Welcome to First Grade

Happy October! 

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

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

• Fact Fluency 

Science

We are continuing our first Science Unit. We will be focusing on Plant and Animal Superpowers! 

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:

• First grade in school field trip 11/13/25. Please send in your signed permission slip so your child can participate in this experience!

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

Important Dates: 

• Friday, October 31st: School Closed - Happy Halloween! 

• Monday, November 3rd- St. Martin De Porres Feast Day (student in house only wear teal)

• Monday, November 3rd-Winter Uniform Begins 

• Wednesday, November 5th- Picture Make-Up Day 

• Friday, November 7th- Spirit Wear Day 

• Wednesday, November 12th- Vision and Hearing Screening 

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

• Friday, November 14th- Remote Day for Students 

You can contact our team at the following email addresses: 

Mrs. Nappi   [email protected]

Mrs. Guillen   [email protected]

Mrs. Clough          [email protected]