September First Grade Newsletter
2026
Upcoming Events
- 9/7 Labor Day - No school
- 9/10 PSE Grandparents Day Lunch
- 9/17 PSE Fall Picture Day
- 9/21-9/25 PSE Fall Break - No school
Spotlight
August Students of the Month: Persistence
Congratulations! These are the students that were awarded recognition for exhibiting persistence in their school efforts:
1A: Zoie Campbell
1B: Diana Castro Cubas
1C: Michael Murillo Mendez
1D: Emmanuel Vasquez
1E: Kameron Jones
We will be nominating a student each month. Next month we will be nominating students who exhibit RESPECT at Park Street!
Homework
Practice Makes Progress!
Families,
Homework is given every Monday and is due on Friday. Please be sure to work with your child daily to reinforce what they are learning.
For the reading passage, please listen and watch your child read for 1 minute straight. Mark the section at the bottom each day, circling the words they get correct and incorrect. The expectation is that your child reads the passage once a day and grows in their number of words correct by Friday.
Math homework is to be completed and returned with the reading homework. We suggest all homework stays in your child’s folder during the week so that it does not get left at home on Friday.
Work diligently on having students read their "red words" with automaticity. Students should be able to read them quickly when they see them. We have these words listed in our classroom. Once every student has signed off on reading every word correctly, the whole class will get a gumball!
Let us know if you have any questions,
PSE First Grade Team
How To Do the UFLI Homework
Please view the videos below with directions to help you with homework at home! We will send homework with this format each week to help you keep it consistent. The documents below are instructions in English and Spanish, as well as a list of ALL heart words this year.
The video below is a SAMPLE PAGE. The HALF SHEET is always the one intended for homework that week for your child, and should match the spelling rule on their fluency passages.
Specials
Transportation
Change of Transportation must be submitted in writing. Park Street requires written notice from parent or legal guardian before allowing a change or transportation or students to be transported by anyone other than a parent. You may send in a note with your child or email parkstreet@marietta-city.org with the details of the change. If you must make a change during the day, notify the school office staff before 2:45 p.m.
Academic Calendar 26-27
Information Station
Our newsletter is a quick and easy way to get information for first grade. We will deliver every month. Please reach out to your child's teacher on ClassDojo or email if you ever need anything.
Ms. Pierce 1A jpierce@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
Sra. Ponce 1B mponce@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
Mrs. Test 1C kimberlytest@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
Mrs. Tierce 1D mtierce@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
Mrs. Van der Merwe 1E hvandermerwe@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
Park Street Elementary School
105 Park Street
Marietta, GA 30060
(770) 429-3180