First Grade News
FEB. 27 - MAR. 3
What we are learning...
- Math - We will be working on addition and subtraction story problems up to 20.
- Reading - Students will be reviewing text features and different story structures.
- Writing - We will be learning about the writing process.
- Fundations - We will be working on decoding words with long vowel sounds.
- Science/Social Studies - The students will learn that the natural world includes the air around us and objects in the sky. Students will identify characteristics of the seasons of the year and day and night. They will also record weather information, including relative temperature such as hot or cold, clear or cloudy, calm or windy, and rainy or icy.
Congratulations to our HONEST students of the month!
Mrs. Smith's class used number lines to help solve story problems!
Mrs. Clary and Mrs. Blackburn's class loved Maker's Place during library!
So proud of Mrs. Park's first friends to win a Math Fluency award!
We worked in our Reading Notebook and created our own postcards!
Friendship Day, Friday March 3 During Specials
The 10th Annual Dove Elementary World Friendship Day is Friday, March 3 during students' Specials times in the gym. During Friendship Day, students visiting the gym will receive a passport and will travel to different countries represented in our school community. Families have volunteered to represent their heritage and present to student groups.
If you would like to attend Friendship Day, please RSVP and we will print a Fast Pass for you!
If you are interested in volunteering and/or presenting to students about your country, please email Mrs. Mery at joyce.mery@gcisd.net
Open House and Family Movie Night- Friday, March 3
OPEN HOUSE IS 5:00-6:00.
Open House is a come-and-go event, and students will walk their families around the building to share what they've been learning and working on! In the classrooms, students will share their learning with their families.
All parents that plan to attend Open House and would like to skip the line at the kiosk, please RSVP by completing THIS FORM (one form for each visitor) by WEDNESDAY, March 1, so that we can create a Fast Pass for you! Please remember your ID!
FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT IS 6:00-7:30 on the blacktop.
At 6:00, Open House will end, and our Family Movie Night on the blacktop begins! This is a fun family event, so parents, please stay with your students and monitor them! The Dove Dads Club will be grilling, and PTA will have concessions for purchase. Bring your lawn chair and blankets and join us for this free movie night.
If you are able to volunteer and help with concessions during Movie Night, click HERE.
Please have your child bring headphones and charge their iPads every night!
Also - Please send headphones with your student sometime this week (no earbuds please!). These will remain in our classroom for the year. These will be placed in baggies and will be used only by your student.
Please be sure your child brings their library books to school every day!
Here are the class days for library:
- Monday - Blackburn
- Tuesday - Clary
- Wednesday - Smith
- Thursday - Park
On these days, please be sure your child packs any old books so they can get new ones. Please encourage your child to take care of these books. If your child loses it or damages it, please contact our librarian: rebecca.young@gcisd.net.
Paying for Meals
GCISD will begin charging for meals this year. To see if your child qualifies for Free or Reduced Meal Pricing, please click HERE and complete the form.
To add money to your child's meal account, please send a check to school with them or drop it by the front office. **Pro Tip** Download the My School Bucks App from your App Store. You can add money directly to your child's meal account, track their spending, and receive notifications when their meal account runs low!
Breakfast- $1.65
Breakfast will be served 7:20-7:35 each morning, and students needing to grab a breakfast before heading to their classrooms should arrive as close to 7:20 as possible each day! Breakfast will be eaten in the classroom. Please communicate with your child's teacher if you need them to get breakfast from the cafeteria.
Lunch- $2.80
When will my child eat lunch?
Lunch times vary by grade level, but each grade level will have 30 minutes in the cafeteria. 30 minutes will fly by! If sending a lunch from home, please practice with your child how to open the containers by themselves.
If buying a lunch from the cafeteria, students will go through the serving line and choose a milk, entree, and sides.
PK: 10:25-10:55
Kinder: 10:10-10:40
1st: 10:45-11:15
2nd: 11:45-12:15
3rd: 12:15-12:45
4th: 11:15-11:45
5th: 12:45-1:15
Healthy Snacks... Healthy Brain!
Please pack a healthy snack for your child's afternoon snack! Foods such as carrots, yogurt, apple sauce, fruits, pretzels, etc are encouraged!
Unhealthy foods such as chips, cookies, donuts, candy, etc. will not be allowed and we will ask your child to save it for home. If you have any questions, please email your child's teacher.
Dove Behavior Expectations
This year all of DOVE students will be using the CHAMPS system in their classrooms and common areas to set the expectation of behaviors expected. CHAMPS stands for Communication, Help, Movement, Participation, and Success. Before a different activity or going into a common area teachers and students will review the expectations for each of the letters "CHAMPS" so that all students can be successful!
Dove's 4 Bs for Behavior Expectations
BE Respectful
BE Responsible
BE Safe
BE Ready to Learn
This week your student will be talking with their peers about what these school-wide expectations look like. Please help reinforce these expectations at home.
Is your student going to be absent?
If your child is absent, please notify your child's teacher via email or call the school at (817) 251-5700.
It is required for Dove to keep track of absences and the reasons why. Thanks for your cooperation!
Upcoming Dates:
February 28: Class Pictures
March 3: Open House 5:00 - 6:00, Movie night 6:00
March 13-17: Spring Break