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1st Grade Overview

February 7 - 11

LANGUAGE ARTS:
Phonics: We will work on reviewing phonetic concepts through Valentines and Presidents Day activities. 

Assessment: February 20th

Spelling: Spelling list 15 test will be on Friday, February 20th.

day, fly, trusted, weekly, campfire, blooming, under, myself, inside, problem, *thought, *where

  1. My sister can subtract numbers well.

  2. She has a good grade in math.

Foundations and Frameworks: 

We will be in the unit of Story Structure and work on it throughout February.


MATH: We will be working on various mathematical concepts through Valentines and Presidents Day activities.

Assessment: Fact test will be on February 10th. Unit 6 test will be on February 20th.


SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES: We will continue our unit on Earth’s Surface in science. In social studies, we will continue our unit on Geography and the Arctic and Antarctica.

Weekly Memory Work: Eagle and John 3:16.

“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

Eagle

He clasps the crag with crooked hands,

close to the sun in lonely lands,

ringed with the azure world, he stands.

The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls,

he watches from his mountain walls.

And like a thunderbolt he falls.

by: Alfred Tennyson


REMINDERS:

  1. February 11- Valentine’s Party

  2. February 12-16- Winter Break

  3. February 20-27- Online Auction

  4. February 23-27- Dr. Seuss Week

  5. February 27- Dr. Seuss Party

  6. February 27- Auction & Dinner

  7. March 6- BBS Spirit Day

  8. March 17-20- Scholastic Book Fair & Art Show

  9. March 20- Grandparents’ Day - ½ day

  10. March 27- Easter Party

  11. March 30-April 6- Spring Break

  12. SAVE THE DATE for this field trip: April 17th to the Knoxville Zoo (all day, siblings, extra family may attend) - parent drivers. 

  13. A reminder that neatness and returning homework on time are two skills noted on the first-grade report card, as mentioned at the August parent intro conferences. 

  14. Please help your child unload their homework folder and allow them to read to you each night for 10-15 minutes. 

  15. Snacks: A healthy snack may be sent each day. No cookies, potato chips, or candy, please!



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Dr. Seuss Week

Week of February 23rd-February 27th

We will be celebrating Dr. Seuss this week in honor of his birthday. 

*Attire info noted with each day 

Monday – “The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins” – Today is the day you may wear a hat to school- It can be awesome or it can be cool. 

(*full uniform aside from hat)


Tuesday – “The Cat in the Hat” and other Seuss favorites.

Thing 1 and Thing 2 have hair that’s blue, but their clothes are red so you need to wear red too. 

(*Please wear the purchased red “Thing” shirt today with civilian bottoms.)


Wednesday – “Wacky Wednesday” – Your child must dress WACKY!!!  Almost anything goes – hair, shoes, and clothes – don’t match – wild, different colors – you get the idea!!! 

(*no uniform-total wackiness from head to toe!)


Thursday – “How Many Kinds of Feet Will We Meet?” What will you wear on your feet today? Will your feet dress in a normal and crazy way? Clown feet, pig feet, fuzzy fur feet, we can’t wait to greet all the feet we meet. (*full uniform aside from fun socks/shoes)


Friday – “Happy Birthday to You” – I wish we could do what they do in Katroo. They sure know how to say “Happy Birthday to you!” So wear your party clothes so we can get loose and say “Happy Birthday!” to our dear Dr. Seuss. (*no uniform-total Seuss attire from head to toe - may re-wear  the “Thing” shirt)