reading:
- Word Detectives
Phonics:
- inflectional endings continued
Writing:
- How To writing
IB:
- Learner Profile for October: Inquirer/Thinker
- Learning about the landmarks and cities in your class' country of study
- Explorers (Lewis, Clark, & Sacagawea)
- Weather
Some Things to Practice
- Tying shoes
- Enhanced Math: practice measuring objects around your home using non-standard measurement tools (ex: pens, crayons, paperclips, etc.)
- Enhanced Math: practice comparing objects' height and width to one another (ex: a crayon is shorter than a pencil)
- ACC Math: looking at the clock and telling the time to the nearest 5 minutes.
- Reading stamina
- Handwriting
- Writing a sentence with a capital letter to start, finger spacing, punctuation, and details.
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Red Ribbon Week (October 25-29)
Red Ribbon Week is one of the oldest and largest drug prevention campaigns in the country. Since its start in 1998, Red Ribbon Week has generally taken place the last full week in October. This year HFE will celebrate Red Ribbon Week from Monday, October 25th – Friday, October 29th . Red Ribbon Week is a way for our HFE community to take a visible stand against drugs. It is a way to show our personal commitment to a drug-free lifestyle.
The Red Ribbon Week theme this year is “Drug Free Looks Like Me”. Visit www.redribbon.org to learn more about Red Ribbon Week and get tips for talking to your children about drugs. Red Ribbon Week would not be complete without dress up days. Please find this year’s schedule below.
Red Ribbon Week Spirit Days
October 25th – October 29th
You are invited to participate in a week of spirit
to celebrate our choice to be drug free.
Monday – Proud to be Drug Free!
Wear red to help kick off Red Ribbon Week!
Tuesday – Peace Out to Drugs!
Wear peace signs and/or tie dye
Wednesday – Follow Your Dreams!
Wear your pajamas!
Thursday – Team Up Against Drugs!
Wear your favorite sports team shirt or jersey
Friday – My Character Counts!
Dress up as your favorite book or movie character
(no masks/hoodies/fake weapons)!
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Story Book Character Day & Assignment DUE THIS FRIDAY
THERE WILL BE A SHORT ASSIGNMENT THAT WILL ACCOMPANY STORYBOOK CHARACTER DAY! PLEASE READ ON FOR DETAILS...
- Students will be receiving a hard copy of the assignment they are being asked to complete NEXT WEEK
- Students will complete a one page activity detailing the story that inspired their character choice
- Make sure to include the title at the top of the page so we know which story you have chosen!
- This will be a minor grade for 6 points and must be turned in on Friday October 29th
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A Note From HFE SGC
Hi HFE families!
In the past weeks you received fliers in your child's folder regarding the extension of the ESPLOST sales tax that will appear during November 2nd voting. If you are curious about what ESPLOST (Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) can accomplish in Fulton County, or would simply like more information, please visit the following link to watch a brief video https://www.fultonschools.org/esplost.
To give some examples of what ESPLOST has been able to accomplish in the past, our current HFE building was built, the construction underway at Riverwood was made possible, and county wide improvements to school buildings, technology, and instructional programs were made.