Our 1 st Grade Classroom News Weeks of

Our 1 st Grade Classroom News Weeks of January 7 th – 11 th Email: valorietrombley@johnston. k 12. nc. us Important Information * I hope you had a wonderful break! We will be working hard over the next couple of weeks to complete mid-year assessments. Our assistant will be helping with reading groups while I am assessing. * A sign-up genius will come home soon for us to schedule a mid-year conference. I can’t wait to meet with you soon to discuss your child’s growth so far in 1 st Grade! * Please return green reading textbooks by 1/9! Thanks for continuing to read over break! Our Learning Focus Theme: Winter & Snowmen Math: Measurement with various units & telling time to the hour/half hour Phonics: Glued Sounds – ing, ang, ong, ung Reading Focus: Describe the connection between two individuals, events, or ideas. Writing Focus: Informative/explanatory writings that include topic, facts, and closure. Science: Features and patterns of the earth, moon, & sun as observed from Earth Dates to know 1/7: Return to School 1/9: Mid-year m. Class assessments begin! 1/10: Report Cards 1/11: RES Spirit Day 1/21: Holiday – No School! 1/29: Early Release & End of 2 nd Quarter 1/30: Progress Reports 2/1: RES Spirit Day 2/14: Valentine’s Day Snack at 2: 30 2/18: No School 2/26: Early Release-1: 45 3/1: RES Spirit Day 3/6: Spring Pictures & Class Pictures 3/8: End of 3 rd Quarter 3/11: No School 3/18: Report Cards 3/19: Early Release-1: 45 3/28: Field trip to Marbles & IMAX Words to Remember WWW: first, look, good, new, water, called Word Families: - end, -elt, -ent