First Grade

November 2023

Upcoming Events

  • November 2, 2023: Half-day instruction for students; parent teacher conferences (1:00 PM – 3:00 PM; 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM)
  • November 7, 2023: Election day; no school
  • November 17, 2023: PTA’s fall festival
  • November 22, 2023: Virtual Coffee and Conversation at 9:30 AM; end of marking period 1
  • November 23 – November 24, 2023: Thanksgiving break; no school
  • November 29, 2023: Virtual PTA Meeting at 9:00 AM

Reminders

  • First Grade Arrival & Dismissal – MAIN ENTRANCE
  • The school day starts at 8:10 AM and ends at 2:30 PM. Please make sure your child comes to school on time.
  • Please review and return your child’s Homework everyday; please clean out your child’s daily folder each day.

Virtue of the Month

  • Virtue of the month: Thankfulness
  • Book of the month: We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell
  • Social Emotional Learning Competency: Optimistic Thinking

Learning Focus

Literacy

Into Reading: Unit 3 – Amazing Animals

Focus: Students will learn that animal bodies and animal homes come in many different shapes and sizes.

Essential skills include: text features, ask and answer questions, story structures, speaking and listening: ask and answer questions

Writing

Into Reading: Writer’s Workshop: Unit 3 – Writing Form: Research Essay

Focus: Students will write an “all-about” book about their favorite animal. Focal Text: Giraffes by Kate Riggs

Math

Envisions 2.0

Kindergarten: Topic 4 – Compare numbers 0 to 10; Topic 5 – Classify and count data

Grade 1: Topic 4 – Subtraction facts to 20; Topic 5 – Work with addition and subtraction equations

Grade 2: Topic 4 – Fluently add within 100; Topic 5 – Subtract within 100 using strategies

Social Studies

Passport to Social Studies, Unit 1 – Families and Communities are Important (continued)

Focus: Students will identify why families are important and use personal experiences to help recognize how they influence who we are.

Science

Amplify Science, Unit 1 – Animal and Plant Defenses (continued)

Focus: Students will identify and explain how plants and animals survive in their environment.

  • Exploration of structures of plants and animals
  • Exploration of environments
  • Exploration of their defenses

First Grade and K.1.2 Team

  • Mrs. Hernandez, K.1.2
  • Ms. Cavas, 1-120
  • Mrs. Romano, 1-119
  • Ms. DeCanio, 1-207
  • Ms. Yeung and Ms. Cuevas, 1-205