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First Grade Overview

November 2-6, 2026

  

LANGUAGE ARTS:
Phonics: We will work on contractions and review letters X and Y. 

Assessment: November 3rd and November 13th 


Spelling: List 6 test will be on Tuesday, November 3rd.

go, hi, am, get, him, ten, best, help, pick, black, *you, *what (*sight words)

  1. Get a can of clams.

  2. What can you print?

Assessment: Tuesday, November 3rd


Spelling list 7 test will be on Friday, November 13th.

see, red, that, this, back, sign, bring, think, green, three, are, from

  1. The bag is from Pam.

  2. I think we can go.

Assessment: Friday, November 13th


Foundations and Frameworks: 

We will move into Visualization and work on it throughout November. Visualization parent Intro


MATH: We will work on combinations that make tens and teens, and number-rack work. Unit 3 info here


Assessment: The fact test is on November 5th and will cover subtracting 0, the difference of 0, and a review of facts. The Unit 3 quiz on November 10th will cover missing addends in equations, adding to 20, simple word problems, and subtracting within 10. Our Unit 3 test is on November 18th. Another fact test will be on Friday, November 20th.


SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES: We will continue our Space unit through December. We will complete Families Long Ago and begin our study of Europe and Pilgrims/Wampanoag/Thanksgiving through November.


Weekly Memory Work: Climb Aboard & Psalm 147:4

"He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name."


Climb aboard the spaceship,

We’re going to the moon.

Hurry, and get ready

We’re going to blast off soon!

Put on your helmets,

And buckle up real tight.

Here comes the countdown

Let’s count with all our might.

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

BLAST OFF!


REMINDERS:

  1. AR shirt day in chapel is Wednesday, November 4th.

  2. BBS Spirit Day is Friday, November 6th. Any BBS T-shirt with uniform bottoms.

  3. Book-themed shoebox parade floats are due on November 19th. Feel free to stay after announcements on Friday to watch the K-5 balloon & First-Grade float parade, which begins after announcements in the first-grade hallway and travels the 2nd/3rd hall and down to the Preschool hallways. 

  4. Thanksgiving lunch is on Friday, November 20th. This is a full day of school, so please let your teacher know ahead of time if your child will be leaving early. 

  5. Thanksgiving Break is November 23rd-27th, with school resuming on Monday, November 30th.

  6. SAVE THE DATES for these two field trips: January 22nd to the Tellus Museum and April 16th to the Knoxville Zoo (all day) - parent drivers for both. 

  7. Please help your child unload their homework folder and read to you for about 15 minutes each day. 

  8. Snacks: NO peanut/tree nut snacks in Dahlke’s classroom. Grade-level: No cookies, potato chips, or candy, please. Students have the option to bring a small healthy snack to school each day.