First Grade Newsletter October 24, 2016

Here are the learning standards we are focusing on this week:English-Language Arts: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words, Use conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently occurring irregular words. Reading, comprehending, and responding to literary and informational text.Use the writing process.Science: N/ASocial Studies: Student will explain how folktales characterize our national heritage. Math: Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories; ask and answer questions about the total number of data points, how many in each category, and how many more or less are in one category than in another. Add and subtract within 20 using word problems with unknowns in all places. Relate addition and subtraction. Understand subtraction and an unknown addend problem. Understand the meaning of the equal sign. Recognize inequalities. Determine the unknown in an addition or subtraction problem that makes the equation true.

Daily Schedule: 7:45                  Tardy Bell- School Begins8:00-8:30          Instructional Focus (Math)8:30-10:10        ELA/Science/Social Studies10:10-10:20      Restroom/Water Break10:20-10:50      Lunch10:50-11:10      Recess   11:10-11:20      Restroom/Water Break/Snack11:20-12:45      Math Block A12:45-1:25       Specials1:25-1:30        Restroom/Water1:25-2:15        Math Block B2:20                Dismissal

2016-2017 Lunch Prices:

Breakfast: $1.15Milk $0.30Lunch $2.30Adult Lunch $3.25

Manage your lunch account at https://mylunchmoney.com/

Please feel free to join your child for lunch. First Grade goes to lunch from 10:20- 10:50.

First Grade will be able to purchase ice cream on Fridays. We must have a signed permission form on record for your child to purchase ice cream.

Reminder: TRE has students with severe nut allergies. Please refrain from sending products that have nuts (or products manufactured in plants that process nuts) for snacks or lunch. We truly appreciate your attention and your sensitivity to this matter.

Quick Reminder:

Your child may bring a dry, healthy, and peanut-free snack. No messy snacks or sugary drinks are permitted.

For the safety of our students, teachers cannot make transportation changes without a signed note from the parent or legal guardian. We cannot make transportation changes by e-mail. Thank you! Please remember to have your child wear athletic shoes or proper footwear on the day his/her class attend P.E.

Chryssochoos- TUESDAYBlaigh/Peterson- WEDNESDAYWyatt-THURSDAYJackson- FRIDAY

If your child participated in the Pizza Hut reading program, don’t forget to turn in your signed October reading log for a FREE Personal Pan Pizza coupon from Pizza Hut!

CALENDAR: October 3-28 Pumpkin decorating contest. See TRE web site for

more information. October 26: Conference Day for k-2 November 4: Career Day. See TRE web site for more information November 21-25 Thanksgiving Break

How can my child become a better writer? Keep a writing journal at home and have your child write daily. Here are some ideas for writing prompts: http://www.writingprompts.net/1st-grade/ If your child misspells an important word while writing, make a flashcard for it (word and picture) and keep it in a recipe box. The words can be collected and alphabetized to reference later when the words are needed again.

A spelling test should have no misspelled spelling words, no capital letters in the word (unless capitalized for proper noun), and no backwards letters. Be sure to practice at home!

Assessments Coming Up:Friday, October 28: Phonics/SpellingFriday, October 28: Math: Weekly word problem-solving test.