First Grade News

11/6...............No School

11/7................No School

11/9...............Picture Make Up & Retake Day

11/9...............Library Books Due

11/10.............Math Homework Due

11/10.............Wear Red, White and Blue

11/20-24.....Thanksgiving Break

11/29............Walking Field Trip

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

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

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

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

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

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. 

• We enjoyed seeing all the first grade smiles on the picture proof cards that were sent home this past week. If you are interested in ordering school pictures, check out the information on the card.

• As temperatures cool down, the "just in case" clothes in your child's backpack may need to be updated to something warmer.

• Remember to send your child's iPad to school fully charged each day.

• First graders go to recess at 10:45 each morning. There are many days in which we have not reached the high temperature by our recess time. Jackets may be needed each day during recess time. Remember to label them with your child's name.

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). We will share more information as the date is closer. If you plan on attending, GCISD Volunteer Background Checks will be required.

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

In order of appearance...

Top Row:  Emma Ackels, Amy Hisel & Sheri Thompson

Middle Row:  Valeria Carrasco (Dual Language)

Bottom Row:  Valeria Hernandez (Dual Language)