MAY NEWS 2026
Read about all the learning we are doing this month!
HOW TO CONTACT US:
Communication is key to your child's success. Please contact your child's homeroom teacher.
Conferences by appointment: 9:25a.m.-10:00a.m.
Rees Elementary phone number: 281-531-1444
Mrs. Hurtado (One Way Dual Language Teacher)
- monica.hurtado@aliefisd.net
Mr. Garzon (One Way Dual Language Teacher)
- Alfredo.Garzon-Ruiz@aliefisd.net
Mrs. Gomez (Monolingual Teacher)
- jennifer.cubelli-gomez@aliefisd.net
Mrs. Lopez (Monolingual Teacher)
- kaylee.lopez@aliefisd.net
Mrs. Olomi (Dual Language Teacher)
- madina.olomi@aliefisd.net
Mrs. Rodriguez (Dual Language Teacher)
- deyanira.rodriguezojeda@aliefisd.net
Parent Lunch Days /Almuerzo con los padres
Parent Lunch Days/Almuerzo con los padres for 1st Grade are on Tuesdays. Please read below to see your child's specific lunchtime.
Lunch times for First Grade range from 11:05 - 11:45, depending on the class:
- Lopez & Gomez: 11:05-11:35
- Hurtado & Garzon 11:10-11:40
- Rodriguez & Olomi: 11:15-11:45
- College or Military Shirt on Wednesdays.
- Rees Spirit Shirt on Fridays.
Additional Important Days for May
May 1st: Carrer Day
May 5th: National Teacher appreciation Day
May 6th: School Nuerse Day
May 7th: Reading Test
May 8th: Science test
May 12th: Math Test
May 13th: Wellness Wednesday. Wear sweats
May 14: Progress Report Day
May 15th: Library Books Due
May11-15th: Book Fair week
May18thy: Crazy hair day
May 19th: Stinky feet day
May 20th: Silly oiutfit Day
May 21: Show and Tell
May 22nd: Favorite Book character day
May 25th: No school
May 26th: Carnaval Day ( teachers have activities planned)
May27: Future self Day
May 28th: Class picn nic day
May 29th: Last Day of school. Pijama Day. Report cards go home
June 3: Summer School begins
Cinco de Mayo
Meeting ID: 834 6744 5976
Password: rees123
Reading & Writing
Reading & Writing
Module 9: Grow, Plants, Grow!
Pregunta escencial: ¿Como nos puede ayudar a resolver problemas pensar de maneras originales?
MATH
Math- TELLING TIME AND DATA ANALYSIS
We follow Math in Focus curriculum. In May we will covering
Telling Time to the hour, and time to the half hour.
Graphing (Tally charts, picture graphs, bar graphs)
Review Numbers to 120 from Interim Assessment (Counting to 120 10 more/ 10 less, Comparing and Ordering numbers to 120, Addition and Subtraction word problems to 120).
Operation Review. When do we need to add or subtract.
1.7E tell time to the hour and half hour using analog and digital clocks.
1.8 Data analysis. The student applies mathematical process standards to organize data to make it useful for interpreting information and solving problems. The student is expected to :
(A) Collect, sort and organize data in up to three categories using models representations such as tally
marks.
(B) Use data to create picture and bar-type graphs.
(C) Draw conclusions and generate and answer questions using information from pictures and bar
graphs.
Counting by 10s to 100
Operation Review
Science/Ciencias
Life Cycles
We will be learning
Topic Animal Life Cycles (Week 1)
Student Expectation 1.10(C) compare ways that young animals resemble their parents 1.10(D) observe and record life cycles of animals such as a chicken, frog, or fish
Vocabulary English: life cycle, trait, young, parent, animal Spanish: ciclo de vida, rasgos, joven, padre, animal
Focus Question(s) What pattern did you notice about the life cycle? What observations can you make about the young and adult birds?
Social Studies/Estudios Sociales
American Inventors and Heroes
Topic/Skill American Inventors and Heroes
TEKS/SE 2A TLW identify contributions of historical figures who have influenced the nation. 15C TLW identify contributions of scientists and inventors such as Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, and Garrett Morgan
ELPS TLW narrate, describe, and explain how historical figures have helped our nation.

