JANUARY NEWS 2026

• How To Contact Us

  
  

  Communication is key to your child's success. Please contact your child's homeroom teacher.

  
  

  Conferences by appointment: 9:25a.m.-10:00a.m.

  Rees Elementary phone number: 281-531-1444

  
  

  Mrs. Hurtado (One Way Dual Language Teacher)

  • monica.hurtado@aliefisd.net

  Ms. Flores (One Way Dual Language Teacher)

  • Alfredo.Garzon-Ruiz@aliefisd.net

  Mrs. Gomez (Monolingual Teacher)

  • jennifer.cubelli-gomez@aliefisd.net

  Mrs. Lopez (Monolingual Teacher)

  • kaylee.lopez@aliefisd.net

  Mrs. Olomi (Dual Language Teacher)

  • madina.olomi@aliefisd.net

  Mrs. Rodriguez (Dual Language Teacher)

  • deyanira.rodriguezojeda@aliefisd.net

• ParentLunchDays

  
  

  Parent Lunch Day for 1st Grade are on Tuesdays. Please read below to see your child's specific lunchtime.

  
  

  Lunch times for First Grade range from 11:05 - 11:45, depending on the class:
  

  
  

  
  

  • Gomez & Lopez: 11:05-11:35
  • Hurtado & Garzon: 11:10-11:40
  • Rodriguez & Olomi: 11:15-11:45

• Mondays: Bedtime stories with Mrs. Owens
• Tuesdays: Rees or Alief Shirt
• Wednesdays: College or Military Shirt
• Thursdays: wear YELLOW for COMMITMENT
• Friday: Rees or Alief Shirt

Homework is sent home on Mondays and due every Friday

• January 5 : Student Holiday

• January 6: STUDENTS BACK TO SCHOOL

• January 6: 3rd nine weeks begins
• January 7: Bedtime Stories Zoom 7– 8 p.m
• January 8: Report Card Day
• January 14: 90th day of School (hip hop, metallic gold, Bel Air baseball jersey, flannel/plaid, overalls, tracksuits, chokers, etc. )
• January 19: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Day – STAFF and STUDENT HOLIDAY
• January 22: Math test
• January 29: Progress Report goes home

Student/Staff Holiday

We follow the HMH curriculum. Each module lasts 15 days. Day 1 is an introduction to the module, and day 15 is a day to review, wrap up, and assess students.

Module 5: Now You See It , Now You Don't - We will be working on Module 5 through the month of January.

We follow the Math in Focus curriculum.

This month, we will focus on the following:

• We will continue Addition and subtraction to 20 Real World Problems.
• We will have our CBA 1/15/25 on Unit 7: Addition and Subtraction to 20
• We will also begin Unit 8 Counting to 40 on the month of January

The video below reviews the addition and subtraction symbols.

We will be learning/ Estaremos aprendiendo.

1. Bodies of Water/Cuerpos de agua

• Water comes from many different sources including rivers, streams, lakes, and oceans.
• Different sources of water have different characteristics such as size, types of water, and movement.
• We can describe and identify different sources of water based on observable characteristics such as color and smell.
• El agua viene de diferentes fuentes incluyendo los rios, arroyos, lagos, y el océanos.
• Los diferentes cuerpos de agua tienen diferentes caracteristicas como tamaño, tipos de agua y movimiento.
• Podemos describir e identificar las diferentes cuerpos de agua basados sus caracteristicas como el color y el olor.

Vocabulary

English: variety, ocean, lake, river, stream, water, source, natural.

Spanish: varieda, océano, lago, río, arroyo, riachuelo, agua, fuente, natural.

2. Weather and Air

• We can observe weather conditions around us using our senses.
• Tools such as windsocks and thermometers can be used to gather weather information.
• Weather data can be recorded in charts, tables, and graphs.
• Podemos observar las condiciones del tiempo a nuestro alrededor con nuestros sentidos.
• Herramientos como mangas de viento, termómetros pueden ser usadas para registrar el clima.
• Los datos sobre el tiempo se registran en gráficos, y tablas.

Vocabulary

English: weather, cloudy, cold, rainy, air, wind, windy, hot, icy, temperature, information, calm, thermometer, wind sock, clear,

Spanish: tiempo, nublado, frío, lluvioso, aire, ventoso, caliente, con hielo, temperature, información, calmado, termómetros, manga de viento, despejado.

We will be learning/ Estaremos aprendiendo

Culture/ Sharing Our Culture

• Culture is made up of food, clothing, housing, language, religion, art, and music.
• Culture is expressed in various ways.
• We are all part of a culture.
• Families and communities shared different holidays, celebrations, beliefs, language and traditions.
• La cultura está compuesta de comida, vestido, casa, lenguage, religión, arte, y música.
• La cultura se expresa de varias maneras.
• Todos somos parte de una cultura.
• Las familias y las comunidades comparten diferentes celebraciones, creencias, y tradiciones.

Vocabulary

English: culture, celebrate, family, shelter, tradition, nation, president, hero, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr.

Spanish: cultura, celebrar, familia, alojamiento, tradición, nación, president, héroe, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr.

Houses Around the World

Pebble Go is a resource you can use to support your child at home with the Social Studies topics for this month. Simply have your child sign into the AliefHub. Pebble Go provides information both in English and Spanish. / PebbleGo es una fuente que puede usar para apoyar el aprendizaje de su hijo sobre los temas de Estudios Sociales de este mes. Simplemente haga que su hijo inicie sesión en AliefHub. PebbleGo proporciona información tanto en inglés como en español.

Winter is here! Please make sure your child's jacket or coat has his or her name written on the tag. We will go outside for recess everyday unless it is raining. You are welcome to come anytime to check the lost and found section if your child lost his/her jacket.