Calendar:
October 15th - First Grade Raffle Winners Party - "Pumpkins and Treats".
October 12th - End of the 1st 9 weeks
October 16th - Picture Retakes
October 16th - Picture Retakes
October 19th - Report Cards go home - Please sign and return
October 22nd - 26th - Red Ribbon Week
October 22nd - 26th - Red Ribbon Week
Announcements:
***We can't wait to see everyone tomorrow at conferences! Please make sure that you are on time since we are on a tight schedule. Thank you!!\
**Don't forget to send in a note when your child returns to school after an absence. Even if you write an e-mail explaining the absence, the office still needs a written note when your child returns.
**If you need your child's log in information to access our apps and websites at home, please let your teacher know.
*** First Grade has open spots for the PTO Raffle from the Fall Family Picnic. Pumpkin Painting Party and the Lunch Party with the first grade teachers still has open spot. The Pumpkin Painting Party is $25.00 and will be on October 15th from 3:15 - 4:15. The Lunch Party is also $25.00 and will be on October 22nd. If you are interested in either of these, please let your teacher know asap. You can send a check (payable to the TCE PTO) in the green folder with your child. Thank you to PTO for this wonderful fundraiser!!!
**Don't forget to send in a note when your child returns to school after an absence. Even if you write an e-mail explaining the absence, the office still needs a written note when your child returns.
**If you need your child's log in information to access our apps and websites at home, please let your teacher know.
*** First Grade has open spots for the PTO Raffle from the Fall Family Picnic. Pumpkin Painting Party and the Lunch Party with the first grade teachers still has open spot. The Pumpkin Painting Party is $25.00 and will be on October 15th from 3:15 - 4:15. The Lunch Party is also $25.00 and will be on October 22nd. If you are interested in either of these, please let your teacher know asap. You can send a check (payable to the TCE PTO) in the green folder with your child. Thank you to PTO for this wonderful fundraiser!!!
What Are We Learning?
Language Arts / Reading:
Next week's spelling rule: Using "silent e" to make the long /i/ sound.
During Reader's Workshop we will continue to use our reading strategies to build good reading habits individually and with a partner. We will also be practicing reading through poetry in our poetry folders.
During Writer's Workshop we will continue to use transition words to build a paragraph when writing. We are getting very good with topic sentences and closing sentences! We will also continue to use DOL to help us with editing when writing.
During Reader's Workshop we will continue to use our reading strategies to build good reading habits individually and with a partner. We will also be practicing reading through poetry in our poetry folders.
During Writer's Workshop we will continue to use transition words to build a paragraph when writing. We are getting very good with topic sentences and closing sentences! We will also continue to use DOL to help us with editing when writing.
Social Studies:
We will be learning about patriotic symbols. We will focus on the White House, Bald Eagle, American Flag, Statue of Liberty, and the Pledge of Allegiance next week.
Math: Learners will be introduced to addition and subtraction strategies to solve problems. Learners will use dominoes to create related facts to show the commutative property.
Math Take Home Activity:
Have your child practice counting backwards from 120 to 1.
Science: Learners will continue to discover the way matter changes through science investigations.
First Grade Spotlight:
1A:
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| 1A is thrilled to spotlight Mason this week. He loves sports and is currently playing flag football for the Cowboys. He wants to be a professional basketball player when he grows up. His favorite subject is math! Mason is a great friend to all! 1A loves you Mason! We think you are marvelous! |
1B:
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| 1B is proud to spotlight Brayden this week! Brayden is a great learner in 1B. He is always the first to help a friend and give a compliment! He is an amazing reader and loves school! When he is at home he mostly likes to sleep. His favorite food is an ice cream sandwich. He plays baseball, hockey, and soccer! 1B loves Brayden!! |
1C:
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| 1D is so excited to spotlight our new friend, Andrew! Andrew has been such a wonderful addition to 1C and we immediately embraced him as part of our "school family." He loves playing with his cat, Winnie and playing sports. Some of his favorites include steak, math, and all things Pokemon! We love Andrew! |
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| 1D is thrilled to spotlight Austin! He's a great friend. He loves the LA Rams and the Dallas Cowboys! He enjoys Raz Kids and is quite the little reader. When he's not reading, he enjoys playing football with his dad. He loves to draw and eat tacos! 1D adores our sweet Austin!!! |
This Week's Pics
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| Working on the 200 word list!! |
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| Adding entries to the 1A/1B shared journals! |
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| Practicing our skills during Language Arts! |
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| ABC order can be tricky when both words start with the same letter! |
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| Blowing kisses! How sweet are these girls? |
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| Learning how to use our ipads to screencast about numbers! |
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| Working with numbers is more fun with a friend. |
