First Grade Newsletter

• April 5: March Principal Awards @ Celebrate Smith; LTHS Teacher Appreciation & Community Night

• April 8-12: Smith Spring Book Fair
  

• April 9: Walk, Bike, or Roll to School Day
• April 11: PTA General Meeting & Kindergarten Performance in cafe @ 6:00 PM
• April 12: Mrs. Hafner's class and Mrs. Russo's class are Pledge Helpers at Celebrate Smith; Frisco PTA Night @ Rough Riders
• April 19: Closed Campus due to STAAR test makeups
• April 20: LoneSTAAR Challenge @ Gunstream Elementary
• April 26: No School/Bad Weather Make-up Day
• May 2: Volunteer Breakfast 7:20-8:00 AM in Library; PTA General Meeting w/ Treblemakers Choir Performance @ 6pm
• May 3: Miss Stanford’s class and Miss Jones’ class are Pledge Helpers at Celebrate Smith, April Principal Awards @ Celebrate Smith; POD Spirit Day
• May 4: Spring Carnival 3-6pm, Smith back bus loop
• May 6-10: Smith Teacher Appreciation Week
• May 10: 9 Week Awards @ Celebrate Smith; K-4th Field Day
• May 17: EOY Class Parties/Last Day of School

Reading:

• I can use the title of the book, the cover illustration, title page, and the back of the book to get myself ready to read.
• I can notice the pictures and the words in my book to help me better understand my books.
• I can stop and think about the setting and how it influences the character.
• I can imagine what my characters are feeling.
• I can have a grand conversation.

Writing:

• I can notice rhythm, rhyme and repetition in a poem.
• I can visualize and draw a poem.
• I can use words to describe emotions and feelings.
• I can describe things using my senses.

Phonics:

• I can watch the Solar Eclipse
• I can learn my spelling words
• I can demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge
• I can demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge
• I can take a spelling test.

Math:

• I can represent a number in multiple ways.
• I can partition shapes and identify the value of each part.
• I can generate and solve word problems up to 20.

Science/Social Studies:

• I can explain how choices affect our everyday lives.

Spelling Words:

1. prop

2. twig

3. yell

4. fell

5. help

Challenge Words:

1. property

2. cellphone

Ways to Practice:

• jump & spell

• chant or sing & spell

• bounce ball & spell

• say each sound slowly and write the sounds you hear

• using a finger, say & write words on carpet, in salt, etc.

• generate additional words following word patterns:

• Consonant Blends

• CCVC (consonant, consonant, vowel, consonant)

• CVCC (consonant, vowel, consonant, consonant)

Note: Some high frequency words will be included on multiple spelling lists throughout the year to build automaticity in writing.

This is a reminder that your child's snack must be healthy, utensil free, and nut free.

• Please pack your child's snack separate from your child's lunch, preferably in the front pocket of their backpack).

• Examples of snacks encouraged are: fruits, vegetables, crackers, fruit snacks, etc.

• Examples of snacks discouraged are: cookies, chips, candy, foods containing nuts, and anything that requires a spoon or fork.

Please visit our 1st Grade Website for important updates and curriculum resources!

Website: https://sites.google.com/friscoisd.org/smith1st/home
Location: 9800 Sean Drive Frisco, TX 75035
Phone: 469.633.2200

To Report an Absence/Tardy for your child, go to the Smith homepage and click on the yellow “Report an Absence” button in the upper right corner and complete the short form.

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