Another wonderful week in first grade! Our class enjoyed our first Spanish Heritage Month mystery reader, Danny Holcomb’s dad. The students enjoyed the book, Celebrate the Day of the Dead by Diane de Anda. We thank Mr. Holcomb for reading and also donating this book to our classroom library. Please make certain you are reading with your child each night for at least 20 minutes. They should be sitting next to you reading out loud to you. Don’t forget the International Fest that takes place this Saturday from 12-4 PM at Charles McDaneil Park. Ms. Hartness wishes she could go but will be out of town. Ms. Vicky will be attending so find her and give her a hug! We hope you have a lovely weekend,
Ms. Hartness & Ms. Vicky
This week:
Math- We started Unit 4, Numbers to 99. We worked on place value using tens and ones. Ask you child about our math “secret code” for this :)
Reading/Phonics- We focused on blending and segmenting single syllable words with up to three phonemes. We continued to decode and identify CVC words using a, e, i, and o. We worked on the correct formation of uppercase and lowercase letters s, z, h. We continued to read books just for fun!
Writing- We continued to write and illustrate our small moment stories.
Next week:
Math- We will continue our place value study for numbers uo to 99.
Reading/Phonics- Students will listen to single syllable words and pick them out in a lineup! We will begin our study on Fables & Stories, reading The Boy Who Cried Wolf and also The Maid and the Milk Pail. We will also continue to read for pleasure.
Writing- We will wrap up our current small moment stories and begin our Amplify CKLA witing pilot.
Dear families, we had a good week. The students are eager and happy to practice our songs for Hispanic Heritage Performance. Also, Thank you to Sebastian’s Pacheco for coming into our class. The kids enjoyed the fun story : La Ovejita que Vino a Cenar
This week:
Reading: Reading simple sentences using the vocabulary learned (words with the vowel E)
Writing: Writing pattern books, and completing sentences utilizing a bank of words.
Math: We will begin our next unit on Numbers to 99. Students will develop an understanding of place value for numbers up to 99.
Science: What are the characteristics of each season? What changes do we see in nature?
Next week:
Reading: Reading books in Raz-kids and sharing about them (orally or through drawings)
Writing: labeling and drawing words that begin with the vowel “I”
Math: Represent the base-ten structure of multiple of 10 to 90 using towers of 10, drawings, numbers, or words.
Science: Words to describe each season.
School Uniform
There seems to be a misconception that Fridays are an “out of uniform” day. To clear up any confusion, Fridays are designated as Spirit Wear days when students are allowed to wear a GLOBE t-shirt. Jeans are also permitted on Fridays only, but must be accompanied by a GLOBE t-shirt. CLICK HERE for more details regarding our uniform policy.
International Fest
Come out and celebrate our diverse community, cultures from around the world and more at the GLOBE International Festival this Saturday, September 21, 2024, 12-4pm. Bring a chair, a blanket and get ready to have some fun. There will be a community potluck, vendors, food trucks, performances, games and more. We still need volunteers. Sign-up here.
To access the Mathematics Open Up curriculum visit this link:
- https://www.openupresources.org/
- click "access the curriculum."
- click "Open Up Resources K-5 Math, First Edition."
- Click "Grade 1"
- You can select your role as "family" and "student."
- Change the Language from English to Spanish by clicking on this Icon 🌐 EN ES
Please label all students' belongings.
Please send a healthy snack and water bottle every day, and make sure the water bottle is filled with water.
We are a nut free community
We encourage Velcro shoes unless your child is proficient in tying shoelaces.
Add a change of clothes for your student.
Please remember to include all four English/Spanish teachers in your email correspondence so we all receive your information.
Read at home every night for 20 minutes.
September 20
8th grade Band Night at the Lakeside High School football game.
September 21
International Festival at LC (Charles McDaniel Park), Noon–4pm.
September 23–27
Upper Campus GLOBE Scholastic Book Fair.
Board of Directors meeting, 7pm.
September 24
Language Coffee Talk - 8:30am–9:30am, UC.
School picture retake day (for those who were absent or require a retake).
September 27
Used uniform collection during morning carpool.
October 8
MS Language HS Credit Virtually 8:30am–9:30am.
October 14–18
Fall break, school closed.
October 24
Fall sports teams and Orchestra picture day.