Q3W5 Feb 9 - 13

 First Grade News

Dear Parents, 

We hope you had a great weekend! We enjoyed seeing many of our families at family game night on Friday!

In Literature this week, we will begin practicing our new poem, The Swing, by Robert Louis Stevenson. We will also read and analyze another poem called The Puffin. Finally, we will learn about adjectives and complete a self-portrait using words that describe us.

Please send in Owl At Home by Monday, February 16th.

In Math, we will continue Chapter 8 and begin counting money, focusing on the values of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. Scholars will practice changing coins for the same value and adding up sets of coins to determine the amount of money. Identifying and adding coins at home is an excellent way to support your scholar in these skills. 

In Science, scholars will explore magnets and investigate push and pull forces and friction.  We will explore various items to determine whether or not the object is magnetic or non-magnetic.  

Our chicken life cycle project culminated this past week with the hatching of our chicks. Scholars were excited to see them before they were returned home to one of our fabulous team members. 

Thank you so much for your continued support and partnership.  Have a wonderful week.

 

Go Griffins! 

A Peek at the Week

Language Arts

Spalding phonograms

Spelling words

Personal Narrative

Adjectives

Math

Chapter 8 Numbers to 120, counting money

Science

Forces- pushes and pull

Upcoming Events

• Feb 10th-12th - Parent Open House

• Feb 21st - Daddy Daughter Dance

• Feb 27th - Spirit Day

• Feb 28th - Griffin Gala

Q3W4

 First Grade News

Dear Parents, 

We hope you had a great weekend and are looking forward to the 100th day of school this Thursday!  We are excited to see you on Friday afternoon, from 4–6 pm for Family Game Night. 

This Tuesday, the 3rd, is class picture day!  (There will not be a retake for this picture.)  

Ssshhhhh!  It's a surprise for now.  In First Grade, Friendship Day will be celebrated this Friday, the 6th, with a small tea party including finger sandwiches (Nutella), cookies, and apple juice (tea).  If your scholar has allergies, please contact your scholar's teacher and send in an appropriate substitute for your scholar to enjoy on that day.  

In Literature this week, we will complete the reading of A Bargain for Frances. We will culminate our celebration of the virtue of friendship by participating in a seminar over this classic on Friendship Day.  Scholars will complete the final draft of their personal narrative story.   

In Math, we will continue Chapter 8, covering numbers up to 120. Please check the math note sent home in your child's red folder regarding the coins of money. The Ziplock bag should include 4 Quarters, 10 dimes, 10 nickels, and 10 pennies. Next week we will begin counting money, focusing on values for pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters.  Scholars will practice changing coins for the same value as well as adding up sets of coins to determine the amount of money.  Practicing identifying and adding coins at home is a wonderful way to support your scholar in these skills. 

In Science, scholars will learn about leaves and continue the discussion about how to take care of the earth. We will also being out Movement Unit. investigate push and pull forces and friction in hands-on activities using magnet.   

For the last few weeks, we have been waiting patiently for our chicken life cycle project to culminate with the hatching of our chicks. Today, Monday we have our first chick! 

Thank you so much for your continued support and partnership.  Have a wonderful week.

 

Go Griffins! 

A Peek at the Week

Language Arts

Spalding phonograms

Spelling words 

Personal Narrative

A Bargain for Frances

Math

Chapter 8 Numbers to 120

Comparing and ordering numbers to 120

Science

Leaves

Taking Care of the Earth

Forces- pushes and pull

                                Upcoming Events

• Feb. 3rd - Class Picture Day

• Feb. 6th - Family Game Night

• Feb. 6th - Early Release Friday

• Feb 10th-12th - Parent Open House

Q3W2 Jan 20th - 23rd

  First Grade News

Dear Parents, 

We hope you had a great weekend and enjoyed the extra day off!

In Literature this week, we will finish our fairy tales unit, by retelling Jack and the Beanstalk and reading Princess and the Pea.  Scholars will continue writing their own personal narrative story; working on the rough draft, making edits and revisions to improve the story.  

We will begin reading A Bargain For Frances soon.  Please send this Classic to Keep with your scholar as soon as possible. 

In Math, we will end Chapter 7, comparing lengths of objects and using non-standard methods to measure objects. We will take a chapter assessment this week. Look for a study guide to come home for your review of these concepts.    

In History, we will continue our unit on the earliest civilizations of the Americas; The Aztecs and Incas.  

Thank you so much for your continued support and partnership.  Have a wonderful week.

Go Griffins! 

A Peek at the Week

Language Arts

Spalding phonograms

Spelling words (17)

Personal Narrative

Fairy Tales

Math

Chapter 7 Length and Measurement

Chapter 7 Length and Measurement Test

History/Science

Early Civilizations of the Americas

Plants

Conservation

Upcoming Events

• Jan. 23rd - First Grade Fairy Tale Celebration

• Jan. 23rd - FULL DAY FRIDAY

• Jan. 27th - Picture Retakes

• Jan. 27th - Lower School Spelling Bee (MPR @ 6-8 p.m.)

• Jan. 30th - Early Release Friday; Spirit Shirt Day

• Feb. 3rd - Class Picture Day

• Feb. 6th - Family Game Night

• Feb. 6th - Early Release Friday

• Feb 10th-12th - Parent Open House

Q3W1 Jan 12 - 16

    First Grade News

Dear Parents, 

First, we want to welcome you back after a lengthy break!  Monday was a wonderful day as we became the student and the scholars became the teacher, presenting their assigned habitat to our class.  All that hard work has paid off....your scholars did an amazing job with their habitat projects.  Thank you for investing the time to help them research, write reports and craft like rock stars!  

In Literature this week, we will continue our fairy tales unit, reading Hansel and Gretel and Jack and the Beanstalk.  We are very much looking forward to our celebration next week!  Thank you to all who have volunteered with supplies, door decorations and helping on the day of. In Writing/Grammar we will begin writing our very own personal narrative story.  In the coming weeks, scholars will draft, edit and write a final version of their own personal narrative story.  

We will begin reading A Bargain For Frances soon.  Please send this Classic to Keep with your scholar by Monday, January 19th.  

In Math, we will start Chapter 7, comparing lengths of objects and use non-standard methods to measure objects.

In History, we will begin our unit on the earliest civilizations of the Americas; covering nomadic cultures and the Mayas.     

Thank you so much for your continued support and partnership.  Have a wonderful week.

 

Go Griffins! 

A Peek at the Week

Language Arts

Spalding phonograms

Spelling words (17)

Personal Narrative

Fairy Tales

Math

Chapter 7 Length and Measurement

History/Science

Early Civilizations of the Americas

Upcoming Events

• Jan. 23rd - First Grade Fairy Tale Celebration

• Jan. 23rd - FULL DAY FRIDAY

• Jan. 27th - Picture Retakes

• Jan. 27th - Lower School Spelling Bee (MPR @ 6-8 p.m.)

• Jan. 30th - Early Release Friday; Spirit Shirt Day

• Feb. 3rd - Class Picture Day

• Feb. 6th - Family Game Night

• Feb. 6th - Early Release Friday

• Feb 10th-12th - Parent Open House

Q2W9 Dec 15-19

First Grade News

Dear Parents, 

First, we want to congratulate the spelling bee champion and runners-up from each of our classrooms.  It was such a joyful experience to see the scholars persevere when words were tough and to silently encourage each other during the struggle.  We are so proud of our scholars!

 And just like that.....the first half of the school year is coming to a close.  We have greatly enjoyed getting to know our scholars and all of our First Grade families so far this year.  It is with hearts full of gratitude that we wish you a joy-filled holiday season! 

Please remember to look for books to research for the Independent Study Project EARLY.  Choices at the public library dwindle quickly at the start of break.  If you have questions or need a replacement packet, please see the attachment on the weekly updates email. 

Lastly, as your students select fun ways to participate in our Spirit Days, please remember that these items must be free from references to pop culture, politics, or current events in our society.

In Literature this week, we will continue our fairy tales unit, reading The Frog Prince. In Writing/Grammar we are introducing idioms and writing initials.

In Math, we will be wrapping up Chapter 6, using the strategies we have learned for addition and subtraction to solve word problems.  Scholars will review part/whole relationships and comparison strategies and take a test on Friday.  

In Science, we will continue our unit on animals, depicting the life cycle of a frogs and birds and finish the week introducing plants. 

A Peek at the Week

Language Arts

Spalding phonograms review

Frog Prince

idioms and initials

Math

Review Chapter 6: Addition and Subtraction word problems

Test Chapter 6

History/Science

Life cycle

Parts of a plant