Dear first-grade families,
Hope everything is well! Here is all the information you and your child will need for the week of 11/14-11/18. Please read all the information I post or email and the attachments. I am being asked questions covered in detail by the email and posts I have put out.
If you miss 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 we can make the first grade a positive growth year together. This may be too early to ask for an evaluation, but I would still like to hear your voice in case you need 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.
New student
I would like to officially welcome our new student to our first-grade class, Persephany Varela! She will be joining us starting Monday, Nov 14.
Science Worksheet due on Monday, 11/14
Our “Watch it Grow” homework will be collected on Monday. Kindly make sure to put in your child’s homework folder.
Early morning drop off.
Parents, our drop-off time starts at 7:30 am. Nobody can watch your child if you drop them off before 7:30 am. If you arrive early, please stay with your child till you see the teacher in charge outside to monitor the students.
Wednesday, Nov 16- NO DAYCARE
There will be no daycare available on Wednesday, Nov 16. All school teachers and staff are attending an Active Shooter Drill/ Training. Therefore, all students must be picked up at 1:30. Please pick up your children right after school this Wednesday.
Snacks
Parents, please send your child a healthy snack every day. Please do not send your child candy, soda, or other sugary drinks. (Fruit by the foot, lollipops, snickers, etc.)
Meet the Masters Parent Volunteers (must be Virtus-trained and fingerprinted)
Parents, if you are into art and would like to teach an art activity to our first grade, please let me know. We need parent volunteers for our Meet the Masters activity. I want to give a special shoutout to Mrs. Jane Akowuah for volunteering to do our art class! If we could have 1-2 more parents to help Mrs. Jane, that would be amazing! The school will provide all materials.
All volunteers must be Virtus-trained and fingerprinted. It is a very quick process! Once done, please provide your certificate to the office.
Tuesday, Nov 22 First Grade Friendsgiving Party
We will be celebrating our first grade Friendsgiving on Tuesday, Nov 22. Our room parents will help me prepare everything for our students. If you have any questions, please get in touch with our room parents.
Each student will pay $12 to cover food, decorations & games. Kindly put your exact payment in an envelope with your child’s name and put it in your child’s homework folder.
Please do not hand it to me in the morning, it gets busy, and I might misplace your child’s money envelope.
Food: chick fil A – kids’ chicken nugget meal
Activities:
-Pin the hat on Turkey
-Turkey Stickers
-Pass the potato
Purchase: photo backdrop with some props
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 the weekly homework list (Please avoid doing pages in advance)
· Reading- 2 Raz-kids’ books (listen, read, record & quiz)
· Word Study- 2 Word Study decodable on Seesaw (listen, read, record & highlight words with Final blends
· 4 Sight words notebook activities- Week 12 (Students must use their NOVEMBER menu and choose DIFFERENT activities every day)
Week 12
1. then
2. them
3. these
4. so
5. some
6. her
TESTS
Thursday
· Go Math Chapter 4
Friday
· Word Study- Words final blends
· Sight Words- Week 12
· Vocabulary- Lesson 10
· Comprehension- A Cupcake Party
First Grade Christmas Wishlist
All our first graders and I would greatly appreciate any donations from our wish list for this Christmas!
· Lego / stem toys
· 8.5 x 11 white printer paper
End of the 1st trimester & Citizenship Awards
I will finalize 1st-trimester grades this week and send emails to all of our awardees by next week. Please note that to receive a Citizenship award, a student must earn 0’s (Outstanding = 92-100%) on both work habits and behavior grades. Therefore, students’ daily behavior, participation, attendance, and work habits are IMPORTANT factors in receiving an award.
Please know that if your child doesn’t earn Citizenship this trimester, there’s still a chance to earn it in the next two trimesters.
Uniform
As we enter the cold, rainy season, I want to remind all families that our uniform policy will be
enforced and remain in effect. However, there may be exceptions to the rules when the days are extremely cold and rainy. On those days, the administration may allow raincoats and rainboots, and “extra” attire over or under the school uniforms to ensure our students stay warm and safe. We encourage those items to be in the school uniform color scheme, so it doesn’t look like students are in free dress. When in doubt, please email Mrs. Grey directly to clarify what uniforms are acceptable.
Jackets, sweatshirts, sweaters, scarves, hats, and gloves
Students may wear the following:
- Navy jacket or windbreaker with school logo from Vicki Marsha Uniform Co. (see uniform list above)
- Navy blue sweatshirt with school logo from Vicki Marsha Uniform Co.
- Navy blue school sweatshirt with SAP logo
- FAST grey sweatshirt (Student Learning Expectations: sweatshirt was a limited edition from VMU)
- The St Anthony Trojans Navy Blue Sweatshirt is for current athletes only (for sports teams to use on designated days)
- Current Student Government sweatshirts, if there is one for the current year
- Students who do not have official school jackets must either purchase official jackets or wear plain navy-blue jackets/windbreakers. It must match the uniform, or students may be sent to the office until parents bring their proper attire—no jackets with designs. Students may wear heavier jackets on winter days, but the color must match the uniform. If a uniform is in question, parents will be notified immediately.
- No prints. Logos, sequins/glitter on attire. Hair accessories from Vicki Marsha must match school colors- Black, White, Navy, or Gray. No hats or gloves are allowed unless approved by the administration for inclement weather.
We want to ensure that students follow the uniform policy, as stated in our handbook. Thank you in advance for your cooperation and compliance with all school rules and the dress code.
UPCOMING EVENTS The School calendar can be found (by clicking here)
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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