First Grade News

• Reading - We will be learning about different story elements.
• Grammar- We will be learning about nouns, verbs and adjectives.
• Phonics- We will be learning about words that have a long vowel spelling pattern (cvce).
• Writing - We are learning about different animals and using nonfiction text to mentor our writing. Then, we will pick an animal we want to write about to create a nonfiction/informational book.
• Math - Students will be learning about 2D and 3D shapes.
• Science - Students will be learning about the attraction and repel of magnets. Students will learn which things magnets are attracted to.

We are starting our Disguise a Turkey Project! Your child's teacher will be sending home more information and a paper turkey for you to use.

Using items that you find around your house, dress the turkey up so that he or she won’t be found. This is a fun, family assignment so please encourage your child to be as creative as possible! If you need any materials, feel free to contact your child's teacher. We will be using this Turkey for our writing activity that week.

This project is THIS WEEK on Wednesday, November 15.

Many students have been forgetting to charge their iPad for school/forgetting their iPads at home. We do activities and assignments on their iPads so it is crucial their iPad is ready for the day. We simply do not have enough chargers/outlets to charge student iPads in our classrooms.

Thanks for your help.

Here are the class days for library:

• Monday - Blackburn
• Tuesday - Clary
• Wednesday - Smith
• Thursday - Park

On these days, please be sure your child packs any old books so they can get new ones. Please encourage your child to take care of these books. If your child loses it or damages it, please contact our librarian: rebecca.young@gcisd.net.

GCISD will begin charging for meals this year. To see if your child qualifies for Free or Reduced Meal Pricing, please click HERE and complete the form.

To add money to your child's meal account, please send a check to school with them or drop it by the front office. **Pro Tip** Download the My School Bucks App from your App Store. You can add money directly to your child's meal account, track their spending, and receive notifications when their meal account runs low!

Breakfast will be served 7:20-7:35 each morning, and students needing to grab a breakfast before heading to their classrooms should arrive as close to 7:20 as possible each day! Breakfast will be eaten in the classroom. Please communicate with your child's teacher if you need them to get breakfast from the cafeteria.

When will my child eat lunch?

Lunch times vary by grade level, but each grade level will have 30 minutes in the cafeteria. 30 minutes will fly by! If sending a lunch from home, please practice with your child how to open the containers by themselves.

If buying a lunch from the cafeteria, students will go through the serving line and choose a milk, entree, and sides.

Please pack a healthy snack for your child's afternoon snack! Foods such as carrots, yogurt, apple sauce, fruits, pretzels, etc are encouraged!

Unhealthy foods such as chips, cookies, donuts, candy, etc. will not be allowed and we will ask your child to save it for home. If you have any questions, please email your child's teacher.

This year all of DOVE students will be using the CHAMPS system in their classrooms and common areas to set the expectation of behaviors expected. CHAMPS stands for Communication, Help, Movement, Participation, and Success. Before a different activity or going into a common area teachers and students will review the expectations for each of the letters "CHAMPS" so that all students can be successful!

Dove's 4 Bs for Behavior Expectations

BE Respectful

BE Responsible

BE Safe

BE Ready to Learn

This week your student will be talking with their peers about what these school-wide expectations look like. Please help reinforce these expectations at home.

If your child is absent, please notify your child's teacher via email or call the school at (817) 251-5700.

It is required for Dove to keep track of absences and the reasons why. Thanks for your cooperation!

First grade's dismissal is different than Kindergarten's. Your student will have the following options:

• Front Walker - If you walk up to the school to meet your child, meet them at the first grade doors.
• Car Rider - If you are driving up to the school, drive through the carline. Please display orange name tag on passenger window.
• Bus/Daycare - Your child will be escorted to the bus circle by a teacher.
• KidzU - Students enrolled will be walked up to the cafeteria by a teacher.
• Pre-K/Kinder Sibling - If you have a child in pre-k/kinder, then first grade students will walk to the gym and will wait with their sibling.

IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES - please notify the office or email your child's teacher!

You will find pictures and updates of all the fun things we are learning and doing in 1st grade on our Twitters! Follow us! Also, check out the hashtag #DESisBest to see what is happening around Dove!

Amy Smith:

• Email: amy.smith@gcisd.net
• Twitter: @desmrssmith

Kristin Clary:

• Email: kristin.clary@gcisd.net
• Twitter: @kristin_clary

Samantha Park:

• Email: samantha.park@gcisd.net
• Twitter: @SMParkDES

Melissa Blackburn:

• Email: melissa.blackburn@gcisd.net
• Twitter:

November 17: All School Assembly

November 20-24: Thanksgiving Break