1st Grade Newsletter

Always Look on the Bright Side!

December 20th - January 5th

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:

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 Winter reading challenge over the break.
Complete your UFLI reading homework.
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

Character Trait

After Christmas break, we will begin our new character trait: Optimism! We will be learning how to have a good attitude and show gratitude in all things.

Reading

When we return in January, we will begin reading Fairy Tales. Our first story will be "The Princess and the Pea."

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

Math

After break, we will be working on Measurement Rules and learning how to measure and compare the lengths and heights of objects.

Writing

After Christmas break, we will be learning to write Personal Narratives. We will learn to think of story ideas and plan our stories with a Beginning, Middle and End.

Science and Social Studies

When we return in January, we will learn about the New Year's Day holiday and how people make resolutions to start the year. Let's make some New Year's Resolutions together!

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