First Grade News

December 4 - 8

A Glimpse at Our Week...

ELA:

Module 5: Now You See It, Now You Don't
- - - Text Features
    - Make and Confirm Predictions
    - Make Connections
    - Ideas and Support
    - Writing Form: Imaginative Story
    - Grammar: Verbs and Time
    - Spelling: VCe Pattern Long o and Long u

Social Studies:

Culture and Traditions

Math:

Geometry and Fractions

Science:

Objects in the Sky

Mark Your Calendar

12/4-8........Experience Week: Snow What You Know

12/5............Party Items & Exchange Items Due (see below)

12/5............GT Informational Meeting 6-7pm

12/6............First Grade Winter Party 2:10pm (see below)

12/7............Library Books Due

12/7.............Grapevine Parade of Lights

12/8.............Math Homework Due

12/9.............Breakfast with Santa 9-10:30am

12/14..........Pajama Read-a-rama (wear pajamas)

12/15..........Early Release 11:45

1st Grade Winter Party

The first grade winter party will be held on Wednesday, December 6th at 2:10pm (each grade level will celebrate on a different afternoon during the month of December). Please contact your child's teacher if you are unsure of what item(s) to send for your child's class party. If you plan on attending, GCISD Volunteer Background Checks will be required.

Winter Party Exchange

The first grade team is planning a bit of holiday fun for our fantastic first graders. We need help from our first grade families to ensure success. We are requesting that each family purchase small, non-edible trinkets from the dollar section at Target, Dollar Tree, Party City, party section at Walmart or Target, etc. for the number of children in your child's homeroom class. Trinket examples include pencils, pens, erasers, bouncy balls or other small toy-type prizes. Each student will share the trinkets with his or her classmates, so each student will come home with an assortment of special gifts from his or her classmates. Please send your child's items to school by Tuesday, December 5. Please contact your child's teacher with any questions.

Number of trinkets to purchase:

Ackels- 14
Carrasco- 15
Hernandez- 13
Hisel- 14
Thompson- 14

GT Informational Meeting

Are you interested in learning more about the GT referral process for your child? If so, please plan on attending the parent meeting on Tuesday, December 5 from 6-7pm in the Silver Lake library.

*The referral window for the next school year closes on December 15, 2023

Save the Date: First Grade Field Trip

The first grade team is excited to announce that plans for our big field trip are underway! First graders will be going on a field trip to the Dallas World Aquarium on Wednesday, March 27. Each classroom will need several chaperones so we wanted to let you know in advance so you are able to plan accordingly. All chaperones will need to complete a GCISD Volunteer Background Check.

Teacher Wishlist Items

Are you looking for a way to contribute to your child's classroom? Check out the list below for ideas.

disinfecting wipes
colored copy paper
colored cardstock paper
stickers
washable stamp pads
flair pens
envelopes
snack sized baggies
sandwich sized baggies
gallon sized baggies
Sharpies
white paper plates
black Expo markers (fine)

News From Our PTA:

Checklist Items

Read homework books nightly
Record minutes spent reading on the Read Across Texas recording sheet
Math homework is due each Friday
Return library books each Thursday
Send a fully charged iPad to school each day
Send a healthy snack to school each day
Place "just in case" clothing in your child's backpack
If you plan to attend school events such as class parties, family picnics, awards, grade level programs and more during the school year, you will need to complete a GCISD Volunteer Background Check. GCISD Volunteer Background Check

Home Practice Tips

Are you looking for ways to support your child's learning at home? Here are a few practice ideas that you may try at home:

Read 20 minutes daily
- - - homework books
    - library books
    - Kids A - Z app
Practice retelling a story
Identify elements of a story (characters, setting, problem/solution)

Practice addition and subtraction facts to 10
Practice skip counting by 2, 5 and 10
Practice counting forward and backward from any number
Sequence numbers (least to greatest & greatest to least)
Practice writing cvc words (i.e. cat, ten, fit, dot, bug)
Write a letter to a relative
Keep a journal

If you are looking for fun ways to practice writing, try writing words....

in shaving cream
with an expo marker on a sliding glass door or window
with an expo marker on a mirror
with a wet paintbrush on the sidewalk

Schedule Information

School begins at 7:40 each morning
Lunch will be at 10:15 - 10:45
Recess will be at 10:45 - 11:15
First graders will go to Specials (PE, Music and Art) from 1:25-2:10
Walkers will be dismissed from the courtyard doors. Please carry your car tag so teachers are able to identify you quickly.
Car riders will be dismissed from the back of the school. Remember to display your child's car tag on the dashboard or in a front window if your child is a car rider.

Meet the First Grade Teachers

In order of appearance...

Top Row: Emma Ackels, Amy Hisel & Sheri Thompson

Middle Row: Valeria Carrasco (Dual Language)

Bottom Row: Valeria Hernandez (Dual Language)

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