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Welcome to First Grade! I am looking forward to a wonderful year with all of you! Here is the scoop for our first week of school:

In Literacy, we will...

  • Read a story titled, First Day Jitters 
  • Read a poem titled, Jitter Juice and sample a cup of jitter juice
  • Read a story titled, David Goes to School, and begin co-creating our classroom behavior matrix
  • Learn about some literacy centers 
  • Identify rhymes, isolate initial sounds and blend sounds in single-syllable words during a Heggerty Phonological Awareness lesson
  • Learn that a name is a word and connect a name with other words by making a classroom name chart and noticing spelling patterns

In Math, we will...

  • Count by 2's using a class created twin popsicle chart
  • Notice patterns in numbers and counting
  • Explore Math Workplaces, which will include pattern blocks, dominoes and unifix cubes

In Writing, we will...

  • Read a story titled, Giraffes Can't Dance and discuss the "Power of Yet" and growth mindset
  • Write about things we are good at and things we can't do...YET!
  • Draw and label a picture about our favorite summer memory. We will write a sentence or two telling about our picture
  • Draw and label a picture about our favorite thing about the first week of first grade. We will write a sentence or two telling about our picture

In Social Studies, we will...

  • Meet our new friends, learn their names and build connections
  • Play a game called, "Find a Friend Who..."
  • Discuss class rules, expectations and routines
  • Share our summertime photographs and memories

Announcements and Upcoming Events:

  • Our class has Phy. Ed. on "A Days", Music on "B Days" and Art on "C Days"
  • September 6: No School (Labor Day)
  • September 17: Early Dismissal
  • September 22: Picture Day





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