First Grade Newsletter- Week 4

Dear 1st Grade Parents,

It was a fast and fun week in our first grade classrooms! We loved seeing the kids continue to grow together as a class community. This past week, we worked hard at practicing a variety of addition strategies in math! We also explored story elements in our reading! We have officially settled into our daily routines in the classroom and a constant buzz of excited voices can be heard in our hall!

Next week in math, we will continue focusing on addition and subtraction within 10. In reading, our emphasis will be on finding the beginning, middle, and end of stories. As always, please encourage nightly reading at home to support your child’s progress.

Have a great weekend,

Lilly Ray & Sandi Giusti

We will deepen our understanding of the number 10 and the relationship between addition and subtraction, what it means to take apart and bring together numbers.

We will dive into various books and discuss their story elements. Students will also work in small groups to decode, read, and comprehend books!

Spelling words: bell, spell, still, grass, mess, jazz, call, wall, puff, off

Heart words: all, have, which, there

Challenge words: smelly, stroll

Sentence:

Tuesday 9/15- Dot Day (students are invited to wear dots)

Friday 9/25- Spirit Day

Friday 10/2- Parent- Teacher Conference day (No School)

Friday 10/9- Parent- Teacher in-service day (No School)

Monday 10/12- No School

Friday 10/23- Fall Family Fling & Spirit Day

Wednesday 10/28- Class Photos

Friday 10/30- Halloween on the Hilltop

A huge Hilltop THANK YOU to our wonderful parent volunteers for serving as your grade-level Class Captains! Please be sure to join the 1st Grade Group on the St. Luke’s App to stay connected and receive important updates and communication throughout the year.

Lindsey Friesen - Lindseyyantis@gmail.com

Kathryn Williams - kat1710@gmail.com