First Grade News

September 5 - 8

A Glimpse at Our Week...

ELA:

Module 1: Nice to Meet You!
- - - Central Idea
    - Compare and Contrast
    - Stone Soup Experience
    - Module 1 Wrap Up
    - Short Vowel Review
    - Writing Form: Descriptive Essay
    - Adjectives

Social Studies:

Creating Order in Our Communities

Math:

Number Sense to 50

Science:

Classifying Matter

Mark Your Calendar

9/4.........No School

9/7..........Library Books Due

9/7..........Boosterthon Fun Run (during specials)

9/15.......Dot Day

9/18.......No School

10/12.....Picture Day

10/26....50th Day of School (more to come)

Many Thanks

Thank you for joining us for Curriculum Night on Thursday evening. It was a pleasure to share information with you about our day in first grade. We look forward to helping your child develop a love for learning throughout our time together. We can't wait to see all the growth that the future holds. If you were unable to attend or have any questions, please contact your child's teacher.

Assessment Update

Beginning of Year assessments are wrapping up. Your child's teacher will share assessment reports with families very soon. You will receive two reports:

mClass Home Connect (reading)
Aimsweb Student Score Snapshot (math)

Each report will outline how your child scored on each section of the test. Your child's teacher is more than happy to visit with you about assessments.

Birthday Celebrations

We love to recognize our students on their special day! Students may bring non-edible items to share with their classmates on their birthday (i.e. pencils, bouncy balls, erasers, stickers, etc). Due to allergies, we are unable to share any food items with classmates. If you have any questions, please contact your child's teacher.

"Just In Case" Clothes

From time to students come across a "just in case" clothing situation during their day at school (i.e. spill at lunch, wet slide, muddy fall on the playground or accident). We would love your help preparing for a "just in case" clothing situation. Please place a baggie in your child's backpack with the following items:

1 pair of socks
1 pair of shorts or pants
1 shirt
1 pair of underwear

Daily Needs

Please send your child's fully charged iPad and charger to school each day. You may find it helpful to label your child's charger and send it to school each day in his or her backpack just in case it is needed.
Your child is welcome to bring a water bottle labeled with his or her name to school each day.
Snack time occurs each afternoon. Please send a healthy snack to school each day (no chips or cookies, please).

Parent Volunteers Needed

We are looking for volunteers that are interested in helping first grade teachers prepare for schoolwide EXPERIENCE weeks. If you are interested in helping prepare hallway decorations or classroom items for EXPERIENCE weeks, please send an email to your child's teacher and fill out the GCISD Volunteer Background Check form linked below. We look forward to hearing from you!

ps... Our first EXPERIENCE is in October!

Link: GCISD Volunteer Background Check

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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