Week 2

The school year is off to a great start! 

What’s Up?

• Students will take the NWEA math and reading tests this week.

• Students will demonstrate their foundational reading skills throughout the week.

• We will begin our first math unit which focuses on adding and subtracting within 5.

• We will review the strategies of counting on or counting back to solve and relate addition to subtraction.

• We will work to build stamina for listening and working.

• This week will be the launch of our brand new Language Arts curriculum materials. This week we will introduce the book, The Most Magnificent Thing, by Ashley Spires.

• In Social Studies we are considering the question, “How is our Classroom Like a Family”?

Ask Your Firstie

• What have you learned about emergency procedures?

• Who do you sit beside at lunch? In the classroom?

• How does your teacher get the attention of the class?

• What is your new music teacher’s name? 

• Do you have Mrs. Hassenger or Mrs. Bacolor for Media Center?

• Did you like Jitter Juice on the first day of school?

• Do you have to walk in a line in the hallway?

Reminders

• Firsties have snack daily and are expected to bring their own. 

• Water bottles are very helpful!

• Library books are due back each week. (Thursday for Ms. Gould’s class, Wednesday for Mrs. Fiesbeck’s class).

• Students who are having breakfast at school should go directly to the gym upon arrival rather than waiting for classes to be brought inside. 

Requests

Attached here is the First Grade Amazon Wishlist. We will include it in the blog often. Usually the requests relate to a specific unit or module we’re teaching or general classroom supply needs. The items included this week are to streamline our literacy skills games as well as some fun items for our Star Table Tub which rotates daily. If you’re able to help us out we are very grateful, but fully understand that purchasing extra supplies is not something everyone is willing or able to do. Thanks for considering!