Welcome to First Grade

Happy October! 

Please see below for this week's news and important 1st Grade Updates! 

Asynchronous Learning Day- Friday, November 14th 

Language Arts 

This week we will begin Unit 3 of Fundations. We will be working on consonant digraphs. We will learn in this unit how to “mark up” words. The trick words of this unit are: as, has, to, into, for, or, we, he, she, be, me. We will continue to practice retelling stories by identifying the characters and setting and key details from the beginning, middle and end of the story. We will continue our small group reading instruction.

Math 

We are continuing to build our math class community and learn about routines during our math instructional block.  The upcoming focus will be: 

• Place Value (Numbers within 20)

• Understanding 2-digit numbers focusing on place value

• Comparing Numbers 

•  Mentally adding and subtracting 10

• Commutative Property 

• Fact Fluency 

Science

We are finishing our first Science Unit. We will be focusing on Plant and Animal Superpowers! We are excited for Eco Adventures to join us on 11/13!

Religion 

This week our learning goals include: 

• God is Our Holy Father 

Specials 

Monday: Music

Tuesday: PE (PE Uniforms)

Wednesday: Library

Thursday: World Cultures

Friday: Art 

Announcements:

• Lunches from outside restaurants may not be brought into the cafeteria with the exception of the child’s birthday. Students are not permitted to have lunches delivered to school by Door Dash or similar services. Parents may provide a special lunch for their child, not the child’s classmates, on the child’s birthday. 

• Please make sure your child's snack is something small and mess free :)

Important Dates: 

• Friday, November 7th- Spirit Wear Day 

• Tuesday, November 11th- Veteran's Day

• Tuesday, November 11th- Open House for Prospective Families 8:30-11:00

• Tuesday, November 11th- PAC Spirit Night @ Lime and Salt

• Wednesday, November 12th- Vision and Hearing Screening 

• Thursday, November 13th- First Grade in School Field Trip- Eco Adventures Animal Superpowers! 

• Friday, November 14th- Asynchronous learning day for students/ End of Trimester 1

• Wednesday, November 19th- Grades K-3 Mass 

• Friday, November 21st- Spirit Wear Day 

• Tuesday, November 25th- Grandparents Day! 

• Wednesday, November 26th-Sunday, November 30th- Thanksgiving Break! 

• Monday, December 1st- Classes Resume 

You can contact our team at the following email addresses: 

Mrs. Nappi   [email protected]

Mrs. Guillen   [email protected]

Mrs. Clough          [email protected]