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First Grade Newsletter

GARDEN RIDGE ELEMENTARY

First GradeNewsletterGARDEN RIDGE ELEMENTARY

APR. 21-25 APR. 21-25

1ST GRADE PICTURES
Check out pictures of our wonderful first grade gators!

It's the final countdown.....

We are excited to count down the final 26 days of 1st grade. We have created something to look forward to each of these days. Please take a look at all the fun things we have planned for your 1st grader so you can plan ahead. Let us know if you have any questions about any of these days.

A paper copy is being sent home today as well.

UPCOMING DATES & EVENTS UPCOMING DATES & EVENTS

April 18th- NO SCHOOL

April 21st- We have school, this is the bad weather make up day.

April 25th- GRE Legacy and PTA Spring Carnival Event

April 29th- STAAR testing 3rd-5th grade

April 30th- School wide photo- WEAR GRADE LEVEL SHIRTS

A FEW REMINDERS A FEW REMINDERS

  • Library- We go to library on Fridays. Please return library book and check out a new book and get to participate in stations.
  • Snack- Please remember to pack a small snack that can be eaten in 10 minutes. If you able to send in a box of snacks for other students, this would be greatly appreciated. Ideas are: box of goldfish, animal crackers, fruit snacks, cheeze-its, etc.
  • Water- Students should bring a water bottle with a flip top lid to class. Other water bottles will not be allowed to be used in the classroom. There have been too many spills.

SILLY STRING THE TEACHERS

SILLY STRING THE TEACHERS and help FUND THEIR CLASSROOMS next year!! Sign up now to silly string a teacher or staff member at the Legacy Celebration and Carnival on April 25th! We are asking that you pre-purchase "cans" ahead of time. They will be given out at Silly String station the night of the carnival. $5/can (one per teacher you want to silly string) and ALL FUNDS go directly to our teachers for their classrooms next year! We will post a schedule/list of participating teachers and staff the week of the carnival. Payments online (for a small fee): https://my.cheddarup.com/c/gre-legacy-celebration-and-carnival-5553 or look out for a form in take home folders for cash/check. Questions: festivals@gardenridgepta.org.

Be sure to stop by the Library/ PTA table at the Spring Carnival to pick up a special gift from the Library and PTA. Students were allowed to choose a book at the Book Fair that was purchased for them by PTA and the Library. They will be handed out at the Spring Carnival. *Parents must be present to pick up the gifted books.

If you have some time, please consider helping pass out the books with us. This can be for parents or older kids (middle school and up)

Teacher Appreciation Week

Save the date for the upcoming Teacher Appreciation Week (May 5th to May 9th). Above is a suggested schedule of events for your gators to show GRE teachers and staff their appreciation. Don't forget to visit our teacher favorites down below.

Teacher & Staff Favorites

SPELLING SPELLING

Spelling patterns 'r-Controlled vowels er, ir, ur' for test MAY 2ND

HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS

1ST 9 WEEKS
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2ND 9 WEEKS
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3RD 9 WEEKS
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4TH 9 WEEKS
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LEARNING FOCUS LEARNING FOCUS

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Students will continue reading texts to learn about needs, wants, goods and services. Also, students will begin to discover what plants need to live and grow through listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
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Students will write poems using the writing process, with a focus on using descriptive words. This will be students’ first experience in writing poems, as kindergarten students are only expected to read poetry not write poetry. Students are NOT expected to write in rhyme. Read aloud a variety of types of poetry so students will understand that not all poems rhyme.
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Student will begin to describe how factors or conditions can cause objects, organisms, and systems to either change or stay the same.

Students will also record observations of and describe basic life cycles of animals, including a bird, a mammal, and a fish; and start comparing ways that young animals resemble their parents.

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Students will use measuring tools to measure the length of objects to reinforce the continuous nature of linear measurement. Students will tell time to the hour and half hour using analog and digital clocks.


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Students will learn about needs and wants and the kind of work people do that helps them get what they need and want. They will be introduced to the concepts of goods, services, making choices, and the value of work.


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Students will be able to read and write words with R-controlled vowel patterns er, ir, and ur as well as high-frequency words.

Meet your 1st grade teachers! Meet your 1st grade teachers!

All About Ms. Ruiz
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All About Mrs. Clavijo
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