GCISD is planning an informational meeting for parents who are interested in options for math instruction for 25-26 for their rising 1st graders.  At this time, the district is not planning to offer the option to telescope to 2nd grade math to any first graders, so this will be an opportunity to learn about the plans for 1st graders for next school year.

Please complete this form if you are interested in attending: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeajSypblixSK51-Ya3zxbeFgxuMCjec1GRQWEKEJfREbkDOQ/viewform

WHAT a BUSY WEEK!

It's been another busy week! In math we are still learning about 3 dimensional shapes.  We are focusing on cones, cubes, cylinders and spheres. We counted the number of edges, sides and verticies on each shape. In literacy, we learned about digraphs - two letters that make one sound. We focused on ch, sh and th words, such as chin, shop and thumb. This is a difficult concept for students, but they are starting to get the hang of it!  We are also learning about nouns (people, places and things) and verbs (action words).  In social studies we are learning about landforms (plains, plateaus, mountains, and hills) and different types of bodies of water (oceans, lakes, rivers and ponds.)  In science, we learned some interesting facts about monkeys and apes.  Did you know that (almost all) monkeys have tails, but apes do not?  That being said, some biologists argue that Curious George is more likely a chimpanzee, which is a member of the ape family!  Stay tuned for more fun facts about animals as we prepare for our trip to the zoo!  

Play It Safe

Be on the lookout for an email from the district about Play it Safe. The email contains detailed information about the Play it Safe program. In order for your child to view the presentation, you must follow the instructions in the district email. The email asks you to OPT IN or OPT OUT of Play it Safe. The email also references a Play it Safe preview, which was hosted live on January 14th but is now available for you to watch at any time HERE. Glenhope students who have opted in will view the presentation during Specials time on March 28th. If you did not receive the email or if you have any questions after reading the email/viewing the previews, please reach out to at lauren.canafax@gcisd.net 

Sight words we have learned so far:

a   the   I   see  am   at   did   in   my   by  go  to  can   it   like   she  look  and said  get  you  are  not  put  do  have here  went  him  her  that  they come where

Curriculum Objectives

Language Arts: 

I can identify the medial short vowel sounds in words.

I can spell words with CVC patterns. 

I can read and write my sight words.

I can identify the letters that make digraphs.

Math:                        

I can count to 100 by 1s starting with any number and count backwards from 20 to 1.  

I can identify two-dimensional shapes, including circles, triangles, rectangles, and squares as special rectangles.

I can identify attributes of two-dimensional shapes using informal and formal geometric language interchangeably such as number of corners or vertices and number of sides.

I can identify three-dimensional solids, including cylinders, cones, spheres, and cubes, in the real world.

I can identify two-dimensional components of three-dimensional objects;  such as the face of a tissue box is a rectangle. 

Social Studies:

I can identify the physical characteristics of places such as landforms, bodies of water, Earth's resources, and weather.

Science:

I can identify the basic needs of animals.

I can identify the different structures that animals have that allow them to interact with their environment such as seeing, hearing, moving, and grasping objects