September 3-7
Calendar:
September 3rd - NO SCHOOL - Labor Day
September 4th - PTO meeting
September 4th - PTO meeting
September 6th - Picture Day
September 10th - 14th - Scholastic Book Fair in the Library
September 10th - 14th - Scholastic Book Fair in the Library
September 12th - Wacky Wednesday- explained at Curriculum Night
September 26th - Wacky Wednesday -explained at Curriculum Night
Special
Friend's Day
Please
plan on joining us Friday, September 14th for a fun-filled day at Town Center!
We have designated times throughout the day for "Special Friends"
(family & family friends) to visit our learners' classrooms in order to see
some of the great things they are learning and doing. Our campus book fair will
also be open during this time. Click the link below to fill in the
form.
Special
Friend's Day
Please
plan on joining us Friday, September 14th for a fun-filled day at Town Center!
We have designated times throughout the day for "Special Friends"
(family & family friends) to visit our learners' classrooms in order to see
some of the great things they are learning and doing. Our campus book fair will
also be open during this time. Click the link below to fill in the
form.
In order
to expedite the check-in process for our Special Friend's Day visitors, please fill in the form above BY
THURSDAY, SEPT. 13TH AT 10:00AM in order for us to quickly sign in the
special friend and send them to meet up with your child.
Announcements:
*Please take out all papers from the green folder each night.
*Please send a nut free snack and a spill proof water bottle.
*If your child is absent, please send a note to school when they return. E-mails are not accepted due to district policy. It has to be a hard copy.
Discussions at Home:
What are some questions I can ask my child about school?
1. What did you read in Reader's Workshop?
2. What did you write about in Writer's Workshop?
3. What did you do for math today?
4. Who/ did you play with at recess today?
5. What special did you enjoy today?
What Are We Learning?
Language Arts / Reading:
We are in full swing with Reading and Writing Workshop. In Reader's Workshop we are working on building good reading habits and working on our stamina during independent reading. In Writer's workshop we are continuing to edit our work for capital letters and punctuation.
Next Week's Spelling Rule: Short /o/
Social Studies:
We will discuss rules and laws in our community and school. We will also discuss how we can be a good citizen in the community that we live in.
Math:
This week in math we will continue to compose and decompose numbers. We will also be recognizing in an instant the quantity of structured arrangements.
Math Take Home Activity - Show your child one group of 10 pennies and one group of 8 pennies. Ask your child to tell how many tens and ones there are, and say the number. Repeat the other numbers from 11 to 19.
Science:
Learners will classify objects by observable properties such as larger and smaller, heavier and lighter, shape, color, and texture.
Pics of our Week
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| Sweet Friends |
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| We love Reader's Workshop in First Grade!! |
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Recess! |
