Q2 W6 November 18th-22nd (Library Cycle A)

 Welcome to 1st Grade

 Hello families This coming week will be Grandparents Day on Thursday and students are allowed to spend time with their grandparents please send an email to your scholars lead if your scholar will be expecting their grandparents.  We also have Literary Character Day on Friday. Remember slips have to be turned in by Thursday if they will be coming dressed up. As break is quickly approaching, please remind scholars about behavior expectations and classroom expectations. Also, on Monday you should have received your Habitat Project slip in your scholar's Black folder please make sure you sign the paper acknowledging you understand we have a project. The form is due December 6th. Thank you all and We hope you have a Great Week!

Important Dates:

November 20th: Grandparent’s Day Grade: 3-5th 

November 21st: Grandparent’s Day Grade: K-2 

November 22nd: Literary Character Day & Spirit Day 

November 25th-29th: Thanksgiving Break

December 6th: Project Acknowledgement form signed Due 

December 16th-20th: Spirit Week

December 16th: Crazy Hat/Hair 

December 17th: Tie-Dye Tuesday 

December 18th: Wacky Socks or Shoes 

December 19th: College Shirt/Career Day 

December 20th: Spirit Day, End of Q2

December 22nd-Jan 3rd: Christmas Break

January 13th: Habitat Project Due ( No late work will be accepted)

Important Information:

- Scholars with Upper School siblings (who wait in the MPR at carline) must have a silent reading book everyday with them or in their backpack.

- Please make sure your scholar packs a snack everyday so they can refresh their energy. It doesn't have to be a big snack but just something to tie them over till lunch time.

- Scholars have Math and Spalding Homework daily except for Fridays so please make sure you are checking their black folders daily for homework and math workbook and reading the agendas.

- Please send your scholar with a water bottle to school every day so they can stay hydrated.

-For Spalding homework please write the words 2 times and in 2 Columns, you will fold the paper hot dog style and write on the left-hand side and close to the folded line.

- We are going to start going to the library so please make sure when you see A Great Hearts Western Hills book make sure they return it on their next library day your lead will send an email to let you know when that is. (Schedule is down Below

Library Rotation/ Schedule:

Cycle A:

Wednesday:  1D

Thursday:  1C

Friday:  1A

Cycle B:

Thursday:  1B

Up-Coming Test Dates:

• N/A

Book Fair Schedule:

Monday: 1B & 1D

Thursday: 1A & 1C

Week at a Glance:

Spalding: Review phonograms 1-70 will be reinforced with daily OPR/WPR and applied through analysis of daily spelling instruction. An emphasis on base words continues as the teacher helps children discover the meaning transferred to the derivatives as endings are added and prefixes introduced.

Math:

Grammer/ Writing: This week First Grade starts the unit on Exclamatory and Command sentences. This week introduces exclamations and exposes the students to proper usage of exclamation marks. The focus of the exclamatory sentence is the emotion exhibited in the sentence We will also continue working on our narration and retelling skills.

History& Science: :This week, our scholars will dive into two fascinating topics that connect history and science in meaningful ways. In history, we’re exploring Ancient Egypt, focusing on identifying pyramids and hieroglyphs and uncovering the stories they tell about this remarkable civilization. In science, we’re delving into the vital behaviors of parents and offspring in the natural world, examining how these actions ensure survival in both plants and animals. It’s a week of curiosity, discovery, and connections across time and nature! 

Literature: Frog and Toad All Year: This week First Grade will be finishing up the Frog and Toad series. We will continue to work on our retell skills, while determining the cause and effect of the characters actions. Folktales: Thursday and Friday of this week will begin our unit on Folktales with Anansi the Spider.  Folk tales come to us from many places around the world. Cultures carry their own traditional stories and Anansi the Spider is a loved character from West African folk tales. A roguish, wise mischief-maker, Anansi is frequently found to be outsmarting much larger, stronger foes.

This week our poem is: Come Ye Faithful People, Come  by Henry Alford. Alford used traditional language and imagery of the rural community to lend words of thankfulness for God's provision.

Teacher Information:

1A: 

(Lead) Ms. Cavazos:

Alexandra.cavazos@greatheartstxschools.org

 (AT) Ms. Bernal:

Liliana.bernal@greatheartstxschools.org

1B:

(Lead) Mrs. Martin: 

Susan.martin@greatheartstxschools.org

(AT) Mrs. Davis: 

Jameaka.Davis@greatheartstxschools.org

1C:

(Lead) Ms. Gomez: 

Stephanie.gomez@greatheartstxschhol.org

(AT) Ms. Maldonado: 

Kassandra.maldonado@greatheartstxschools.org

1D:

(Lead) Ms. Arrigo:  

Alexis.arrigo@greatheartstxschools.org

(AT) Ms. Nothstein: 

Sylvia.nothstein@greatheartstxschools.org