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Week 22: January 26-30
Phonics: I can read words with three letter combinations that make the long o: (o, oe, oa, ow) and long u sound: (ew, ue, ui).
Writing: I can write reviews that include important information to convince my readers.
Reading: I can keep track of the characters and what is happening in my book.
Math: I can recognize and explain when a two dimensional figure has been split into two or four fair shares.
Social Studies: I can identify and describe how plants, animals, and humans use rocks, soil, and water.
Word Wall: our, know, pool, much
Spelling Test #2: test on Friday 1/23/26
rob
robe
cut
cute
came
Challenge Words:
rename
salute
Important Dates:
January 30, 2026: Last Day to purchase a yearbook
February 5, 2026: First grade music performance at Multicultural Night
February 13, 2026: No school, Staff Day
February 16, 2026: No school, President's Day
Week 21: January 19-23
Phonics: I can read and write words with long vowels sounds and vowel teams.
Writing: I can write about my least favorite thing, edit and revise my opinion writing.
Reading: I can use the text and the pictures to help me figure out what word meanings.
Math: I can split a two dimensional figure into two and four fair shares.
Social Studies: I can use words positional words to describe my location and use a compass rose along with cardinal directions to find a place on a map.
Word Wall: been, down, house, them
Spelling Test: No Spelling Test This Week.
Important Dates:
January 19, 2026: No school, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 30, 2026: Last Day to purchase a yearbook
February 5, 2026: First grade music performance at Multicultural Night
February 13, 2026: No school, Staff Day
February 16, 2026: No school, President's Day
Week 20: January 12-16
Phonics: I can read and write words with long vowels sounds and vowel teams.
Writing: I can expect disagreements from my readers when I write about my opinion.
Reading: I can discuss the author's purpose for writing a text.
Math: I can use attributes to identify solid shapes like spheres, cones, cylinders and prisms.
Science: I can observe and describe the weather, and explain how it affects the choices people make about clothing, shelter, and activities.
Word Wall: No new sight words this week.
Spelling Test #1: test on Friday 1/16/26
not
note
kit
kite
make
Challenge Words:
polite
wrote
Important Dates:
January 19, 2026: No school, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February 13, 2026: No school, Staff Day
February 16, 2026: No school, President's Day
Week 19: January 5-9
Phonics: I can read and write words with long vowels sounds and vowel teams.
Writing: I can write about something I have a strong opinion about.
Reading: I can discuss the author's purpose for writing a text.
Math: I can pick out solid shapes like spheres, cones, cylinders and prisms.
Science: I can describe the physical characteristics of landforms and Earth’s resources.
Word Wall: No new sight words this week.
Spelling Test: No spelling test this week.
Important Dates:
December 22 - January 5th: Winter break - No school
January 19, 2026: No school, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Week 18: December 15-19
Phonics: I can learn how to put two words together with a special mark called an apostrophe and make a new word called a contraction.
Writing: I can do research, like finding images or photos, to help me say more.
Reading: I can learn new information and teach others what I learned.
Math: I can use attributes to create 2-D shapes using everyday objects.
Science: I can identify patterns in how bodies of water are alike and different.
Word Wall: No new sight words this week.
Spelling Test: No spelling test this week.
Important Dates:
December 22-January 5: No school, Winter Break
January 19, 2026: No school, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Week 17: December 8-12
Phonics: I can read words with r-controlled vowels (-ar, -or, -er, -ir, -ur) to help me read books, letters, poems, and more!”
Writing: I can write introductions and conclusions and fix up my writing by pretending to be a reader.
Reading: I can be on the lookout for keywords to help me understand my topic I am learning about and look for vowel teams like ai, ay, and oa to help me solve unknown words.
Math: I can classify regular and irregular two dimensional shapes by using their attributes.
Science: I can explore, explain and investigate how water erosion changes land and describe how water can move rock and soil particles from one place to another.
Word Wall: from, each, easy, wait
Spelling Test: No spelling test this week.
Important Dates:
December 22-January 5: No school, Winter Break
January 19, 2026: No school, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Week 16: December 1-5
Phonics: I spell words with r-controlled vowels in them and check to see if it looks right.
Writing: I can set my goals and improve my writing, write a table of contents for my chapter book.
Reading: I can retell my nonfiction book using the book to help me remember all that I learned and learn about the world around me.
Math: I can generate and solve word problems up to 20 and show all that I have learned with start/change/result unknown word problems and comparison statements.
Science: I can explore and identify the properties of different types of soil.
Word Wall: with, was, could, other
Spelling Test #5: test on Friday 12/5/25
bit
bite
can
cane
put
Challenge Words:
airplane
invite
Important Dates:
December 22-January 5: No school, Winter Break
January 19, 2026: No school, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Week 15: November 17-21
Phonics: I can read and write words with r-controlled vowels in them.
Writing: I can set goals to improve my writing.
Reading: I can use information in my book to help me figure out what a word means.
Math: I can write number sentences that match my addition or subtraction word problems.
Social Studies: I can identify contributions of historical figures, including Sam Houston, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Luther King Jr., who have influenced the state and nation.
Word Wall: quack, best, just, think
Spelling Test: No spelling test this week.
Important Dates:
November 17 CogAT testing
November 18 CogAT testing
November 20 Turkey Trot 8:30-9:15
November 25-29: No school, Thanksgiving Break
December 22-January 5: No school, Winter Break
January 19, 2026: No school, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Week 14: November 10-14
Phonics: I can read and write words with r-controlled vowels in them.
Writing: I can teach with pictures and words.
Reading: I can look closely to notice interesting details in my non fiction book.
Math: I can use objects and pictures to represent and solve start-unknown subtraction word problems.
Social Studies: I can identify contributions of historical figures, including Sam Houston, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Luther King Jr., who have influenced the state and nation.
Word Wall: never, where, many, gold
Spelling Test #4: test on Friday 11/14/25
up
cup
get
did
like
Challenge Words:
hidden
likely
Important Dates:
November 17 CogAT testing
November 18 CogAT testing
November 20 Turkey Trot 8:30-9:15
November 25-29: No school, Thanksgiving Break
Week 13: November 3-7
Phonics: I can read and write words with r-controlled vowels in them.
Writing: I can look for capital letters, correct spelling, and end punctuation when I’m ready to publish.
Reading: I can be on the lookout for word endings.
Math: I can use objects, pictures, and a number sentence to represent change unknown addition and subtraction problems.
Science: I can identify the changes in people and animals for each season.
Social Studies: I will identify and explain at least one patriotic holiday, such as Constitution Day, Independence day, Veteran’s Day, or Memorial Day.
Word Wall: if, read, ring, jump
Spelling Test #3: test on Friday 11/7/25
if
an
man
fun
run
Challenge Words:
candy
funny
Important Dates:
November 7: Veteran's Day Assembly at GMF
November 25-29: No school, Thanksgiving Break
Week 12: October 27-31
Phonics: I can use snap words to read bigger words.
Writing: I can use purposeful words to explicitly tell how, where, or why and use end punctuation to help my readers know which sentences are most important.
Reading: I can try the vowel sound two ways when I come to a tricky word and be on the lookout for double consonants to help me solve longer words.
Math: I can use pictures and objects to act out and solve word problems within 20.
Science: I can describe how some changes caused by heat may be reversed and other changes cannot be reversed.
Word Wall: crash, scrap, very, drill, there
Spelling Test #2: test on Friday 10/31/25
on
it
sit
not
hot
Challenge Words:
quit
otter
Important Dates:
October 27-31 Red Ribbon Week
October 27-31 Book Fair
October 30 Trunk or Treat 6-7
November 25-29: No school, Thanksgiving Break
Week 11: October 20-24
Phonics: I can write words with initial and final consonant blends, digraphs, and trigraphs.
Writing: I can write a materials page and work with a partner to find missing steps for my How-To book.
Reading: I can be a word detective and solve tricky words by looking at vowel teams as well as using words I know to help me solve other words.
Math: I can use a doubles plus 1 strategy and the Bridge to 10 strategy to solve addition problems.
Science: I can describe reversible and irreversible changes caused by heat.
Word Wall: yell, prop, girl, are
Spelling List #1(linked) test on Friday 10/25/24
at
cat
big
in
fin
Challenge words:
twin
splat
Important Dates:
October 22: Safety Town field trip for McEntee/Vacek
October 23: Safety Town field trip for Romike/Dismukes
October 27-31 Red Ribbon Week
October 27-31 Book Fair
October 30 Trunk or Treat 6-7
November 25-29: No school, Thanksgiving Break
Week 10: October 15-17
Phonics: I can write words with final digraphs.
Writing: I can add an introduction and a conclusion to my procedural writing.
Reading: I can read a word I know in a snap.
Math: I can use a doubles strategy to help me solve word problems.
Science: I can explore and explain how people use heat in different ways.
Word Wall: jam, zip, rug, little
Important Dates:
October 13: No school, Columbus Day
October 14: No school
October 22: Safety Town field trip for McEntee/Vacek
October 23: Safety Town field trip for Romike/Dismukes
November 24-28: No school, Thanksgiving Break
Week 9: October 6-10
Phonics: I can use everything I know to solve and check words when I read.
Writing: I can write a How-to book with steps and use complete thoughts to make my steps clear.
Reading: I can be a word detective and use everything I know to solve and check words when I read.
Math: I can use math language and symbols to represent, compare and order numbers up to 20.
Science: I can explain that force is a push or pull.
Word Wall: put, your, flag, now
Important Dates:
October 10: No school, Staff Day
October 13: No school, Columbus Day
October 14: No school
October 22: Safety Town field trip for McEntee/Vacek
October 23: Safety Town field trip for Romike/Dismukes
November 24-28: No school, Thanksgiving Break
Week 8: September 29-October 3
Phonics: I can use everything I know to solve and check words when I read.
Writing: I can write a How-to book with steps and use complete thoughts to make my steps clear.
Reading: I can be a word detective and use everything I know to solve and check words when I read.
Math: I can compose and decompose numbers up to 20 using concrete and pictorial models.
Science: I can explain and predict changes in materials caused by heating and cooling.
Word Wall: more, of, have
Important Dates:
October 3: PTA Sponsored Color Fun Run
October 7: Picture Day
October 10: No school, Staff Day
October 13: No school, Columbus Day
October 14: No school
October 22: Safety Town field trip for McEntee/Vacek
October 23: Safety Town field trip for Romike/Dismukes
November 24-28: No school, Thanksgiving Break
Week 7: September 22-26
Phonics: I can decode words with inflectional endings, including -ed, -s, and -es.
Writing: I can edit my writing using a checklist and get it ready to publish.
Reading: I can use text and my schema to make an inference.
Math: I can generate a change-unknown word problem to match a given number sentence for addition and subtraction.
Social Studies: I can explain Texas state symbols and their significance.
Word Wall: big, eat, about
Important Dates:
October 3: PTA Sponsored Color Fun Run
October 7: Picture Day
October 10: No school, Staff Day
October 13: No school, Columbus Day
October 14: No school
October 22: Safety Town field trip for McEntee/Vacek
October 23: Safety Town field trip for Romike/Dismukes
November 24-28: No school, Thanksgiving Break
Week 6: September 15-19
Phonics: I can read and write words with silent e.
Writing: I can try out a craft move from a mentor text.
Reading: I can use text and my schema to make an inference.
Math: I can add and subtract numbers up to 10 using strategies.
Social Studies: I can identify and explain at least one patriotic holiday, such as Constitution Day, Independence, Veteran’s Day, or Memorial Day.
Word Wall: the, let, came
Important Dates:
October 7: Picture Day
October 10: No school, Staff Day
October 13: No school, Columbus Day
October 14: No school
November 24-28: No school, Thanksgiving Break
Week 5: September 8-12
Phonics: I can read and write words with digraphs in them.
Writing: I can learn how to bring my story to life and make my characters think and feel.
Reading: I can check that the word makes sense with what is happening in the story.
Math: I can compare and order numbers up to 10 by using a number line and practicing addition and subtraction strategies.
Science: I can explain that a system is made of organized parts.
Word Wall: but, make, us, yes
Important Dates:
October 11: No school, Staff Day
October 16: No school, Columbus Day
Week 4: September 3-5
Phonics: I can use consonant blends and digraphs to blend words together.
Writing: I write zoom in on small seed moments to help me write a narrative.
Reading: I can continue learning how to build good reading habits.
Math: I can represent numbers using objects and pictures.
Science: I can identify properties of matter.
Word Wall: do, she, glad, ball, then, saw, went
Important Dates:
September 2: No school, Labor Day
September 3: No school, Staff Day
October 11: No school, Staff Day
October 16: No school, Columbus Day
Week 3: August 25-29
Phonics: I can study words and look closely at snap words.
Writing: I can zoom in on my story and focus my story on a small moment.
Reading: I can become a stronger reader by reading more and build good habits for solving words.
Math: I can use objects. pictures and standard form to represent numbers up to 10.
Social Studies: I can identify the responsibilities of authority figures in the community.
Science: I can classify objects by observable physical properties, including shape, color, texture, size, and weight.
Word Wall Words: you, it, go, play, has, did, said, up, come, get
Important Dates:
September 1: No school, Labor Day
September 2: No school, Staff Day
October 10: No school, Staff Day
October 13: No school, Columbus Day
October 14: No school, Fall Holiday
Week 2: August 18-22
Phonics: I can review word wall words.
Writing: I can plan a story before writing and add to my story.
Reading: I can build good reading habits by reading smoother and becoming a stronger reader by reading more.
Math: I can learn who I am as a mathematician and all about math workshop expectations.
Science & Social Studies: I can identify the responsibilities of authority figures at home, school, and the community.
Word Wall Words: like, is, and, can, to, this, look, run, see, at, here, my, for, on, in, not, his, they
Important Dates:
September 1: No school, Labor Day
September 2: No school, Staff Day
August 13-15
Week 1: WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL!
Here are some important details for the year.
First day of school is August 13th
School hours are 7:45am-3:05pm
Students can be dropped off starting at 7:20am
Lunch is closed to visitors until September 3rd.
Students wear tennis shoes for PE and Health & Wellness days, when in doubt, bring or wear tennis shoes.
Please send headphones to school for your student.
September 1st- no school/Labor Day Holiday
September 2nd- no school (staff day)
Dismissal Carpool map -see below!
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