First Grade Friday News - August 30

Chapel offerings for the first few weeks will go to support Lisbeth, our Compassion International student in Guatemala.  Our offerings will help Lisbeth’s family with food, clothing, and education expenses.

We need packets of seeds (flower or vegetable) for a Nature Club project.  It’s fine if they are expired or already opened packets.  Don’t send more than one packet per child.  We need these by September 11.  Thank you.

Dates to remember:

Mon., Sep. 2                 Labor Day, no school

Fri., Sep.6                    Dismiss at 1:30

Tues., Sep. 10               Back to School Night (We will begin with a PALS meeting in the sanctuary at 6:30.  Following the PALS meeting, you will come to our classroom.  Bring your questions about first grade.)

Thurs., Sep. 26             Field trip to pumpkin patch (Let me know if you can drive.  So far, we have one driver. Cost for parents is $5.)

The week ahead:

Spelling words: in, pin, pig, wig, win, fin, am, pan, yes, and

Religion:  Abraham

Reading skill:  Details, short i words

Math:  Introducing addition and subtraction stories

Language/Writing:  Handwriting upper and lower case letters

Science:  Our Bodies

Nature Club:  Plant parts

 

E         Each Friday is “CLS shirt day”.  Any CLS shirt may be worn on Fridays instead of a regular uniform shirt.  The last Friday of every month will be Tag Day.  Bring $1 for the privilege of dressing out of uniform (jeans, etc.)