1st Grade Mrs. O'Connor
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Welcome to 1A!
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
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Important Dates
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 12thStart of Christmas Holiday--Half day of school Friday, December 20th
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Teacher Contact
I make every effort to stay in communication with parents and check my email daily.
I check my email at least twice a day. I always check in the early morning before school and at the end of the day. My email is doconnor@stdots.com .
You can always call the school office at 610-789-4100 to relay a message.
If you send in a note with your child, please make he/she aware that they have a note for me so that I will receive it.
Absences
If your child is absent, please call the school before 8:30 a.m. Leave a message that includes your child’s name, grade, homeroom number, and reason for absence and check the Attendance policy for further information. -
Announcements:
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 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.
Religion: We will begin 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.
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 MathWe 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
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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.
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Room 1 has lunch from 11:40am -12:00pm and recess from 12:00-12:20pm
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Specials Schedule
Computers: Monday 1:45PM
Library: Wednesday 1:15PM
Music: Thursday 10:45AMArt: Thursday 1:00PM
Gym: Friday 9:00AM
(Please make sure to wear gym uniform.)
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Homeroom Parent Representatives
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.