1st Grade  Mrs. O'Connor 

School will be dismissed on November 27th at noon.  There is no CARES that day.

Young Author's Day will be on Wednesday, November 20th for
grades K, 1,3, 5, 7.

Please send in a small square sized tissue box by Monday, November 25th for our Thanksgiving craft.

Thanksgivng Holiday will begin at noon on November 27th.  Classes will resume on Monday, December 2nd




 

Disguise a Turkey is due on Tuesday, November 12th

General Home and School Meeting  Tuesday, November 12th   7PM in the gym

Picture Day Thursday, November 14th

Young Author's Day for Grades, K, 1, 3, 5, 7  Wednesday, November 20th

Picture Make Up:  Wednesday November 20th

Start of Thanksgiving Holiday--Half day of school  Wednesday, November 27th

Christmas Tableau  Thursday, December 12th

Start of Christmas Holiday--Half day of school Friday, December 20th
 

Skills this week:

ELA:  We will begin our next story, The Farmer in the Hat.  We will segment and blend words with the vowel sound long a and identify proper nouns.  We will identify g as the /j/ sound and c as the /s/ sound. Our reading strategy will focus on cause and effect in a story.

Math:  We will continue and complete chapter 4 on Addition and Subtraction Relationships Within 10.  We will subtract number sentences and check by adding, we will find the missing addend by using a subtraction related fact, use subtraction to compare numbers, and use a bar model to complete problem solving.  Our test will be on Tuesday, November 26th.

Religion:   We will complete  Chapter 5.  In this chapter the children will read and discuss the story of the Good Samaritan. They will learn that Jesus taught us that all people are our neighbors. Our test will be on Wednesday, November 27th.

Please take some time to review math facts with your child this week and use the websites listed below to help with fact fluency. 


Pirate Math

We will begin our Pirate Math Program in class this week!   First grade curriculum requires that all first graders demonstrate mastery of addition and subtraction facts within sums to twenty.  This memorization must be done through consistent and regular practice at home. 

Below are websites you can visit to help your child learn and memorize their math facts. 

http://www.aaamath.com/add.htm#topic6
http://mrnussbaum.com/speedmath/
http://www.mathplayground.com/
http://www.aplusmath.com/
http://www.funbrain.com/
http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/math/mc_minutes.cfm?grade=2&sp=student

Please check the Weekly Communications/Upcoming Reminders page under Parent Resources often during the school year for the latest updates on school happenings. Also, don't forget to read Mrs. Tomasetti's Principal's Newsletter which is released every Thursday during the school year.

                               Computers:  Monday  1:45PM    
                                         Library:  Wednesday 1:15PM                       
                              Music:   Thursday 10:45AM     

                                          Art: Thursday  1:00PM        
                                          Gym:  Friday  9:00AM 
                              (Please make sure to wear gym uniform.)           

Our Homeroom Parent Representitive for the 2019-2020 school year is Jennifer Corcoran  and the Homeroom Assistants are  Kelly Gust and Julia Stell.  They will be reaching out to you via email during the school year to coordinate volunteers and special events on my behalf.  For further information regarding some of these events please check the Homeroom Parent Representative pages.