1st Grade News

Hello First Grade Families,

Welcome to Week 14 in First Grade! We have another fantastic week of learning ahead, and we appreciate all your support at home. Please continue practicing the weekly blending lines with your child, as just 5-10 minutes of daily reading aloud builds strong decoding skills, speed, and confidence. In math, we are focusing heavily on fact fluency, with a special emphasis on doubles facts (like 2 + 2 = 4, 4 + 4 = 8, 8 + 8 = 16). Mastering these doubles helps students unlock larger addition and subtraction strategies, so quick practice with flashcards or mental math games at home is a huge help. Thank you for partnering with us to help your first grader succeed!

Reminder, first grade no longer uses ice cream permission slips. If you would like to regulate your child's purchasing at lunch, please go on MySchoolBucks to limit purchases of specific items. You can even make it so they can only purchase on certain days! Thank you so much! Lets make it a fantastic week.

Love,

First Grade Team💜

November 11th: Veterans Day Parade

November 20th: Grandparents & Special Friends Day

We are excited to welcome families for the 26-27 annual Grandparents and Special Friends Day for first grade on Friday, November 20th from 10:45-11:30am.

There are 2 steps that need to be completed ahead of time.

1. Register through Verkada. This link will close at the 3pm on Monday, November 16. Registering after November 16 means you will not have a preprinted badge.

2. Complete the lunch order form, even if you are not ordering a lunch through the cafeteria.

1. Register through Verkada

To preregister for your security badge through Verkada, please use the links below. You will need to register for each grade level you plan to attend. Students with siblings in other grades may join their family for lunch at either sibling's lunch time. These links will close at the 3pm on Monday, November 16. Registering after November 16 means you will not have a preprinted badge.

Friday, 11/20: 10:45-11:30: 1st Grade Verkada Link

2. Complete the lunch order form.

If you plan to attend, please complete this form. If you do not plan to attend, we still need you to fill out the form so that we know if your child does/does not need a sack lunch on the day they are not scheduled to be in the cafeteria.

Attendance/Absences:

There is a change this year for doctor’s notes or other supporting documentation for an absence. They should now be submitted by completing the online Attendance Note Submission form and uploading the documentation within the form. Student's 8-digit ID numbers (900...) are required in order to complete the form, and may be found in Skyward Family Access. This process applies to both full-day and partial-day absences. Please note that a parent notification submitted through Skyward Family Access regarding a doctor's visit does not qualify as a doctor's note. If you have any questions, please reach out to our registrar at windsong-registrar@prosper-isd.net.

WRE Attendance website

Skyward Absence Request

Submit a Doctor's Note

Arrival/Dismissal:

Please use this LINK to review important arrival/dismissal information.

New Change of Dismissal Form

To help streamline our daily end-of-day procedures, we are transitioning all dismissal changes to a simple online form. You no longer need to call the front office and this keeps a paper trail of your request. Please note that our daily cutoff time remains the same: all changes must be submitted by 1:30 PM each day to ensure our staff can safely route every student to their proper location. To make updating your child's pick up quick and easy, please bookmark this link so you can access it whenever you need it!

Cafeteria Info:

Our food service team's commitment remains the same: serving safe, high-quality meals students enjoy. Learn more about our Child Nutrition department, put money on your child's MySchoolBucks account today, and bookmark the lunch menu calendar.

This year, Child Nutrition is updating menus to remove certain artificial dyes and additives while continuing our focus on simple, recognizable ingredients.

We are starting our first grade guidance lessons covering Anti Victimization the month of October. Students will learn what to do when it comes to personal safety and safe/unsafe touch. Pursuant to state law, Prosper ISD requires parental consent for instruction on this lesson. This was part of the back to school forms you filled out during the enrollment process. All students without an opt in will not participate in the lesson.

Based on our Student Health Advisory Committee and Board Approval, we will be using Play it Safe for our first grade lesson. If you would like to preview the lesson prior to making a decision for your child to participate, please attend the first grade preview session on our campus:

• First Grade Parent Preview is October 21st @ 8:00- WRE cafeteria

• Lessons will take place during the week of Nov. 9-13

Please reach out to the campus counselor with questions.

Brooke Stenson

abstenson@prosper-isd.net

Time is running out! You must order your yearbook by Friday, November 13th to get the lowest price of the year.

This yearbook is more than just photos—it’s a time capsule of friendships, experiences, and unforgettable moments.

Already ordered? Thank you—you’re in for an amazing book this year!
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🎲 Math: I can use multiple tools and strategies to solve adding and subtracting equations.

🛑 Social Studies: I can describe what Veteran’s Day and the 4th of July is.

📚 Reading/Writing: I can explain the characteristics of fairy tales. I can create and write my own fairy tale.

🔬Science: I can plan and conduct my own investigation with pushes and pulls.

🎲 Math: "Can you teach me your favorite trick for solving a subtraction problem like 10 - 3?"

🛑 Social Studies: "What makes the 4th of July such a big celebration, and how do people celebrate it?" "Why do you think it's important to say 'thank you' to veterans?"

📚 Reading/Writing: "What makes a story a fairy tale? Does it have magic, royal characters, or starting words like 'Once upon a time'?"

🔬Science: Did you plan or do an experiment involving pushes and pulls today?

Please remember to bring your car tag to pick up your child at dismissal. If you do not have your car tag, you must come into the office with a valid ID for us to release your child to you. If you are unable to pick up your child, only people listed on your emergency contact list on Skyward will be able to do so. Please have them bring their ID with them to the office for verification. Thank you!

• Please continue to read 20 minutes each night. Remember to ask questions before, during and after reading.
• Practice blending lines and high frequency words.
• Practice adding and subtracting numbers up to 20.
• Practice skip counting by 2's, 5's and 10's.