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First Grade Newsletter

Week of 10/23-10/27

First GradeNewsletter Week of 10/23-10/27

Red Ribbon Week

This week is Red Ribbon Week! Each year we celebrate red ribbon week to renew our commitment as a community to be healthy and drug free! Each day students have the opportunity to participate in a themed.


Monday: Wear a red shirt!

Tuesday: Wear your favorite sports team gear!

Wednesday: Wear a college shirt!

Thursday: Dress up like a book character! (no Halloween mask are allowed)

Friday: Pajama Day!


Even though students are not required to wear "uniform" these days, please make sure that students clothing still have no rips in jeans, and shorts, skirts, shirts, dresses are school appropriate.


If your student does not participate on a day, they do need to be in school uniform.

Coming up:


11/3: Coffee with the Principal 8:30am

11/7: No School (Election Day)

11/15: First Grade Thanksgiving Lunch (Check with your students teacher for their lunch time)

11/16: PTA Turkey Bingo 5:30pm

11/20-11/24: Thanksgiving Break

11/30: Fall Picture Makeups

Meet the Team Meet the Team

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Ms. Kuranda

mkuranda@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
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Mrs. Gonzalez-Soto

mgonzalez-soto@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
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Mrs. Sanchez

nsanchez@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
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Mrs. Sato

asato@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
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Ms. Reed: EIP Support

areed@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
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Mrs. Rakestraw: ESOL Support

arakestraw@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
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Ms. Flanagin: Reading Specialist

lflanagin@marietta-city.k12.ga.us

Inside Our Classrooms: Inside Our Classrooms:

What we learned this past week: (before break)

Reading:

-Comparing animal habitats.

-Comparing plant and animal habitats.

Phonics:

- Glued /-ank/, /-ang/, /-ink/, /-ing/, ect.

Writing:

-Proper letter formation

-Capitalization for proper nouns

-Punctuation.

Math:

-Adding and Subtracting on a number line.

Vocabulary for the Week:

Protect

Scatter

Carnivore

Omnivore

Herbivore

Habitat

What we will learn this week:

Reading:

-Beginning our new unit on Weather!

Phonics:

-We will be working on CVC-e pattern words, long vowel sounds and silent E.

Writing:

-We will begin writing letters to move into our persuasive writing unit.

Math:

-We will be continuing our work with number lines, adding and subtracting, and word problems containing 2+ addends.

Vocabulary for the Week:

Precipitation

Seasons

Bare

Thermometer

Weather

Patterns

Conditions

How to Help at Home:

High frequency words/ heart words students should know how to spell and read:


was, said, they, their, there, were, where, any, many, want, walk, talk, very, does, would, could, should


We add new words to this list each week, if your student can fluently read and spell a word. At the end of the year students should be able to read and spell 125 High Frequency words (including the "heart words" or irregularly spelled words.



Below are some online educational games that our students love! These educational game websites have both reading and math games that are tailored to each grade level. Students in all grades can have fun and learn with these games!

Online Educational Games for Free!

Teach Your Monster: Free Phonics, Reading and Mathematics Games

Teach Your Monster: Free Phonics, Reading and Mathematics Games

Help children learn with our free, award-winning reading, mathematics and phonics games.

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ABCya! * ABCya! * Learning Games and Apps for Kids

ABCya! * ABCya! * Learning Games and Apps for Kids

Educational games for grades PreK through 6 that will keep kids engaged and having fun. Topics include math, reading, typing, just-for-fun logic games... and more!

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Starfall Education: Kids Games, Movies, Books & Music for K-5 and above

Starfall Education: Kids Games, Movies, Books & Music for K-5 and above

At Starfall, children have fun while they learn - specializing in reading, phonics & math - educational games, movies, books, songs, and more for children K-5 and above.

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Addition Using a Number Line | Get Set, and Hop!
The Magic E Song

From Our Wonderful Support Teachers! From Our Wonderful Support Teachers!

Mrs. Rakestraw: ESOL

Marietta City District ESOL Family Night

Who: ESOL families NEW to Marietta City Schools

When: November 2, 2023 @ 5:30pm

Where: Marietta Sixth Grade Academy

What: Learn what to expect for your child

Families will receive help accessing Aspen, school schedules, understanding your child’s language progress, connecting with your child’s school, and more.

Dinner and childcare provided.

Ms. Reed: EIP

Fact Families: fact families are related addition and subtraction facts that use the same numbers. Fact families help kids understand the relationship between addition and subtraction. For example, using the numbers 8, 5, and 13, students can produce two addition number sentences and 2 related subtraction sentences.

See the fact family and video below.


5 + 8 = 13

8 + 5 = 13

13 - 5 = 8

13 - 8 = 5


BrainPop Jr: Fact Families

How to help at Home from DLI:

Saludos familias de DLI:

En matemáticas estamos trabajando sumas en la recta numérica:

Sumas en la recta numérica para niños - YouTube

Favor continuar repasando el contar hacia 120 hacia adelante y atrás de 1 en 1. Continuar repasando contar de 10 en 10 y 5 en 5 hasta 120.

En español favor continuar practicando los sonidos y nombres de las letras:

Los Sonidos Iniciales (Spanish letter Sounds) - YouTube

Favor continuar practicando las silabas regulare y las trabadas:

Las sílabas en español para niños (en orden) - Syllables in Spanish for kids (in order) - YouTube

El ABC en espanol

https://youtu.be/OdGKb55gArA

Muchas gracias por su apoyo,

Sra. Gonzalez y Sra. Sanchez

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Upcoming Events Upcoming Events

Uniform Reminder

All students are expected to be in uniform. Students may wear jeans or Marietta or Park Street gear any day. Please make sure that jeans do not have holes in them. Also please have your students bring a jacket to school if they get cold easily. While it is hot outside, it can get chilly inside the school building.


Reminder that all students should be wearing tennis shoes every day.

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