First Grade News
October 19 - 23
This Week's Lifework
Monday - Read 10 Minutes
Write spelling words 3 times
Tuesday - Read 10 minutes
Math Worksheet
Wednesday - Read 10 minutes
Write spelling words rainbow style.
Thursday - Read 10 minutes
Phonics Worksheet.
Friday - Read 20 minutes
Optional Lifework: Draw and color your own flag. Write 3 sentences describing your flag.
If your child needs more practice writing, or if you would like a weekend assignment, please have your child do the optional weekend lifework in the Lifework Journal. Children who do all of the weekend lifework will be rewarded with a lunch bunch in the classroom at the end of each month.
Book Fair This Week!
Book Fair: October 19th - 23rd in the library.
The Book Fair will be open for sales Monday – Thursday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and on Monday evening until 7:00 p.m. Please send money in marked envelopes for your child to spend. Parents are invited to volunteer at the fair. Families can preview or purchase books online at: http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/penningtonschool2.
Curriculum Corner
Language Arts: Reading Comprehension: Continue with identifying the main idea and supporting details, as well as asking questions as we read. Phonics: Review Short Vowels a, e, o. Introduce short i word families. Handwriting: Continue with D'Nealian letter E. Writing: Adding dialogue to our stories, Thinking map writing with pumpkin facts.
Math: Continue with equality sign. Review combinations 5 through 9.
Social Studies: American Symbols
Science: Review seasonal changes, weather, weather patterns, temperature, wind, precipitation, rain gauge and thermometer. Unit Test early this week.
Star of the Week
Mrs. Brandt: Gabriela Dettre
Mrs. Buck: Jillian Burnett
Mrs. Moore: Franco Campos
You should have received the information in your child’s Friday folder explaining how to create a Star of the Week poster and when your child will be presenting it to their classmates. *Please allow your child to create this poster with minimal help.
Bingo Night PTO Family Fun Night
PTO Family Fun Night Pizza and Costume BINGO. Bring the whole family to our annual BINGO night from 6:30 - 8:00pm. Wear your favorite costume! Lots of great prizes!
Colder Weather
Please see that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather. We will see to it that coats are being worn, but we cannot find coats for a child if he/she doesn’t have one at school. When in doubt, send a coat to school. Please be sure all coats and sweaters have the student’s name in them.
After School Clubs
Bully Prevention Week
Pennington Bluejay 5K and Hero Mile
Saturday, Oct. 31st, 8:30am
WherePennington Traditional School
Come dressed as your favorite hero and join us for the Pennington Blue Jay 5K and Hero Mile. Costumes are encouraged but not required. This year's race will be held on Saturday, October 31st, 2015. Online registration is now open. So come join us for a morning of fun and celebration. Proceeds from the race will go to support the Prince William County Police Survivors Fund and the technology fund for the students attending Philip Michael Pennington School.
The cost for the race(s):
SIGN UP SOON before the cost goes up!!
Blue Jay 5K
June 1st - September 30th $25
October 1st - October 30th $30
Race Day Registration $40
Hero Mile
June 1st - September 30th $15
October 1st - October 30th $20
Race Day Registration $30
The Race needs more sponsors! Please consider asking your business to help support our race. To register for or sponsor the event go to the website listed below.
Saturday, Oct 31, 2015, 08:30 AM
Pennington Traditional School
October Poem
by, Geoff Mihalenko
Two pumpkins in a pumpkin patch
Argued and debated,
Which one of them deserved to be
Carved and decorated.
The first pumpkin to speak his mind
Was tall and rather thin.
He said, "I'd look so handsome
With a splendid toothy grin."
The second pumpkin who spoke up
Was round and large in size.
He said, "I'd be quite fearsome
With a pair of scary eyes."
Then someone came and bought them both
And much to their surprises
Instead of carving two faces,
She baked two pumpkin pies!