1. Our 1st Grade Classroom News
Week of October 29th – November 2nd
Important Information
Dates to know
* Thank you so much for the outpouring of love during this difficult time for our class family. Please continue to keep Mrs. Dennison’s husband, kids, and grandkids in your thoughts and prayers!
* Please see the blue flyer for Red Ribbon Week:
Monday: wear your clothes backwards
Tuesday: tacky/mismatched clothes
Wednesday: crazy hair/hat day
Thursday: Favorite sports team clothing
Friday: Dress like your friends
* Wish List: individually wrapped candy
10/29: Pillowcases are due!!
10/30: Fall Picture Retakes
10/31: Halloween
Snack at 2:15 (Parents are welcome to attend!)
11/1: Make-Up Day for kids
11/2: RES Spirit Day
11/12: No School - holiday
11/13: La Cocina Family Dinner Night from 5:00-9:00
11/14: Progress Reports
11/16: Thanksgiving Breakfast from
9:00-9:45
11/21 – 11/23 : No
School (Thanksgiving
Break)
12/7: RES Spirit
Day
12/19: Christmas
Party at 2:15
Our Learning Focus
Theme: Halloween
Math: identifying defining attributes of shapes, various types of quadrilaterals, and describing/comparing shapes
Phonics: Bonus Letters - An “extra” letter at the end of a word that doesn’t make a sound (Ex: miss)
Reading Focus: Identifying main idea and retelling key details of a text
Writing Focus: Writing informative/explanatory text that names a topic, gives facts, & provides a sense of closure
Science: Balance and Motion
Words to Remember
WWW: too, her, also, some, come, two
*** Spelling Test on Friday! ***
Word Families: -ill, -oss, -ess, -ell