1st Grade Newsletter
February 2nd - February 6th
Upcoming Events
Black History Month
We will also be kicking off Black History Month starting by learning about Martin Luther King Jr.'s accomplishments to celebrate the holiday and learning about other leaders into the month of February.
Black History Month Celebration
Thursday Feb 26th
Details to come (time)
Classrooms have different figures to display on classroom doors. First grades are as follows:
- Bessie Coleman - Gonzalez
- Jackie Robinson - Pierce
- Wilma Rudolph - Sato
- Matthew Henson - Van der Merwe
ACCESS TESTING!
Over the next few weeks,if your child is in ESOL, then your child will take the ACCESS test.
There are four tests – listening, reading, speaking, and writing.
These tests will give us information about how well your child is learning English at school and what areas we need to give them support.
Please look over these handouts for more information. If you have any questions, please email me at jmanning@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
Homework/Tarea
-le 75 Home Practice
ending patterns review 76 Home Practice
Reading: The Plastic Bottle or Maple Fudge or Henry and the Sock
What We Learned Last Week
Reading: Exploring feelings and descriptive language.
Phonics: Y as long e and i
Math: Telling time to the hour and half hour
Science/Social Studies: Magnets
What We Will Learn This Week
Reading: Exploring feelings and descriptive language.
Phonics: -le and ending patterns review
Math: Telling time to the hour and half hour
Science/Social Studies: Magnets
PTA SALE
Click the pictures below to pre-order t-shirts/sweatshirts or santa photos below!
ALL NEWLY MADE ORDERS WILL BE DELIVERED AFTER WINTER BREAK.
Specials Schedule Quarter 3
How do I do the UFLI homework?
Please view the videos below with directions to help you with homework at home! We will send homework with this format each week to help you keep it consistent. The documents below are instructions in English and Spanish, as well as a list of ALL heart words this year.
The video below is a SAMPLE PAGE. The HALF SHEET is always the one intended for homework that week for your child, and should match the spelling rule on their fluency passages.
Transportation
Change of Transportation must be submitted in Writing Park Street requires written notice from parent or legal guardian before allowing a change or transportation or students to be transported by anyone other than a parent.
You may send in a note with your child or email parkstreet@marietta-city.org with the details of the change.
If you must make a change during the day, notify the school office staff before 2:45 p.m.
Information Station
Our newsletter is a quick and easy way to get information for first grade. We will deliver every Monday. Please reach out to your child's teacher on ClassDojo or email if you ever need anything.
Sra. Gonzalez 1A mgonzalez-soto@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
Mrs. Van der Merwe (Ms. Shields) 1B hshields@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
Mrs. Sato 1C asato@mareitta-city.k12.ga.us
Ms. Pierce 1D jpierce@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
Park Street Elementary School
105 Park Street
Marietta, GA 30060
(770) 429-3180