Q3W8 Mar 2-6

 First Grade News

Dear Parents, 

We hope you enjoyed the beautiful weather this weekend.  . 

Please take note that, the Simple Machine Project is due Friday, March 13th. Scholars will present their projects on Friday. 

In Literature this week, we will wrap up Aesop's Fables, recite The Swing poem on Wednesday the 4th, and continue reading Owl at Home. 

 

In Math, we will continue in Chapter 9, addition and subtraction skills for numbers up to 120. This week, we will focus on adding 2-digit and 1-digit numbers with and without renaming (carrying the one).  

In History, we will begin our unit on the American Revolution, focusing on taxation and the Boston Tea Party. (Shhh, this next bit is a surprise!) This week, scholars will be visited by King George III's British soldiers (our fifth-grade sister classes) and ordered to pay taxes. The colonists of First Grade will soon understand the frustration the American colonists felt over 200 years ago.  Please send 50 pennies to school marked with your scholar's name if you can. We will return them to you at the end of the unit. 

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 

Owl at Home 

Aesop's Fables

Poetry recitation The Swing

Math

Chapter 9 Addition & Subtraction within 100 with renaming

History/Science

American Revolution, 13 colonies, taxation, Boston Tea Party

Upcoming Events

March 13 - Simple Machine project due

March 16-20 - Spring Break

March 27 - Spirit Day

Q3W7 Feb 23-27

 First Grade News

Dear Parents, 

Welcome to the 7th week of quarter three! 

In Literature this week, we will continue reading Owl at Home. We also read more of Aesop's Fables, focusing on  "The Dog in the Manger," and the "Maid and the Milk Pail."  Scholars will continue to practice "The Swing" poem as they prepare to recite it for the class the first week of March. Please encourage them to practice at home and demonstrate how we are learning to act it out in class. In Writing, we will focus on procedural, or "how-to," writing.  Scholars will select a topic to teach us about!  We will use concise language and the transition words "first, next, then, last" as we write.

 

In Math, we will take a test over Chapter 8 on Tuesday the 24th. Please review the study guide that will be sent home on the 23rd with your scholars. We will begin Chapter 9, Addition and Subtraction, within 100 on Wednesday. This is a challenging unit for most scholars. Please review their homework with them nightly and encourage them to explain what they are learning about new concepts.

 In Science, we will end our unit on movement and begin learning about simple machines.

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

Procedural Writing

Owl at Home

Aesop's Fables

Math

Chapter 8 Numbers to 120 and Money

Chapter 9 Adding and Subtracting within 100

History/Science

Movement and Simple Machines

Upcoming Events

Feb 27 - Spirit Day

Feb 28 - Griffin Gala

March 16-20 - Spring Break

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