Week of November 25th

Happy Thanksgiving First Grade Families!
This week is short and sweet and we have earned the privilege to dress in denim and solid colors on Tuesday! Due to the short week we will be wrapping our various units, and in place of Spalding we will be playing phonogram bingo. The long weekend will be R&R and there will be no homework.

We greatly appreciate your flexibility regarding the rescheduling of the field trip. We also hope your animal projects are coming along well. If you have not already done so please remember that the question sheet and reference need to be turned in.

We are so grateful for your children and the opportunity to work alongside you this year. We hope you all have a safe and restful weekend.

The First Grade Team

Week of November 18th

Mark Your Calendars

• If you are fingerprinted and would like to volunteer on our field trip please reach out to our class liaisons Mrs. Blanc and Mrs. Cain. Our field trip to the World Wildlife Zoo is this Thursday November 21st. Parents will meet us at the zoo. We are planning to get there around 9:00 when it opens. Parent volunteers should bring a backpack to carry student lunches and $23 cash for admission and one ride of your group's choice.
• No School Thanksgiving Break November 27th-29th
• Please check out our latest book order and order online. Books make great gifts and sales will benefit our classroom.

In Curriculum This Week

Spalding

zoo, zip, zero, seven, forget, happy, noon, think, sister, cast

card south, deep, inside, blue, post, town, stay, grand, outside

Literature

Frog & Toad: story elements and sequencing events

*some children are still missing this boxed set of books, please send in as soon as possible if you have not done so already

Math

Shapes

History

Early Civilizations: The Inca, Christopher Columbus

Science

Habitats: Sharks, Layers of the Ocean

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Wishing you all a happy and healthy week ahead,

The First Grade Team

Week of November 11th

Happy Friday Archway First Graders!
Second quarter is such a whirlwind with so much going on so please remember to mark your calendars with all of our exciting events! A field trip note is going out today, please email your child's teacher directly if are able to volunteer.

Mark Your Calendars

• Monday NO SCHOOL Veteran's Day
• Tuesday November 12th WINTER CONCERT call time 5:30 pm
• Thursday November 21st Wildlife Zoo field trip

In Curriculum This Week

Spalding:

sold, told, best, form, far, gave, alike, add, brave, corn

dance, dinner, doll, egg, fruit, looks, pick, rich

Literature:

Frog and Toad

Thanksgiving Day Poem

Math:

Shapes

Science:

Ocean Layers

History:

Early Civilizations: Aztecs

Wishing you all a restful long weekend and a happy and healthy week ahead!

In Partnership,

The First Grade Team

Week of November 4th

Mark Your Calendars
Friday November 8th: Fun Sock Friday Read-a-Thon Award
Monday November 11th: No School Veteran's Day
Tuesday November 12th: Winter Concert (this is mandatory for all scholars)

Winter Concert Details

• This is a mandatory event. Please message Mrs. Boswell if your child is sick the day of.
• If a scholar does not attend the concert and is not excused, he or she will receive a failing grade for the concert.
• Scholars should wear black on bottom (including socks or tights and shoes), and white on top. Boys should wear a tie of any color (no pop culture).

In Curriculum this Week
Spalding
McCall test (no homework Monday)
find, give, new, letter, take, Mr., Mister, after, thing, what
than, its, his, her, it's, very, or, thank, dear, west

Literature
Poem: Thanksgiving day
By: Lydia Maria Child

Over the river, and through the wood,
To Grandfather's house we go;
the horse knows the way to carry the sleigh
through the white and drifted snow.

Over the river, and through the wood-
oh, how the wind does blow!
It stings the toes and bites the nose
as over the ground we go.

Over the river, and through the wood,
to have a first-rate play.
Hear the bells ring, "Ting-a-ling-ding!",
Hurrah for Thanksgiving Day!

We will continue reading and analyzing the various story elements of fairy tales. We will read Jack and the Beanstalk and Hansel and Gretel. We will begin reading Frog and Toad as well. If you have not already sent this series to school with your child please do so by this Friday. We have extra copies so please reach out if you need help.

Math:
This week we will test on our Numbers to 20 unit. Our next unit is Shapes. We will recognize and name the four basic shapes, understand closed shapes, corners and sides and learn how to sort and classify objects.

Science:
We will be exploring the saltwater habitat this week.

History:
We will discover the ancient civilizations of the Maya and Aztecs. We will cover key terms and create a Mayan calendar.

We would like to thank each of you who donated supplies and time, created outfits and supported this year's Read-A-Thon and Literacy Day. We could not have done it without you.

Wishing you all a happy and healthy week ahead,
The First Grade Team