OFRS First Grade

Mrs. Ciccone, Ms. Hanlon, and Mrs. Hayes

Welcome!

Hi First Grade Friends!

Welcome to the wonderful world of First Grade! We wanted to create a place for you to visit that would have all of the necessary links you will need while learning in first grade. We will update it weekly with our learning goals. We hope this site will be helpful to you as you continue your learning adventure at OFRS.

Sending Lots of Hugs!

Mrs. Ciccone, Ms. Hanlon, and Mrs. Hayes

**In addition to this site, be sure to check your teacher's OnCourse website for updated monthly events. You can find your teacher's OnCourse web address under contact information.

Contact Information

Mrs. Ciccone

jciccone@wtschools.org

OnCourse Website:

http://app.oncoursesystems.com/school/webpage.aspx?id=10707812

Mrs. Hayes

thayes@wtschools.org

OnCourse Website:

http://www3.oncoursesystems.com/school/webpage.aspx?id=10707823

Ms. Hanlon

chanlon@wtschools.org

OnCourse Website:

http://app.oncoursesystems.com/websites/16077278

March 2026 Events

March Events

3/2 - 3/6 Read Across America Week

3/2 PTO Sponsored Dance Program

3/2 Green Eggs and Ham ~ Wear bright colors and green

3/3 The Cat in the Hat ~ Wear the colors black and white

3/3 Author Visit

3/4 Oh, The Places You'll Go! ~ Wear clothes from a place you've visited or culture

3/5 Fox in Socks ~ Wear your pajamas and silly socks

3/6 The Lorax ~ Wear green or orange and a mustache

3/8 Daylight Savings Time Begins

3/13 Trimester #2 Ends

3/13 OFRS PTO Talent Show

3/17 Happy St. Patrick's Day ~ Wear green

3/17 PTO Dance Party during recess

3/20 First Day of Spring!

3/20 Report Card Portal Opens @ 3:00 p.m.

3/25 First Grade Informance and Art Display @ 9:30 a.m.

3/27 Spirit Day ~ Wear your OFRS gear

3/30 - 4/3 Spring Break ~ School Closed

Learning Goals Week of March 16 - 20

I can identify the subject and predicate of a sentence. I can identify nouns, verbs, adjectives and prepositions. I can identify a sentence as declarative, interrogative, imperative or imperative.

I can build my reading stamina by reading daily. I can choose just right books for reading.

I can build knowledge of the wind through literary and informational texts.

I can retell key details of texts about the wind and how people use it for energy.

I can compare how two or more informational texts present knowledge about the wind.

I can write a simple and compound sentences to convey my thoughts.

I can write opinion paragraphs on topics connected to the wind.

I can strengthen my writing by editing for correct spelling and punctuation and revising for adjectives that add detail.

I can read, define and spell words that I am working with daily in Fundations. I can use the spelling pattern I am working on in my daily writing. I can spell high frequency words in my writing.

I can add 10 or take 10 from a two-digit number. I can use place value reasoning to compare two quantities. I can use place value reasoning to write and compare 2 two-digit numbers. I can compare two quantities and make them equal. I can add the ones first.

I can develop an understanding of how to observe and manipulate sound and light. I can engage in science and engineering practices by collecting data and designing and using tools to solve problems and answer questions. I can explore the dimensions of the natural world using simple tools and musical instruments.Through exploration, I will learn that sound comes from vibrating objects. I can explore how to change sound volume and pitch, and develop simple models for how sound travels from a source to a receiver. With light, I can also work with sources and receivers. I can find out what happens when materials with different properties are placed in a beam of light, and explore how to create and change shadows and reflections. I can explore how to use sound and light devices to communicate information and compare the ways that animals use their senses (ears and eyes) to gather information about their environment.