First Grade Weekly News
Week of December 18-21
Reminders
This Week...
December 18 - Santa and Elf Day (Dress as Santa or his Helper)
December 19- Polar Express day (wear Pj's)
December 20 - Winter Wonderland (Wear blue, white, silver)
December 20 - PBIS Celebration ( movie celebration )
December 21 - Early Release ( Holiday Attire)
Days of Giving:
Dec. 18 - Purina Dog and Cat Chow
Dec. 19 - Cat and Dog toys
Dec. 20 - Purina Kitten chow
Dec. 21 - Paper Towels
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.
- When your class starts bringing iPad home, please make sure you charge them 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
- No Homework
- Happy Holidays
What we are learning...
ELA
We will be reviewing reading skills and connecting them with holiday themes.
Math
We will be reviewing skills we have learned so far and making it fun with holiday themes.
Fundations
We will be learning about glued "welded" sounds ( ang, ing, ong, ung) ( ank, ink, onk, ung)
We have covered the following sounds / skills.
- short vowels, consonants, Digraphs ( th, wh, ck, sh, ch), bonus letters (l, f, s), glued sounds ( all, an, am) and the suffix -s ( action words and more than one).
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
December 18 - Santa and Elf Day (Dress as Santa or his Helper)
December 19- Polar Express day (wear Pj's)
December 20 - Winter Wonderland (Wear blue, white, silver)
December 20 - PBIS Celebration ( movie celebration )
December 21 - Early Release ( Holiday Attire)
January 15 - MLK Holiday, No School
January 17 - Report Cards go home