First Grade Newsletter – October This Month’s Happenings What We Are Learning October 8th– Columbus Day October 23rd – JLCS Class Photos –Schedule coming soon… October 24th – Unity Day and JLCS Pumpkin Patch – During the day. October 31th - Halloween Parade @ 1:45 pm Reading: Genres: Realistic Fiction, Realism vs. Fantasy and Folktales Skills: Character, Setting, Main Idea, Details, Plot Phonics: Short u as well as reviewing the sound of short a Grammar: Writing a simple sentence with Nouns, Verbs, and Adjectives Math: Addition and Subtraction Strategies Science: Fall and Animals- needs, habitats, and life cycles. Social Studies: Rules, laws and symbols of the USA! We’re going to the zoo! Wednesday, November 7th Please wear your class T-shirts (coming home soon!) and sneakers! You must also bring a bag lunch! (Something that can be thrown away when the children are finished.) More to follow as we get closer! Homework Read and study your sight words every night! Family Project: Build Your Wild Self is due October 25th!