Q2W1 Oct. 19-23

   First Grade News

Dear Parents, 

It was wonderful to meet during Parent Teacher Conferences and share all your scholar's progress so far this year.  We hope you had a great time over Fall Break making memories and resting.  

 

In Literature, we will wrap up Trickster Tales with The Raven.  Scholars will enjoy another round of Similar Stories from different lands in reading Cinderella stories.  In Writing/Grammar, we will continue our study of nouns with idea and feeling nouns.

        In Math this week we will be starting Chapter 4. We will count, compare, and order numbers to 20. We also will group numbers 11 to 19 as a 10 and ones and 20 as 2 tens. We will start using greater than, less than or equal to between two numbers. This will help students compare the different numbers. Copy of Compare 3 Numbers within 20.mp4 Copy of PM 2022 Comparing Numbers within 20.mp4 

        This week will be a mix of History and Science as we take our end of unit assessment over Ancient Egypt and enjoy our Egyptian Celebration. In Science we will begin learning about living and non-living organisms and how to tell the difference between the two. We will also begin to explore the different kinds of habitats that are found around the world and what kind of plants and animals live in each. 

Friday will be a day of celebrating our favorite characters from the beautiful classics we hold so dear to our hearts.  Students will dress up as their favorite character and enjoy read-a-louds throughout the day.  We will have some surprise visitors stop by to share their favorite stories with our class.  It is always a joyous time for the scholars and really demonstrates how exciting and wonderous reading can be.     

Thank you for your partnership and have a blessed week.   

 

Go Griffins! 

A Peek at the Week

Language Arts

Spalding phonograms

Spelling Words (20 words)

Trickster Tales: The Raven

Similar Stories, Different Lands: Cinderella

Math

Chapter 4: Numbers within 20

History/Science

Living & Non-Living

Habitats: Rainforest & Desert

Ancient Egypt Unit Test

Soil Test

Ancient Egypt Celebration

Upcoming Events

• Oct. 21st- Egyptian Celebration

• Oct. 23rd- Literary Character Dress up day; Early Release Friday

• Oct. 24th - PSO Fall Festival

• Oct. 28th- Athletic Field Day (in the morning)

• Oct. 30th- Spirit Day, Early Release Friday

• Nov. 6th- Early Release Friday

• Nov. 4th- Field Trip to the San Antonio Zoo

• Nov 13th- Early Release Friday; R&R Weekend, Winter Concert

Q1W9 OCT 5-9

  Dear Parents, 

We hope you had a great weekend.  Can you feel it? The first hints of Fall are in the air.  

 

If you signed up for a non-perishable item for our Ancient Egypt Celebration, please check your sign-up item's due date. We are expecting a number of things coming in this week to make our celebration a wonderful experience for our scholars.  Please reach out to your scholar's teacher with any questions.  Thank you so much for all your help! 

In Literature, we will begin our Trickster Tales with Brer Rabbit Gets Brer Fox's Dinner.  In Writing/Grammar, we will continue our study of nouns with the days of the week. 

In Math this week there will be a Chapter 3 Study Guide going home Monday. The test will be Wednesday. On Thursday there will be a cumulative study guide going home and the test will be Friday. Chapter 3 will be over subtraction and the cumulative will be over adding and subtracting.

We will continue learning about Ancient Egypt this week in History as we talk about ancient Pharaohs and begin activities to review the concepts we have discussed so far to prepare for the end of unit assessment on October 21st. We will end the week by making toilet paper roll mummies to put in a sarcophagus that we will prepare and decorate during our Egyptian celebration after we come back from Fall Break. A letter will be coming home with details about Egyptian Collars students will wear during the celebration. Please look for it in your scholar's Red Folder!

  

Thank you for your partnership and have a great week.   

 

Go Griffins! 

A Peek at the Week

Language Arts

Trickster Tales

Days of the week

Math

Chapter 3: Review, test Wednesday

Cumulative review Ch. 1-3, Cumulative Test Friday

History/Science

Egyptian mummies

King Tut

Sarcophagus

Hatshepsut

Spalding

    24 new words on Friday's Spelling Test

    WPR Quiz

Q1W8 Sept 28th - Oct 2nd

  First Grade News

Dear Parents, 

We hope you had a great weekend.  

Happy Homecoming Week!  Students may wear a mum and a spirit shirt this Friday to celebrate.  

We are looking forward to seeing you at Parent Teacher Conferences.  If you haven't signed up yet, please use the link below to sign up for your scholar's section.

1A – Cukjati/Espinosa                      1B – Velez/Nehen 

1C – Real/Williams                            1D - Lopez/Ames

In Literature, we will continue reading Frog and Toad Together looking at sequencing of narrative texts.  In Writing/Grammar, we will continue differentiating between nouns and verbs. We will also recite Bird Talk this week. 

In Math this week we will write a fact family related to addition and subtraction stories. We will use number bonds and Fact Family to show the different ways to write an equation. We will finish up Chapter 3 and take the test the following week. Copy of Making Addition and Subtraction Fact Families.mp4 

This week in Science we will be taking a look at the different types of rock, metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary. We will understand how these rocks are made and categorize different kinds. Additionally, we will learn about the types of soil;  humus, sand, gravel, and pebbles. We will get hands on as we discover soil, its characteristics and layers.  

Thank you for your partnership and have a wonderful week.   

 

Go Griffins! 

A Peek at the Week

Language Arts

Spalding phonograms

Frog and Toad Together

Sequencing: First, Next, Then, Last 

Elements of Narrative text

Math

Number Stories

Number Bonds

Fact Families Subtraction within 10

History/Science

Rocks

Properties of Rocks

Parts of Soil

Upcoming Events

• Sept 28th-Oct 2nd - Homecoming Week

• October 2nd - Early Release Day; Mum Day

• Oct 12th-16th - Parent Teacher Conferences

• October 21st - Egyptian Celebration

• October 23rd - Character Dress Up Day

• October 24th - PSO Fall Festival

• October 28th - Grades 1 & 2 Field Day

Q1W7 Sept 21th - 25th

  First Grade News

Dear Parents, 

We hope you had a great weekend!

In Literature, we will begin reading Frog and Toad Together looking at sequencing of narrative texts. Students will begin retelling a story using the words "First, Then, Next and Last."

In Writing/Grammar, we will continue identifying and differentiating between nouns and verbs. We will also have our Common and Proper Noun Assessment on Friday. Please practice identifying common and proper nouns at home when students read to you. 

 In Math this week we will start subtraction within 10. We will tell number stories for when objects are taken away also counting back on the number line to prepare for Chapter 3 Test for the following week. Counting Back.mp4 Copy of Take From Result Unknown Build It.mp4  

In History this week, we will begin our Ancient Egypt Unit. We will learn about the Nile river, Pharaohs, mummies, the gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt, and hieroglyphics as their form of writing. We will also discover how Egypt was once two kingdoms that united into one. This unit will culminate in our first celebration of the year, our Ancient Egyptian Celebration!  

Don't forget that reading logs are due on Mondays.  Please add up and record the minutes your scholar has read over the course of the week.  

  

Thank you for your partnership and have a blessed week.   

 

Go Griffins! 

A Peek at the Week

Language Arts

Spalding phonograms

Spelling Words (20 words)

Frog and Toad Together

Sequencing: First, Next, Then, Last 

Beginning, Middle, End
Will Power Activity with Frog & Toad

Math

Number Stories

Number Bonds

Fact Families Subtraction within 10

History/Science

Ancient Egypt:

gods/goddesses

Hatshepsut

pyramids and the Sphinx

Upcoming Events

• Sept 25th - Spirit Day

• Week of September 28th - Bird Talk Recitation

• Sept 28th-Oct 2nd - Homecoming Week

• October 2nd - Early Release Day; Mum Day

• October 6th - Mummy Supplies due

• Oct 12th-14th - Parent Teacher Conferences

• October 21st - Egyptian Celebration

• October 23rd - Character Dress Up Day

• October 24th - PSO Fall Festival

• October 28th - Grades 1 & 2 Field Day

Q1W6 Sept. 14th-18th

   First Grade News  

Dear Parents, 

We hope you had a great weekend.

Scholars need to bring the classic Frog and Toad Together by Friday the 18th.

In Literature, we will continue to focus on beginning, middle and end as we read When Tigger Comes to the Forest.  In Writing/Grammar, we will continue to look at common and proper nouns for people and places as have an introduction to two types of sentences; declarative and interrogative. 

Scholars will continue practicing "Bird Talk" and will recite it the week of Sept 28th.  

In Math this week we will continue to use picture cutouts (or other manipulative) to illustrate the meaning of addition. We also will write number sentences for given situations involving addition.

• Copy of PM 2022 True Number Sentences with Unknown Numbers.mp4
• Copy of PM 2022 True Number Sentences.mp4

For this week in Science we will continue to explore matter, looking at the different states and ways they transform. We will discover how applying heat to a solid can turn it into a liquid and cooling a liquid can turn it into a solid. Towards the end of the week, we will turn our focus to the earth as we examine the properties of rock and soil. Your scholar will be asked to bring a small rock from home to observe for an activity on Friday. 

In History, we will finish up our Mesopotamian Unit with a test on Tuesday. A song is coming home today to help scholars remember key terms they will need for the test. 

This week, scholars are learning 15 new Spalding words. They will have their spelling test over these words on Friday.

Spalding homework will be assigned Monday through Thursday each week. Please make sure your scholar completes and returns their homework each day.

Each week, scholars will also have their WPR Quiz on Thursday. Please have your scholar practice their phonograms daily at home to help them prepare for their weekly quiz.

Please encourage your scholar to use their very best handwriting on both their homework and tests. We appreciate your help reinforcing neat and careful handwriting at home!

Thank you for your partnership and have a blessed week.   

 

Go Griffins! 

A Peek at the Week

Language Arts

Spalding phonograms

Spelling Words (15 words)

In Which Tigger Comes to the Forest

Identify Beginning, Middle, End 
Elements of Narrative text
Common and proper nouns- places

Beginning capitals and ending punctuation

Declarative and Interrogative Sentences

Math

Review Chapter 2

Test Thursday

History/Science

Mesopotamia Unit Test Tuesday

Changing States of Matter Experiment

States of Matter

Matter Unit Test Thursday

Upcoming Events

• Sept 14th-18th - Freedom Week

• Sept 16th - Student Picture Day

• Sept 25th - Spirit Day

• Sept 28th-Oct 2nd-Homecoming Week