Sunday, October 14, 2012

October 15th First Grade News

This Week In First Grade:

RED RIBBON WEEK

Monday: TVE Spirit Day
Tuesday: Wear Red Day and Walk to School - Meet up at Myers Park to walk to school with Staff, Stont Point Cheerleaders and Football Players
Wednesday: Wear Hat for Health
Bully Prevention Program at 9:10
Early Release: Wednesday 10/24 Students will be released early at 12:45. Please let the first grade teachers know if there is a change in transportation.
Thursday: Reach for Your Dreams - PJ Day
Friday: College Spirit Wear

This Friday is Harvest Exploration Day!!

Students will be rotating through the teachers' classrooms and participating in pumpkin exploration and communication. We will be measuring, estimating, floating, writing and reading about pumpkins. Remember, help may be needed by your teacher. Please contact your teacher if you can help.

Coins for Coats
Students have been doing a great job collecting money for coats for kids! Don't forget to send in your extra pennies and change to help students who maybe needing a coat as it gets cooler in the Fall and WInter. Thanks for your help and consideration.

and speaking of coats....don't forget to send a lightweight jacket in with your student as the weather gets a little cooler (86 today!). Be sure to label it when it is coming to school so that it is misplaced it will be able to be found.
 
Curriculum:
Language Arts: Poetry Terms and Application - rhyme, simile, onomatopaeia
Math: Graphing and Problem Solving; Addition Facts and Turnaround Sentences; Fluency in Addition
Science: Energy: Sound, Light, Electricity
Social Studies/Leadership: Goal Tracking; Leaders in Politics and American Symbols

Field Trip!

The first grade field trip is scheduled for December to the Zachary Scott Theater! Be looking for permission slips to come home this week. We are allowed only one chaperone which will be our room parent. All parents are welcome to meet us for lunch at Zilker Park!

Calendar:
October 17th: Author visit - Julie Sternberg
October 22nd: Red Ribbon Week

October 23rd Wear red day; Walk to school day
October 24th Wear hats for Health
October 24th Early Release 12:45
9:10 Bully Prevention Program
October 25th Dream Big PJ day
Octiber 26th Harvest Exploration Day
October 26th End of 1st nine weeks
October 30th
and 31st Vision and Hearing Screening
November 3rd Seven Habits Family Training
November 6th Report cards go home
November 8th Picture Retakes
November 12th Veteran’s Day Assembly 8:15
November 21st-
23rd Thanksgiving Break
December 4th
-7th Book Fair
December 5th Early Release
December 6th CommUnity Fest and Book Fair open Late
December 20th Winter Party