First Grade Newsletter!
Week of 10/28-11/1
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
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
Meet the Team
Ms. Kuranda (First grade Team Lead)
Mrs. Gonzalez-Soto
Ms. Sheilds
Mrs. Sato
Ms. Reed: EIP Support
jmanning@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.
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.
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!
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.
PTA School Spirit Store
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!
Uniform Reminder
Reminder that all students should be wearing tennis shoes every day.

