Hi First Grade Families,

Some you have asked for clarification of the homework schedule. Here it is:

• The 4-6 page language arts packet goes home on Monday and is due back by Friday
• The Soul Book goes home on Wednesday and is due back by the following Monday
• Everything else is due the next day

We will be giving our Unit 1 Treasures (language arts) test the week of  September 30.  Look for the graded assessment to come home in your child's homework folder the following week.  

The week of October 7th is a busy week!  

• Our first field trip is on Tuesday, October 8th.  We are visiting The Getty Center.  We will be leaving shortly after school begins.   Let your teacher know if you are interested in being a chaperone.

• Friday, October 11th is Pump It Up.   Be on the lookout for more details as the event gets closer.

We are still in need of toilet paper rolls for an art project that Tracy is doing in Social Studies.  Thank you to those who have already brought one in. 

Tracy, Sherry & Kathi

Welcome to our first grade blog!  

We will use this site to share curriculum, schedules, tips for working with your child, and anything else we think might be useful information for you and your first grader.  We hope that this will allow us to be in better communication with you.  

Invitational parent conferences will be held next week.  We will see some of you up here and the rest of you later in the fall.  

We are in the middle of our second unit of Math.  We are introducing the concept of complements of ten.  We're listening to a song by Ron Brown called "Partners for Ten" in class.  Nickels are being introduced and we will need 5 nickels sent in to class from each child for their money boxes.   Be sure to refer to the Unit 2 Everyday Math Family Letter for more detailed information on this unit. The Homelinks also offer good information about daily work in class.  

Our language arts units are usually six weeks long, including five weeks of direct instruction and one week of review and assessment.  On September 23rd we'll begin week 5 of Unit 1 "All About Us". 

Your children have enjoyed their first two weeks of "mixing."  In science they have begun a unit about Air & Weather.  You may want to ask your children to tell you something they've learned about air.  In social studies they are learning about U.S. Symbols. Ask your child to tell you something about our country's flag.  In art we have begun discussing lines and creating art using different kinds of lines.  Ask your child what kinds of lines they can make and show you.  They brought home a pipe cleaner and can show you different kinds of lines using it. 

We look forward to communicating with you in this new way.

Kathi, Sherry & Tracy