First Grade Update

Please see our listed donations for the Thanksgiving food drive below or on the communication sheet. Please only bring your assigned food amount - we do not have space to store extra food. Thank you!

Please also see the note regarding cold weather and sign up for conferences below.

When it snows, first graders will need a jacket, hat, gloves, snow pants, and boots at school every day. Thank you!

Believe and Read

Consonant blends: This week, we had fun with consonant blends at the end of words. We wore hats in honor of the hidden word inside our sight word what.

Comprehension

Unit 5: We used the fiction story Stellaluna to identify problems and solutions. We also used the text to identify character traits. Then we read a nonfiction piece about bats. We learned about nouns, and we reviewed verbs. Having fun noticing nouns and verbs when reading with your first grader!

Math

Addition and Subtraction Within 20: We used tens and ones manipulatives to add and subtract within 20 on our place value chart. We used a hundreds chart to differentiate between adding/subtracting ones and tens. Our "counting on" strategies include fingers, pictures, and number line. We also use doubles facts, and we make groups of ten.

Religion

Jesus' Birth: We have been so excited to begin learning the story of Jesus' birth from the Gospel of Luke. We will memorize 6 verses of scripture and perform it at the Christmas concert on December 3. Read the second chapter of Luke's Gospel as a family!

Social Studies

Geography: We made a map of our classroom using directions and symbols. We played games using directions around our classroom. Use north, south, east, and west when driving with your first grader!

Vivienne: 2 boxes of cereal (different varieties)

Harrison: 1 cake, brownie, or cookie mix (frosting optional)

Sarthak: 1 bag of potatoes OR 1 box of instant potatoes (gravy optional)

Delight: 1 can of vegetables

Aleena: 1 can of vegetables

Gigi: 1 treats for kids (pudding, fruit snacks, granola bars, etc)

Valentine: 1 package of applesauce OR 2 cans of fruit

Miriam: 1 bread or muffin mix

Charlotte: 1 box of pasta + 1 jar/can of pasta sauce

William: 1 jar of peanut butter

Gabby: 1 jar of jelly

Dominic: 1 can of chicken or tuna

Finn: 1 pie crust + 1 can of pie filling

Ava: 1 bag or box of rice

Junia: 1 can or package of soup

Arnie: 1 can or package of soup

Nora: 1 box of stuffing mix

John: 1 can of sweet potatoes or yams

Please sign up for your conference here. Thank you!

• November 23, 24: Conferences
• November 25-27: Thanksgiving Break
• December 3, 6pm: Christmas concert