First Grade News

ELA:

• Genre Study:  Literary Texts

  • • • Fantasy

      • Setting

      • Story Structure

      • Writing Form:  Memory Book

      • Grammar:  Review

      • Spelling:  Vowel Teams au, aw

Social Studies:

• Celebrate Freedom Week

Math:

• Number Sense to 120

Science:

• Plant Parts and Functions

As the school year draws to a close, we've decided to add a but of fun to our remaining time together. Check out the schedule below:

Monday, May 13 ...... Team Day

• Wear a shirt that represents your favorite sport or team

Tuesday, May 14 ...... Mismatched Mania

• Wear a crazy mismatched outfit

Wednesday, May 15 ...... Creature Day

• • • • Wear animal print or a shirt with an animal

Thursday, May 16 ...... Show & Tell

• • • • Your item must fit inside your backpack

Friday, May 17 ...... Beach Day

• • • • Wear sunglasses, a hat or fun beach wear 

Monday, May 20 ...... P.B.S. Day

• • • • Bring a pillow, book and snack

Tuesday, May 21 ...... "2s" Day

• A day full of 2s as we get ready for SECOND GRADE

Wednesday, May 22 ...... Game Day

• Bring your favorite game to play with friends (no electronic games)

Thursday, May 2 ...... Spirit Day

• Wear a Silver Lake shirt

Returning student registration is still open. Having an accurate headcount helps administration determine staffing needs on each grade level and student placement on class lists for the coming school year. If you have registration questions or need assistance, please let us know.

If your child is returning to Silver Lake for the 2024-2025 school year, registration opened in Skyward on Monday, April 8. Please contact Tyla Aguilar in the office with any questions. She can be reached at (817) 251-5661. The first class to have all students complete registration wins a PIZZA PARTY! All other classes will earn a popsicle party then the entire class has registered.

*If your child is not returning to Silver Lake next year, please let your child's teacher and the office know.

All library books were due on Friday, May 10. Mrs. Sporrer is now in the process of completing her library inventory. As books are checked in, Mrs. Sporrer will notify families of missing or lost book fees. If you still have a library book at home, please send it to school as soon as possible.

Are you looking for ways to support your child's learning? 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 math by visiting IXL and going to the Recommendations tab 

• Practice math by using the Zearn app

• Complete XtraMath fact fluency practice each day

• Practice addition and subtraction facts to 20

• Practice skip counting by 2, 5 and 10 to 120

• Write a note or friendly letter

• Visit the PebbleGo app and read about animals

• Practice identifying coins and their value

• Count sets of like coins 

• Play a board game together

• Bake something together

Every Friday is Spirit Day at Silver Lake! Students are encouraged to wear a blue, green or Silver Lake shirt each Friday. A classroom spirit count is collected each week. We would love our first grade classes to win the Spirit Stick to display in their classroom each week. Let's go, Shooting Stars!

• 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.