Welcome to First Grade!

Thank you to those who sent in a box of tissues and Clorox wipes...your generosity is very much appreciated!

Test folders came home on Friday...please sign tests and return them in the folder.

Don't forget to keep reading for our Read Across America Book Challenge!

We will continue with TEXT TO SELF connections in our Book in a Bag Journal.  This means that when the children read their book in a bag on Tuesday for homework they will need to make a connection about the book to their life.  

We use REMIND...it is a phone app that makes communication with you quick and easy.  I can send  announcements, reminders and pictures throughout the year as well which is always fun for you to see all the super things your child will be doing this year.  Please sign up as soon as you can.  Here is how you can sign up...
Take out your phone
Enter this number 
81010
Text this mesage
@stephdib
 
Please feel free to email me or REMIND me with any questions or concerns.

CYO has a website for STC spirit wear...check it out and show your school spirit...www.ragtee.com

THIS WEEK IN FIRST GRADE
ELA Journeys - Unit 3
Theme - Rules and Laws
Reading - The Big Race
Skills - Cause and Effect
Strategy - Questioning
Spelling -   Long Vowel A with Magic E (please check spelling link)
Phonics - Long Vowel A with Magic E   
Grammar - Nouns, Verbs (-ed, ing), Subject, Predicates, Adjectives, Possessive Nouns, Plural and Singular Nouns, Using Articles (a, an, the),  Proper Nouns, Contractions
Vocabulary Strategies - Antonymes, Synonyms, Homophones
Writing - Sentences/Word Choice/Capital Letter/Punctuation/Commas 
Fluency - Accuracy and Word Recognition
Math - Unit 8
Religion - Prayer
Social Studies/Science - Martin Luther King Jr./Rules and Laws