Welcome to First Grade

Happy September! 

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

Language Arts 

We will be learning about the three ways to read, reading the pictures, words and retelling the story. Students will learn expected behaviors for reading to self during independent rotations. This will prepare us for picking good fit books! We will also work on building our stamina with other independent rotations activities to prepare ourselves for small group instruction. 

We have started our Unit 1 of Fundations. In the upcoming weeks we will be reviewing the following: 

• The sequence of the alphabet 

• Letter formation from a to z

• The letter name, a keyword and sound for the consonants

• The letter name, a keyword and sound for the short vowels 

Math 

We are continuing to build our math class community and learn about routines during our math instructional block.  We will begin Unit 1 of our Go Math series. The upcoming focus will be: 

• Count to 120 (starting at any number) 

• Read and write numbers up to 120 

• Count backward from 120 (starting at any number)

• Skip counting by 2s

Social Studies 

We have defined the word community as a place where people live, work and play. We will continue to learn about communities including leaders and jobs in our community. We are excited about hosting our Career afternoons! :)

Religion 

This week our learning goals include: 

• God is our creator 

• Students will learn about caring for God's creation 

• God has made us all unique

Specials 

Monday: Music

Tuesday: PE (PE Uniforms)

Wednesday: Library

Thursday: World Cultures

Friday: Art 

Announcements:

• Each year, our school has the opportunity to receive important funding and services through federal and state programs. To ensure we qualify for the maximum benefits, we need your help by completing the 2025–2026 Income Survey, which directly supports programs that provide textbooks, technology, and building improvements. Please complete this important survey by October 1st:   Parent Income Survey Link 

Important Dates: 

• Friday, September 19th: ½ Day (Noon) Dismissal – ESP in session Spirit Wear Day

  •  SOTI Groundbreaking 9:00 AM SOTI 

  • Homecoming 2:30 - 7:00 PM 

• Monday, September 22nd: School Closed - Faculty Retreat

• Friday, September 26th: Spirit Wear Day 

• Monday, September 29th: Feast Day celebration of St. Lorenzo Ruiz: out-of-uniform day for Black House members only 

• Scholastic Book Fair Sept. 19 - Oct. 2

• Friday, October 4th: School Closed- Professional Development 

You can contact our team at the following email addresses: 

Mrs. Nappi   mnappi@schooloftheincarnation.org

Mrs. Guillen   hguillen@schooloftheincarnation.org

Mrs. Clough          aclough@schooloftheincarnation.org