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September 22nd, 2023

Parent-Student Handbook

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1st Grade News

Dear First Grade Families,

What a wonderful week back. First graders came back excited to share their stories about their adventures. Tigers were ready to learn and grow a readers writers and mathematicians. Everyday we are adding new snap words to our charts and learning craft moves to apply to our writing. Our reading unit begins soon and we will continue to lead a readerly life. Please continue supporting your child in doing so. Feedback Friday Folder goes home today, sit down with your child and talk about their strengths and areas of growth.

Weekly Learning Goals & Tasks

English Literacy

Learning Goal

Reading: Build a reading identity and build good reading habits. 

Phonics: Take time to look at letters and sounds in words by studying them closely in order to show our power to tackle super - hard words, which will help us to read more books.

What readers & writers are doing at school...

Reading: We kick off a new unit in reading an begin by building a readerly identity, we will work on good redaing habits such as, world solving, motnitoring for sense and rereading, all while dcoding CVC words as well as word with beginning blends. 

PHONICS: Readers and writers will see and show their power to tackle super - hard words, which will help them to read more books. We will celebrate and recap all the things we have been learning regarding blends, diagraps and snap words.

What readers & writers could be doing at home...

Reading: Talk to your child about what if their favorite genre of book, fiction or non-fiction, poems or graphic novels. Pick any book and have them read.

PHONICS: Use what you know about blends and digraphs to read the book “Wash Your Hands”. Remember to hear, say and identify the blends and diagrams we studied.

Spanish Literacy

Learning Goal

Los escritores escriben para enseñar ( Libros Instructivos), Los escritores escriben para enseñar (Libros Instructivos)

What readers & writers are doing at school...

Darán inicio al taller de escritura estudiando el tipo de escritura, usando lo que ya saben hacer; planear su escritura en cada página. 

What readers & writers could be doing at home...

Pensar en algo que saben hacer y planear su escritura

Mathematics

Learning Goal

Solve addition problems by counting on

What mathematicians are doing at school...

Students will be using dominoes to figure out how many dots they have in different confugurations.

What mathematicians could be doing at home...

Home Connection Unit 2 Module 1 session 2 Due on Wednesday, September 27. Activity # 1 Dominoes

Science or Social Studies

Learning Goal

5-day Science Project: Collaboration & Engagement

What tigers are doing at school...

For the next 5 science sessions students will be creating a physical model of a plant and all of the different parts a plant uses to survive. As they create their model be sure that as they create each individual part they are using the observations, questions and information they learned about plants previously to show the purpose of each part of the plant.

What tigers could be doing at home...

Collecting materials that you might need to design your model of the plant. Place the in a bag and bring it to school.

Social Emotional Learning Program

Learning Goal

Learners and friends learn about caring for others through examples such as sharing or using kind words.

What friends and learners are doing at school...

Learners and friends learn the definition of compliment through simple examples. Friends and learners practice complimenting each other.

What friends and learners could be practicing at home...

Practice with learners how to say and receive compliments from family and friends

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Upcoming Events

Sep. 22

Feedback Folders
Sent Home

Oct. 13

Regualar School
Day

Reminders

September - Calendar

Swimming

Big Questions Day

Meet the Team!

Mrs. Gema Pereira

1A

Ms. Claudia Romero

1B

Mrs. Daniela Carrión

1C

Mrs. Ma. José Bravo

1D

Betzaida Oviedo

1A Paraprofessional

Adriana Zeledón

1B Paraprofessional

Denissa Estrada

1C Paraprofessional

Kathya Blanco

1D Paraprofessional

Mrs. Dámaris Valdivia

First Grade
Spanish Lead

Cristina Melendez

1st Grade
Spanish Paraprofessional

Mrs. Mercedes Estrada

First Grade
Inclusion Lead