**** PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES ******
                                  THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2018
          Please click on the link below to choose an appointment time: 

                                                    http://signup.com/go/JNsYNhx

 

As you can see, at the top of this page is a link for you to choose an available parent-teacher conference time. Please follow the link and prompts to secure your time. Remember, these conferences are 10 minutes long.
 
Although this week is a bit shorter, it will still be a very busy one for first grade! We will be practicing for Friday’s Saints pageant. I hope your child is practicing his/her lines at home with a little help from mom, dad, sister, brother , grandma, grandpa. I hope that you’ve put aside time on Friday, November 16, 2018 at 1:15 so that you can join us! 
 
On Thursday, November 15, 2018 is Parent-Teacher conferences. That means there is an 11AM dismissal. Please plan accordingly. You will receive a confirmation notice from me that will state the time you chose. There are at least 6 parents who haven’t signed up for a conference time. Please do so ASAP. Thank You!  
 
Wednesday, November 14, 2018 is another Box Top dress down day. Please send in box tops or $5.00 so your child can dress down.
 
Next week, we will have a “Hurricane Relief” dress down day on Monday, November 19 for at least $1.00. If you’d like to contribute more, that would be greatly appreciated.
 
Then next Tuesday, November 20 is our annual Thanksgiving Feast. The children are to dress up on this day. Please no jeans or sneakers. More to come on this. If your child will not eat the Thanksgiving fixings, please send them to school with lunch. There is no regular hot lunch served that day.
 
Finally, on another front, please have your child bring a shoebox to school soon. Each child will need their own shoebox for a very special project. Mums the word!
 
 
A few reminders:
 

• White socks are worn with the gym uniform.
• Please get index cards to be made into flashcards to help your child study addition and subtraction facts. Punch a hole in them and I will give you a binder ring. The children will have a timed sums to 6 test this week.
• Absent notes: When your child is absent, please send in a note to explain their absence. Thanks!
• Please return the Weekly Behavior Chart with the Friday folder.
• Please return the reading logs each Friday.

Here’s what’s happening this week:
Religion:    This week is all about the SAINTS! There will be a lot of practicing going on at St. Greg’s! Please make sure your child continues to practice his/her lines at home. Remember, they must be memorized. Thank you! Our pageant, An Afternoon in Heaven, will take place on Friday, November 16, 2018 at 1:15pm. Please mark your calendar! Looking forward to seeing you there!

ELA: Reading, Phonics, Grammar:  We will continue with Unit 2 this week. We will continue to explore the story, A Fine, Fine School and its central message. In phonics, we will be decoding short i words.   In grammar, this week we will continue to look at telling sentences and we will be writing to complete a silly holiday project, I Am Not a Turkey. Please review the high frequency word list with your child. You may click below if you need another copy this list. Please sign and return the sheet on Thursday. Finally, remember to read each night! Then, make sure you hand in the reading logs each Friday.   There will be a Spelling Test Monday, November 19, 2018 for this week’s words.

ELA~ Listening and Learning Domains: This week we take a break from Dr. Wellbody to practice for the pageant.

Math:   This week in math we will explore counting on, counting on using a number line, and adding doubles. The children have a background with these strategies. Now, we will delve a bit deeper and for mastery.

Upcoming Tests
Monday, November 19, 2018      Spelling Test (words w/o 11/12)








 

Monday       ~~ Music
Tuesday     ~~  Gym
                   ~~ COMPUTERS
Wednesday~~ LIBRARY
Thursday    ~~ ART
                    ~~ SPANISH
 

When a scholastic flyer comes home, please use the activation code below to place your order. Simply go to www.scholastic.com, go to Book Clubs, and place your order each time the flyers are sent home a long as you do so by the date on the flyer.   

Our class code is : GT4DB