First Grade Weekly Updates

We had another wonderful week in First Grade! Our first House Assembly was a blast!! We are so proud of all students for following our Christie Expectations to earn house points!

Every week, please read through our newsletter for all important updates happening in First Grade!

With Pioneer Pride,

💙💚First Grade Teachers

We love celebrating your child's special day, but to help keep our classroom focused on learning and safe for all allergy needs, we do not host in-class birthday parties with food.

However, you are more than welcome to send home goodie bags with your child, and we will gladly hand them out at the end of the day as friends are heading out the door!

If your child would like to pass out birthday party invitations at school, please make sure that all students in the class are included so that no one feels left out. Thank you so much for your understanding and help in making everyone feel included!

Guess What's Coming Home?!

Get ready — library books are hitting backpacks soon!

Each week, your little reader will bring home new books to explore — maybe a silly story, maybe a fun fact-filled adventure. Storytime and learning time, all in one! 🌟

Here's how you can help our books stay happy and healthy:

• 🏠 Give them a cozy, dry spot to live (no floors, backpacks are best!)

• 📅 Return books on library day — this is how your reader gets to pick a brand-new adventure each week! No return, no new book. 📖➡️📖

• 🤲 Little hands are still learning big responsibilities — your help means the world!

A gentle note: Accidents happen! If a book does get lost or damaged beyond repair along the way, families are asked to help cover the cost so we can keep our shelves stocked for everyone. 💛

Thanks for helping us raise a class full of book lovers! 📖💫

Email me with any questions! rkcannon@prosper-isd.net

August 29th: Ms.Glaspie's Birthday 🎉

August 30th: Miss Mav's Birthday 🎉

September 4th: No School for students

September 7th: No School for students

September 17th: Wear Purple to support Goutong 💜

September 23rd: Mrs.Longley's Birthday 🎉

September 25th: House Assembly 🐈🦉🦁🐺🐘

*Wear house colors every Monday*

Social Studies: Explain the purpose for rules and laws in the home, school, and community.

ELAR: Independently read and write to improve stamina, use response skills to illustrate or write.

Math: collect, sort, and organize data in up to three categories using models & representations such as tally marks or T-charts, Use data to create picture and bar-type graphs, Draw conclusions and generate and answer questions using information from picture and bar-type graphs.

Science: Explain and predict changes in materials caused by heating and cooling.

These printable resources can be used at home weekly to reinforce the spelling patterns taught each week.

This weeks targeted phonics skill: Final Blends

Please be sure to read the explicit guidelines regarding dismissal changes when you click on the form!

Did you know that joining the PTO helps provide great experiences for our students and supports classroom teachers? Be sure to click the link above to learn more about the different memberships being offered at Dan Christie.

Change of Clothing: Accidents happen! Please ensure that your child has an extra change of clothes in their backpack each and every day!

Lunch and Snack: Please be sure your child is aware of where their lunch and snack are located. Make sure their snack is separate from their lunch. (Example: lunch in their lunchbox & snack in their backpack). Each morning, classroom teachers will take a “lunch count”. Please ensure your student is aware if they are buying lunch from school or bringing lunch from home. This will help make the process seamless!

Blue Take Home Folder: Your student came home with a blue take home folder! Please ensure it is in your students backpack pack everyday, and that you are frequently checking your students blue folder for any work and/or important information being sent home.