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First Grade News

Welcome to First Grade!
Special Dates
November 4th Student Holiday, No
school!
November 11th Veterans Day
(wear red, white, and blue)
November 14th book character
dress-up day (please return the form
by Monday, November 10th)
November 17th - PTO
November 24-28th Thanksgiving
Break no school!

A Peek at the Month

of November:
Your child should Read at Home (RAH) as a regular part of
homework. RAH logs for the 2nd nine weeks incentive are due
December 19th.
Reading: Reading strategies retelling, authors central
message, plot, characters, setting
Writing: Unit 2 - Narrative Writing, Graphic Organizers,
Adding detail to our stories, Writing Conventions
Math: Comparing Numbers, using subtraction to compare,
counting to 40, counting by twos, adding three one-digit
numbers, Tens and Ones, Compare and Order Numbers
-First Grade students are expected to master addition and
subtraction facts through 10. Timed facts tests are given on
Tuesdays and Thursdays. There will be 12 problems and your
child will have one minute to complete. Once your child has
mastered all 12 problems in one minute, he or she will move up.

Word Wall Words

Science/Social Studies: Using Maps, Continents, Oceans.

many, then, them, these, so

some, her, would, make, like
him, into, time, has, look

Novembers Character Essential: Being Mannerly

Being courteous, kind and polite to others.
Teacher E-mails
jessica.cain@hallco.org emily.hulsey@hallco.org
lindsey.pilgrim@hallco.org carla.towe@hallco.org

School Phone: 770-532-8781

E-mail transportation changes
mercedes.rebollar@hallco.org