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September 13th, 2024

Parent-Student Handbook

Birthday Slip

1st Grade News

Dear 1st Grade Families,


This amazing week our tigers reconnected with our classes with full energy after an invaluable time to rest and recharge during a week vacation. First graders came back excited to share their stories about their adventures. Tigers were ready to learn and grow as readers writers and mathematicians. Every day 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.


We are better together. Your support is greatly appreciated

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 and begin by building a readerly identity, we will work on good reading habits such as world-solving, monitoring for sense, and rereading, all while decoding word endings like -s and -ing. 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 diagraph we studied.

Spanish Literacy

Learning Goal

Escribir para enseñar 

What readers & writers are doing at school...

Iniciarán una nueva aventura como escritores en el nuevo taller Escribir para enseñar, pensarán en una cosa que saben hacer y lo organizarán en varias páginas usando en sus dibujos etiquetas que den información y los conviertan en diagramas. Se convertirán en su primer lector prestando atención a que sus oraciones estén bien escritas. Continuarán aprendiendo palabras que describen para dar detalles en cada paso de su libro instructivo para que su lector entienda claramente el proceso que está enseñando. 

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

En casa, prestá atención mientras lees Cocinando con mamá como Kenna y Grace han escrito su libro, luego conversa con tu compañero de lectura ¿Qué sabes cocinar tú? ¿Qué te gustaría enseñar en nueva escritura? Recuerda que puedes leer cualquier palabra.

Mathematics

Learning Goal

Solve addition problems by countng on

What mathematicians are doing at school...

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

What mathematicians could be doing at home...

Home Connection Unit 2 Module 1 session 2 Due on Wednesday, October 2nd. Activity # 1 Dominoes

Science or Social Studies

Learning Goal

Students will use their observations, questions and information they learned about plants to show the purpose of each part of the plant.

What tigers are doing at school...

Students will be creating a physical model of a plant and all of the different parts a plant uses to survive. As they create each individual part, they will be 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

Friends and learners will learn about what causes feeling

What friends and learners are doing at school...

Friends and learners will listen to a story and discuss how we can have different feeling about situations. We will think about the cause of emotional reactions. 

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

Practice thinking about situations that you did not expect. How does that changes your feelings? What can you do to feel better? For example: You want to go to a park and were very happy, but it starts raining. How do you feel now? What can you do to feel better? 

CONNECT

Upcoming Events

Oct. 1st-11th

School Photos

Oct. 2nd

Pathways Parent Workshop

Oct. 3rd

Fifth Grade Parent Workshop

Oct. 4th

Fourth Grade Parent Workshop

Oct. 7th

Third Grade Parent Workshop

Reminders

📁 Today, Sept. 27: Friday Feedback Folders will be sent home. Make sure it comes back to school on Monday, same as the Spanish work given to you.

📖 Make sure to read and write every day for 20-25 minutes.

🏊 1C swimming cycle: Sep 23 - Oct 10.

🍏 Bring healthy snacks to school.

📝🛠 Writing and phonics tools: Attached you will find links to

Blends & Digraphs Chart

Vowel Chart

New Word Wall

Parent Engagement

School Photo Day

We look forward to Picture Day! On their photo day, students can come in casual clothing and are encouraged to wear solid colors. Please know that Primary students will not have an active PE class on photo day.

Photo Package

Get ready for picture day! Our school photo shoot begins Tuesday, October 1st. Pre-order your child's printed photo package today.

Parent Workshops

1st Grade

October - Calendar

Swimming

Big Questions Day

Meet the Team!

Mrs. Vivian Espinoza

1A

Ms. Claudia Romero

1B

Mrs. Ma. José Bravo

1C

Mrs. Dámaris Valdivia

First Grade
Spanish Lead

Arlen Sánchez

1A Paraprofessional

Natali López

1B Paraprofessional

Betzaida Oviedo

1C Paraprofessional

Mayling Estrada

1st Grade
Spanish Paraprofessional

Mrs. Mercedes Estrada

First Grade
Inclusion Lead