First Grade Newsletter!
Week of 10/7-10/11
Important Reminders
Conference week is NEXT WEEK: 10/14-10/18
Early dismissal at 1:15pm. Please make sure that you are checking your students folders this week for your conference time.
Please make sure your students know how they are going home, and to let the front office know/ your child's teacher know if there are any changes.
Upcoming Events
Coming up:
10/14-10/18: Conference week (early dismissal at 1:15pm)
10/14-10/18: Book Fair
Meet the Team
Ms. Kuranda (First grade Team Lead)
Mrs. Gonzalez-Soto
Ms. Sheilds
Mrs. Sato
Ms. Reed: EIP Support
jmanning@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
How to Help at Home:
Students should be reading at home every night.
Have students practice rereading books that they are familiar with to practice fluency, reading rate, and reading with expression.
Practice fact families within 10 at home.
2+7=9, 7+2=9, 9-2=7, 9-7=2
Go over high frequency words with your students like:
the, I, a, said, to, do, of, see, he, be, me, from, look, book, are, was, you, what, have, your, want, no, go, so, goes, says, she, we, talk, walk, were, could, would, should, or, for.
Talk about different character traits and how different people around them show these character traits
(fairness, respect for others, respect for the environment, courage, equality, tolerance, perseverance, and commitment) to connect with our Social Studies unit on Historical Figures.
Inside Our Classrooms:
What we learned this past week:
Reading: This week we began looking at a new text "The Green Eggs and Ham", and looking at our narrative story elements.
Phonics: Students learned about the soft c and g sounds, and how a i,e, or y following a c or g can change the letter sound.
Writing: Students worked on their narrative writing focusing on story elements, adjectives, and who, where, and why question words.
Math: We began our unit 2 in math, focusing on counting on & back to solve addition and subtraction problems.
Social Studies: We will began studying Historical Figures starting with Benjamin Franklin.
What we will learn this week:
Reading: This week we will begin our new reading unit Creature Features, where students will learn about the unique features that animals have and how they use them.
Phonics: Students will learn about magic e exceptions and begin looking at suffixes starting with -s/-es used on the end of plural nouns.
Writing: We will be starting a new writing type, focusing on informational writing.
Math: We will continue our unit 2, continuing working on counting on to solve addition problems. Students will work on using a closed and open number line.
Social Studies: We will continue out unit on historical figures, discussing Thomas Jefferson and Lewis and Clark.
From our ESOL:
ESOL is hosting a parent information meeting next Friday at 8:30 in the meeting center.
Here’s the link to the invitation to include in the newsletter.
From Our Reading Specialist
Hello Park Street families,
This is Ms. Flanagin, 1st grade reading specialist. As the weather gets cooler, I would like to encourage you to grab a cozy blanket and curl up with your child to share a good book.
Reading aloud is one of the most important things parents can do with their children. Make your reading together time interactive and fun — a conversation between you, your child, and the story (the words and the illustrations). You’ll be introducing rich new words, providing a model of fluent, expressive reading, and letting your child know how wonderful books and reading can be. Reading aloud everyday can become a cherished family tradition.
Watch to learn more!
From EIP: Ms. Reed
Ways to Make 10: It is important for kids to understand the power of the number 10. Understanding how to make 10 is essential to building strong number sense and mental math skills. Below are all the ways to make 10.
0+10=10
1+9=10
2+8+10
3+7=10
4+6=10
5+5=10
Watch the videos below!
PTA School Spirit Store
At the Givebacks link below you will find our PTA School Spirit Store! Please check it out! All proceeds come right back to Park Street!
Uniform Reminder
Reminder that all students should be wearing tennis shoes every day.

