1st Grade Newsletter

Always Look on the Bright Side!

December 16th - 20th

Picking up your child early?

PLEASE DO NOT SIGN YOUR CHILD OUT AFTER 2:15 EACH DAY. If you need to pick up, please try to get them BEFORE that time. Please let us know if you are picking up your child early so that we can have them packed up and ready.

Our recess time is 11:00-11:30 each day and our lunch time is from 11:30 - 12:00 each day. Please plan accordingly for early pick-ups. Thank you!

PLEASE BE SURE YOUR CHILD HAS AN EXTRA CHANGE OF CLOTHES IF THEY ARE PRONE TO BATHROOM ACCIDENTS.

Dress Down

Please be sure you are following dress code on DRESS DOWN days (as stated on the dress code matrix). This includes no spaghetti straps, short shorts, or inappropriate shoes. ALL STUDENTS SHOULD WEAR ATHLETIC SHOES EVERY DAY.

Dates to Remember:

December 16th - 20th Holiday Spirit Week (check out the graphic below!)
December 20th -- Last day before break and 1/2 day
January 6th -- First day back to school
January 10th -- Report Cards go home
January 20th -- Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (no school)

First Grade Home Connect

Let's make a connection between home and school!

Here's how:

Complete your December reading challenge this month.
Complete your UFLI reading homework. This week you will have a sheet to complete! This homework will come home each Monday and you will have until the next Monday to complete and return it. Your teacher will send instructions or share a video on Class Dojo to show you how to complete this reading assignment.
Practice counting and practice math facts at home.
WATCH THE UFLI VIDEO BELOW TO HELP WITH YOUR HOMEWORK THIS WEEK. It is a great review of what we will learn in class this week.

Want to see your child grow?

Read, read, read over the holiday break!

UFLI Videos of the Week -- Lessons 53 Digraphs Review

Character Trait

This week we will continue learning about our character trait: Responsibility! We will be learning more about how to be responsible at both school and at home!

We will also celebrate our Responsibility winner at our assembly this week!

Reading

We will enjoy many Christmas and holiday stories this week! We will love hearing new stories, rereading some of our favorites, and comparing different versions of the same story.

We will also complete our UFLI phonics lessons and work on the "oi and oy" rules in our Secret Stories.

Math

We will review graphing concepts, including picture graphs, bar graphs and tally charts.

Writing

We will finish our Holiday How To Writing unit. This week we will be writing about: How to Catch a Reindeer and How to Catch Santa.

Science and Social Studies

This week we will continue our Holidays Around the World unit! This week we will travel to Africa and the United States!

Let's travel and learn about traditions!

Holiday Symbols Around the World

Let's go to Africa and America!

First Grade Curriculum Night Info

Click here:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PIcNKcKYLSoDiZPkdDU9Tl2wHRFsHpKF/edit#slide=id.p1

Family Day T-shirt

Your child will need to wear the navy Family Day shirt on March 10th (UA Family Day), and April 10th (trip to theatre).

If your child did not get a shirt, please wear a NAVY tshirt or uniform shirt.

Unfortunately, this shirt is not uniform approved for other days of the school year (other than dress down Fridays).

UA Dresscode

First Graders should:

LABEL ALL JACKETS AND SWEATERS
Wear a Belt!
Send a uniform approved sweater or sweatshirt for the classroom
Navy, white and khaki clothing -- No Red
Grey hoodies are OK

First Grade Ice Cream Days:

Bretz -- Tuesday

Helms -- Thursday

Huber -- Friday

Hudson -- Monday

Watt -- Wednesday

Lott -- Thursday

Zarger -- Monday

*Send $1.00 each week or purchase an ice cream card on Boonli.

Our First Grade Library Schedule:

Bretz -- Friday

Helms -- Monday

Huber --- Tuesday

Hudson --- Wednesday

Lott --- Thursday

Watt -- Friday