Sunday, September 23, 2018

Weekly Update for 09/24/18

Early Release @ 1:00 on Friday, September 28
On Friday, September 28, Hardy, Carrollton, and Westside elementary schools will dismiss at 1:00 pm.. This will allow buses to complete their runs before streets are closed in Smithfield for the SHS Homecoming parade.
Due to Early Release, our lunch will be 11:05-11:45. 

Class Dojo

If you haven’t logged into Class Dojo for the year, please do so at this time.  Attached to this memo, you will find a code that is specific for your child.  Via Class Dojo you can see updates on your child’s behavior and activities throughout the week. 

Reading Steps at Home

We will begin sending books home and logging steps at home on Monday, October 8th.  Currently, we are logging steps at school and building stamina towards 30 minutes of independent reading.  The Home Coach Contract will be sent home on Monday, October 1st that will have more information about at home reading and how to log reading steps at home. 

Wacky Wednesday Schedule 
Each Wednesday, first grade teachers will be meeting for an extended grade level meeting.  In order to accommodate this in our schedule, our day will be "wacky."  We will go to the computer lab at 9:30-1:30 and resource 2:10-3:40.

What are we learning this week?
Reading
1.7 Use semantic clues and syntax to expand vocabulary when reading. 
1.8 Expand vocabulary.
1.9 Read and demonstrate comprehension of a variety of fictional texts.
e) Ask and answer who, what, when, where, why, and how questions about what is read. 
Writing SOL 1.13 The student will write to communicate ideas of a variety of purposes. 
c) Revise by adding descriptive words when writing about people, places, things, and events. 

Math
SOL 1.11
a. identify and trace, describe, and sort plane figures (triangle, square, rectangle and circle) according to number of sides, vertices and angles
b. identify and describe representations of circles, squares, rectangles and triangles in different environments, regardless of orientation and explain reasoning.

Weekly Schedule


*Monday, September 24      Blue  Day

*Tuesday, September 25      Purple Day

*Wednesday, September 26   Red Day
Wacky Wednesday 

*Thursday, September 27     Orange Day


*Friday, September 28        Yellow Day 
Early Release @ 1:00
Lunch will be 11:15-11:45    

Looking Ahead

Oct. 1 – PTA Fun Run fundraiser starts
  • Oct. 3 – First quarter interim reports come home
  • Oct. 3 – Yearbook Picture Day
  • Oct. 5 – Spirit day: Crazy Hair/Crazy Hats (The Cardinal Spirit Stick will be up for grabs!)
  • Oct. 5 – New date for Fall Pizza Bingo (doors open at 6:00 p.m.)
  • Oct. 17 – No school: Parent-Teacher Conferences
  • Oct. 19 – PTA Fun Run
  • Oct. 22 – 30 – Fall Scholastic Book Fair
  • Oct. 26 – GrandLunch

                

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