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First Grade Newsletter!

Week of 10/28-11/1

First Grade Newsletter!Week of 10/28-11/1

FIELD TRIP PAYMENTS ARE DUE BY WEDNESDAY 10/30. FIELD TRIP PAYMENTS ARE DUE BY WEDNESDAY 10/30.

Important Reminders

Dear Families,

As we begin a new reading unit on informational texts, we will also be diving into informational writing! As an exciting introduction task to connect the layers of a sandwich with the layers and components of an information writing piece, we will enjoy delicious sandwiches at school on Monday! We will assemble these sandwiches together in class. Please let us know if your child cannot eat ANY of the following items!


-white sandwich bread

-cheddar cheese

-sliced chicken deli meat


We are happy to adjust this to your child's needs, please let us know!


First Grade Teachers


This week is Red Ribbon Week.

Monday: Wear Red

Tuesday: Sports Gear/Shirt

Wednesday: College Day

Thursday: Book Character Day (No mask, hats, or props)

Friday: Pajama Day


Please make sure your students know how they are going home, and to let the front office know/ your child's teacher know if there are any changes.

Upcoming Events Upcoming Events

Coming up:

10/28-11/1: Red Ribbon Week

11/5: NO SCHOOL: Teacher Work Day

11/20: Thanksgiving Lunch

11/21: Turkey Bingo

11/25-11/29: NO SCHOOL: Thanksgiving Break

12/12: Spelling Bee

12/12: Shop with a Cop

12/13: Pictures with Santa

12/19: PTA Holiday Performance (6:00)

12/21-1/6: Holiday Break

1/6: Teacher Work Day

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Meet the Team Meet the Team

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Ms. Kuranda (First grade Team Lead)

mkuranda@marietta-city.k12.ga.us

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Mrs. Gonzalez-Soto

mgonzalez-soto@marietta-city.k12.ga.us

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Ms. Sheilds

hshields@marietta-city.k12.ga.us

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Mrs. Sato

asato@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
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Ms. Reed: EIP Support

areed@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
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jmanning@marietta-city.k12.ga.us

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Ms. Flanagin: Reading Specialist

lflanagin@marietta-city.k12.ga.us

How to Help at Home:

Students should be reading at home every night.

Have students practice rereading books that they are familiar with to practice fluency, reading rate, and reading with expression.

Practice word problems at home!

examples: "We have five apples and two bananas, how many pieces of fruit do we have in all?"

Take your students to the store and practice word problems as you shop!


A List of High frequency words/ heart words were given at conferences along with comprehension practice! These are easy things to work on at home!

Go over high frequency words with your students like:

the, I, a, said, to, do, of, see, he, be, me, from, look, book, are, was, you, what, have, your, want, no, go, so, goes, says, she, we, talk, walk, were, could, would, should, or, for.


Talk about different character traits and how different people around them show these character traits

(fairness, respect for others, respect for the environment, courage, equality, tolerance, perseverance, and commitment) to connect with our Social Studies unit on Historical Figures.

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Inside Our Classrooms: Inside Our Classrooms:

What we learned this past week:

Reading: We finished up our unit on Books around the World, and got ready to start our new unit on Creature Features.

Phonics: Students learned about syllables and compound words.

Social Studies: We continued our Historical Figures unit talking about Sacagawea and Theodore Roosevelt.

Writing: Students integrated their knowledge learned over our unit 1 into their writing and worked on revising and editing their work and sharing feedback with peers.

Math: We reviewed for, and took our quarter 1 assessment.

What we will learn this week:

Reading: We are beginning our new unit on Creature Features. Talking about animals unique features and how their features help them survive.

Phonics: Students will be going back to some foundational skills that students havent fully grasped yet like our soft c/g sounds.

Social Studies: We will continue our Historical Figures unit talking about George Washington Carver and Ruby Bridges.

Writing: Students will begin learning about the different parts of informational writing.

Math: We will be working on fact families, balancing equations, and word problems with missing addends.

From our ESOL:

Reading at home is so important to help your child learn. Reading in your native language is just as important as reading in English.

Please read the following article on how reading in your native language helps your child actually become a better reader.

English: https://www.colorincolorado.org/article/why-reading-your-kids-your-home-language-will-help-them-become-better-readers

Spanish: https://www.colorincolorado.org/es/articulo/por-qu%C3%A9-leerles-sus-hijos-en-espa%C3%B1ol-los-ayudar%C3%A1-ser-mejores-lectores

From Our Reading Specialist

Hello Park Street Families,

It’s Ms. Flanagin, 1st grade reading specialist. Did you know the Cobb County library has hundreds of books for children? All you need is a library card! The steps to getting a library card are as easy as 1-2-3!

See the link below.

https://www.cobbcounty.org/library/card-account

Enjoy our time at one of the many locations around the city!

Help your child with vocabulary and comprehension

From EIP: Ms. Reed

Fact Fluency: It is crucial for students to be able to add and subtract fluently within 10 using a variety of strategies. Using dice and playing cards (remove the face cards) are fun tools to use for addition and subtraction. Below are a few creative and fun ways for your child to practice their fact fluency.

  • Bowl a Fact-stg2

  • Both Hands-stg3


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At the Givebacks link below you will find our PTA School Spirit Store! Please check it out! All proceeds come right back to Park Street!

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Uniform Reminder

All students are expected to be in uniform. Fridays "Spirit Days" are the only days students should be out of uniform, on these days, students are still expected to wear Marietta/Park Street gear and be weather and school appropriate.



Reminder that all students should be wearing tennis shoes every day.

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