an outfit for school. Shorts and skirts must reach the tip of your child’s fingers when arms are extended to their side. Tank tops must be at least three fingers wide. First Grade Newsletter Shirts and pants need to meet. No midriff should show. October 30th, 2015 Crocs and flip flops are not considered First Grade Days Are school appropriate. Happy Days! If you choose to send your child to school in
sandals, they must bring tennis shoes to Math change into for recess and/or gym. We have been exploring geometry this unit with the We want to keep the amount of accidents in school kids. They have learned about defining and down. Preparing the students with the proper non-defining attributes as well as their shapes footwear will help us keep students safe when (square, triangle, rectangle, circle, rhombus, playing on the playground or at gym. Also, the hexagon, etc.) We have also introduced 3D shapes weather is getting colder so please send children in such as cubes, spheres, cylinders, square based with a sweatshirt or jacket for TOTP and recess. pyramids and rectangular prisms, and cones. Please continue to practice writing and counting to 120. Snack
Please remember to send a healthy snack and water Reading/Writing each and every day. Please be aware of certain So far this month we have been finishing up our allergies in your child’s classroom. “Powerful Partners” unit. They have been learning about what to share with partners and how to share. Upcoming We have begun introducing non-fiction books to the Veterans Day- 11/11 class. They have been learning about the difference Thanksgiving Day rotations- 11/23 between fiction and nonfiction books as well as the author’s purpose in nonfiction. Happy Halloween
Science/Social Studies We have finished up our Fall and Seasons Unit and we will be concluding our Nocturnal animals unit. We will be moving into our Thanksgiving and Veterans Day and Election Day units in the next weeks.
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It is important to remember that school is a place of learning. We ask that parents keep the Vocabulary Words for October dress code in mind when helping their child pick out
Miserable- very sad or unhappy Possessions- something that belongs to you Humorous- very funny Beam- smiling a big, big, smile Ordinary- normal or regular, not special in any way Extraordinary- very unusual or special, far from ordinary Fatigued- very tired Refreshed- feeling better than you did before. Feeling cooler or less tired Scold- tell someone in an angry way that he or she has done something wrong Rush- move somewhere or do something quickly Curious-interested in it and want to know about it Masterpiece- person’s best work Audible-loud enough to be heard Inaudible- not loud enough to be heard Ear-splitting-very loud. Sounds that are so loud they hurt your ears Faint-difficult to hear