March 2nd - 6th

Calendar: 

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• March 4th - Wacky Wednesday Schedule
• March 5th - Class Picture Day (Don't forget to order group picture online)
• March 5th - Open House  5:30 - 7:00 
• March 8th - Mrs. Burks's Birthday
• March 9th - 13th - NO SCHOOL  Spring Break
• March 20th - Report Cards go home (sign and return)
• April 2nd - Field trip to Kidzania in Frisco

Look At What We Will Be Learning Next Week:

Language Arts:

• Spelling - We will continue to study compound words.  Our test will be March 6th
• Writer's Workshop - We are working on written pieces to showcase at Open House.  We are excited to show you our published book!  
• Reader's Workshop - We will be choosing and practicing books to read to you at Open House

Math:   
Learners will use concrete and pictorial models to solve comparison word problems within 20.

Please see the link below to count by 2s to 100  (1st grade's goal is to count to 120 by 2s) 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wwydguSKOU

Science:
Learners will create a digital bar graph that reflects the temperature of two different locations.  They will discuss what they notice and make predictions on what will happen next.

Discussions At Home:

What is your child excited to show you at Open House?

Field Trip:  

Please don't forget to sign the permission slips and send in payment for our field trip!  We are so excited go to Kidzania!

In Other News:

Field trip permission slips went home this week.  Signed permission slips and money are due to TCE by Wednesday, March 4th.  Don't forget to sign up to chaperone! 

Class picture day is March 5th.  Don't forget to order your class picture online.  Our first graders always love having a class picture at the end of the year!! 

TCE BOOK FAIR

The book fair is coming and TCE needs your help!!  Click on the link to sign up for a volunteer slot!  THANK YOU!!!!!!!!         Book Fair Link

Remind Parents to Register for Read to Succeed!

There is still time for your students to register to earn a free Six Flags ticket for reading 6 hours!

We've received a ton of great feedback about our new Read to Succeed eReading Log program! Parents are finding it easy to use, and a fun way to monitor their kid's progress. We want to make sure that everyone who wants to register for the program gets registered. Could you email your student's parents and remind them to register soon if they want to sign up for the program? You can send along this message, as it contains all information parents need to register! Parents can register for Read to Succeed using the details below: Register child at sixflags.com/books using code XBX8B By April 17, complete the online reading log for your child. Expect a Six Flags Over Texas ticket for your child in May! Once your child is registered, you will have access to your online account. Parent Portal Sincerely, The Six Flags Read to Succeed Team sixflags.com/read First Grade Pics The Ford Brothers!  💙💙 Happy 120th day!  First grade is 120 days smarter! We can decompose numbers up to 120! We can make change up to $1.20!  We celebrated the 120th day of school!  We can count by 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s to 120.   We are amazing!