Special News:
Our Scholastic Book Fair is a reading event that brings the books kids want to read right into our school. It’s a wonderful selection of engaging and affordable books for every reading level. Please make plans to visit our Book Fair and be involved in shaping your child’s reading habits. 

Book Fair dates: November 18th-22nd

Shopping hours: 18^th and 21^st-Before School, During Lunches, After School

                       22^nd-Before School, During Lunches, All afternoon during OSA and Grandparents Day

If you are unable to attend the Fair in person, we invite you to visit our online Book Fair at scholastic.com/fair. Our Online Fair is available from November 13th to November 26^th.

We look forward to seeing you and your family at our Book Fair! Remember, all purchases benefit our school. 
If you'd like to volunteer to help with the book fair please sign up here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0849a4a72fa3ff2-fall1

Here is what your child will be doing academically in the 12th week of school:

Math: This week we will be extending number patterns and skip counting.  We will also be figuring out the rules to patterns.  Your child will need to be able to name the rule for each number pattern.  (add 3, or subtract 2 ect)  Have you child count by 2', 3's, 5's and 10's. However start at 2-12-22-32-42 and count by 10's and see if they can tell you that the pattern is adding 10.  If you have any questions please email your child's classroom teacher.

Phonics: Students will now be doing activities with the long a. -ake, -ame, -ape, -ane.  So words like:  rake, snake, game, grape, cane....

Core Knowledge: This week we will continue the our Earl Civilizations Unit. We will be discussing Ancient Egypt. Students will discover their way of life, compare and contrast that to our lives in Ancient Mesopotamia, use their written language, religion, and culture. They will also be learning some geography about the area thousands of years ago, along with what they used on a daily basis, what they lived in, and more.

Writing: We are still continuing our unit on "How to..." writing. This week we will be focusing more on performing these writings more independently, instead of as a class. Students will begin by picking their own procedure to write about, brushing your teeth for example. Students will create a graphic organizer detailing the steps of how to perform the procedure with pictures. Students will then begin writing sentences detailing the procedure.

IRA: This week in IRA we will be discussing how to retell parts of a story. We want them to be able to retell a portion of the story (5 events) in sequential order. We will also be discussing what the problem and solution of the story is, and how events in the story support the problem to solution sequence. We want them to be able to pull out the important events and details in the story, and leave out events or details that just add extra flair to the story. These events and details should support or convey the message, or solution of the story.

November Core Virtue:  Generosity  

Have a great week! As always, if you have any questions please email your child's classroom teacher.

Our Scholastic Book Fair is a reading event that brings the books kids want to read right into our school. It’s a wonderful selection of engaging and affordable books for every reading level. Please make plans to visit our Book Fair and be involved in shaping your child’s reading habits. 

Book Fair dates: November 18th-22nd

Shopping hours: 18^th and 21^st-Before School, During Lunches, After School

                       22^nd-Before School, During Lunches, All afternoon during OSA and Grandparents Day

If you are unable to attend the Fair in person, we invite you to visit our online Book Fair at scholastic.com/fair. Our Online Fair is available from November 13th to November 26^th.

We look forward to seeing you and your family at our Book Fair! Remember, all purchases benefit our school. 

Here is what your child will be doing academically in the 12th week of school:

Math: This week we will be extending number patterns and skip counting.  We will also be figuring out the rules to patterns.  Your child will need to be able to name the rule for each number pattern.  (add 3, or subtract 2 ect)  Have you child count by 2', 3's, 5's and 10's. However start at 2-12-22-32-42 and count by 10's and see if they can tell you that the pattern is adding 10.  If you have any questions please email your child's classroom teacher.

Phonics: Students will now be doing activities with the long a. -ake, -ame, -ape, -ane.  So words like:  rake, snake, game, grape, cane....

Core Knowledge: This week we will continue the our Earl Civilizations Unit. We will be discussing Ancient Egypt. Students will discover their way of life, compare and contrast that to our lives in Ancient Mesopotamia, use their written language, religion, and culture. They will also be learning some geography about the area thousands of years ago, along with what they used on a daily basis, what they lived in, and more.

Writing: We are still continuing our unit on "How to..." writing. This week we will be focusing more on performing these writings more independently, instead of as a class. Students will begin by picking their own procedure to write about, brushing your teeth for example. Students will create a graphic organizer detailing the steps of how to perform the procedure with pictures. Students will then begin writing sentences detailing the procedure.

IRA: This week in IRA we will be discussing how to retell parts of a story. We want them to be able to retell a portion of the story (5 events) in sequential order. We will also be discussing what the problem and solution of the story is, and how events in the story support the problem to solution sequence. We want them to be able to pull out the important events and details in the story, and leave out events or details that just add extra flair to the story. These events and details should support or convey the message, or solution of the story.

November Core Virtue:  Generosity  

Have a great week! As always, if you have any questions please email your child's classroom teacher.

First Grade Parents,

We hope you are enjoying the end of fall, and beginning of a new season. Thank you to all the families that turned in the "Give To The Max" forms.  You all should have received a packet with fundraising information inside. If you did not, please contact your child's teacher. 

Here is what your child will be doing academically in the 11th week of school:

Math: This week we will be extending number patterns and skip counting.  We will also be figuring out the rules to patterns.  Have you child count by 2', 3's, 5's and 10's.  However start at 2-12-22-32-42 and count by 10's and see if they can tell you that the pattern is adding 10.  If you have any questions please email your child's classroom teacher.

Phonics: Students will now be doing activities with the long a pattern, -ain, -aint, -ay, -ail.  So words like:  chain, paint, say, pail....

Core Knowledge: This week we will continue the our Earl Civilizations Unit. We will be discussing Ancient Egypt. Students will discover their way of life, compare and contrast that to our lives in Ancient Mesopotamia, use their written language, religion, and culture. They will also be learning some geography about the area thousands of years ago, along with what they used on a daily basis, what they lived in, and more.

Writing: We are still continuing our unit on "How to..." writing. This week we will be focusing more on performing these writings more independently, instead of as a class. Students will begin by picking their own procedure to write about, brushing your teeth for example. Students will create a graphic organizer detailing the steps of how to perform the procedure with pictures. Students will then begin writing sentences detailing the procedure.

IRA: This week in IRA we will be discussing how to retell parts of a story. We want them to be able to retell a portion of the story (5 events) in sequential order. We will also be discussing what the problem and solution of the story is, and how events in the story support the problem to solution sequence. We want them to be able to pull out the important events and details in the story, and leave out events or details that just add extra flair to the story. These events and details should support or convey the message, or solution of the story.

November Core Virtue:  Generosity  

Have a great week! As always, if you have any questions please email your child's classroom teacher.