Dear first grade families,
I hope everything is well! Thank you to everyone for attending our recent parent-teacher conference. I appreciate everyone taking the time to meet with me, and I hope our conference provided you with some valuable insight into your child’s progress in school.
Here is all the information you and your child will need for the week of 10/17-10/21. I ask that you please read all the information I post or email along with all the attachments. I am being asked questions covered in detail by the email and posts I have put out.
If you miss out on any emails, you can check out my school blog; http://www.stanthonygardena.org/first-grade/
First Grade Survey
I welcome feedback on how your year is going and how together we can make first grade a positive growth year. This may be too early to ask for an evaluation, but I would still like to hear your voice in case you did not have a chance to comment, ask, or suggest at our Back to School Night. This will be anonymous. Please respond by the end of this week. Please click the link below. https://forms.gle/AKzEJe61MwCr245u5.
Monday, October 17-Ocean Institute field trip
I recommend students eat breakfast before coming to school. There will be a schedule we will follow, and we won’t be able to eat until around 11 am.
What to wear: CORRECT AND COMPLETE PE UNIFORM and a SCHOOL
sweater/sweatshirt/jacket. It must have our logo on it.
What to bring: Gallon size Ziploc bag with name (water bottle, snack & lunch MUST all fit in the Ziploc, any item that’s not in the Ziploc bag will be left in school)
NO NEED TO BRING: Homework folder, iPad, and backpack
Departure: 7:45 am (please be in school by 7:30 am). This will allow us to review important rules and form small groups.
Schedule:
7:30- Students arrive at school
7:40- Briefing, rules, and groups
7:45- BUS DEPARTURE
9:15-11:00 House of Hermit Crab program
11:30 Lunch
1:15- Leave Ocean Institute
2-2:30 – Planned arrival back on campus
*Chaperones/Parent Volunteers will use the 1st grade parents’ Band App to provide updates, share pictures and respond to any questions. Please reach out to them through the band app if you have any questions. Unfortunately, I will not be able to check emails during that time. *
NO HOMEWORK on Monday, October 17
Since we will be out on Monday because of our field trip, I will send the homework list on Tuesday, October 18.
Halloween costumes
To ensure that all costumes follow our School’s Halloween costume guidelines, I would like to ask everyone what costume their child is planning to wear on October 31. Please be sure costumes meet all these guidelines. They must be appropriate and pre-approved, or a student may be sent home to change. Please let me know what your child is wearing by clicking this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1772Nm-hySZNh6V9BQhasXgWatP4woamTGix7umrchx0/edit?usp=sharing
Homework
Please follow the daily assignment on our weekly homework list. Kindly sign the homework list and your child’s behavior chart daily
· Math- Please see weekly homework list (Please avoid doing advanced pages)
· Reading- 1 Raz-kids’ books (listen, read, record & quiz)
· Word Study- 2 Word Study decodable on Seesaw (listen, read, record & highlight words with words ending with double consonants and -ck
· 3 Sight words notebook activities- Week 8 (Students must use their OCTOBER menu, and choose DIFFERENT activities every day)
Week 8
1. what
2. all
3. were
4. we
5. when
6. your
TESTS
Every Friday, students will be tested weekly on Word Study/Phonics & Fluency/Sight Words. Parents can help their children by reviewing the topics we learned for that week.
· Word Study- Words ending with double consonants and -ck
· Sight Words- Week 8
· Vocabulary- Lesson 6
· Comprehension- Jack and the Wolf
· Religion- “Our Father”/ The Lord’s prayer ORAL test
Saint Plate Project & Report DUE on October 31.
Instructions, template, and report sheet were sent home Friday, September 30, 2022 (1 month of prep for the project)
Each student received the following materials:
- Ziploc with number
- Report instructions & rubric
- Report sheet
- Saint stencil
- Paper plate
Please read the instructions below.
Saint Plate Project
- With the help of a parent, the student will research their assigned Saint (catholic.org, usccb.org)
- Complete the attached report sheet. (Paper plate & Ziploc will also be provided)
- Include a photo or drawing on the report sheet.
- Cut out the report and glue them onto one side of the plate provided.
- Using the stencil, create your Saint on the other side of the plate.
- Students will bring their projects to school and submit them on October 31.
* Please involve your child in doing their projects. *
Attached below are some example projects from the previous class.
Please use these as a reference. The reporting will be done in the classroom, not on Seesaw.
Dress-Up
On November 1, Students may come to school dressed up as ANY Saint.
Saint costumes do not need to be elaborate! Students will process in Mass with the school in their costumes. Costumes should go over your child’s school uniform, as we will be changing in the classroom after Mass. This will be part of their Religion participation grade.
Uniforms & Accessories
Please refer to our Parent-Student handbook for any uniform policies. Unfortunately, I still see some first graders not wearing the correct and complete uniform.
Three uniform infractions will equal detention, and this affects the Work Habits grade and Citizenship
UPCOMING EVENTS The School calendar can be found (by clicking here)
Oct. 17-1st Grade Ocean Institute Field Trip
Oct 31- Saint Plate Project due
Oct. 31 – Trunk or Treat
Nov. 1 – All Saints Day (Saint Dress Up Day)
Nov. 11 – Veteran’s Day (No School)
Nov. 18 – ST Math must be at 34%
Nov 22- 1st grade Thanksgiving Party
Nov. 23 – End of First Trimester (Noon Dismissal)
Nov. 24 – 25 – Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 2 – 1st Trimester Awards
Dec. 14- 1st grade Christmas party
Dec 16- Music field trip
Dec 21- Christmas Break
Please don’t hesitate to email me if you have any questions/ concerns.
Thank you & God Bless!
Warmly,
Ms. Martinez
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