1st Grade 2022/23

  Week 4: September 26-30 Academic Updates Most of our early assessments are complete and we are excited to dig in to our curriculum and enjoy some exciting learning. This week we will begin our study of the digraphs sh and ch. Each day we will study words with these sounds in a slightly different way. By Friday students should be able to recognize the sound orally and write the corresponding letters. We will continue to practice finding the main idea in books we read together. In math we will continue collecting and interpreting data. Thank you to everyone who has signed up to send in apples.  The children will appreciate it, as do we! If you’re interested in more details on our current math unit check this out: Unit 1 Math video for parents Ask your Firstie W hat are the short vowel sounds? W hat are the long vowel sounds? W hat did you learn about shadows? Can a statue’s shadow move? W hat are some of the books we read this week? H ow did we practice finding the main idea?...

Week 3: September 19-23 Back to School Night Please join us Monday evening at 5:45 in your child’s classroom. This is an adults-only event. You will be able to see your child’s classroom and hear about our school day.  We will answer any questions you may have about First Grade in general. Individual conferences will be held in October for child-specific conversations.  Picture Day School pictures will be taken on Thursday, September 22. All students will have their picture made for school ID purposes.  Order forms went home last week if you would like to purchase prints.   NWEA Students will take their Fall NWEA standardized tests in Reading and Math this week.  Academic Updates This week we will continue to practice distinguishing long vowel sounds from short vowel sounds.  We will begin to work on determining the main idea and supporting details in text. Our Positivity Project theme is open-mindedness. In Math we will be sorting, categorizing, and i...

  Week 2: September 12-16 Wow!  What an amazing first week of 1st Grade! Getting to Know You Last week we shared this digital survey.  Thank you to everybody who completed it.  If you haven’t yet, please find a few minutes to answer the questions and submit it.  You have also received paper “get to know you” forms. We apologize for all the questions, especially those that seem redundant. We really appreciate all the information we can gather to help us meet the needs of all our Firsties. Thanks so much for your help. Academic Updates We spent our first week together getting to know each other and our learning spaces.  Our focus was on routines and procedures necessary in order for students to learn and grow. We’ve begun administering some baseline assessments to help us determine instructional needs.  This coming week we will begin to introduce some of our academic content including phonemic awareness, Mystery Science, and practicing the three ways to...

  September 6–9 Welcome! We had so much fun at the Ice Cream Social connecting names and faces! We can’t wait to get to know our students better in the coming days and weeks. At Back to School Night, on September 19, we will have a chance to talk with parents and share all the exciting things about 1st grade.  For questions or concerns, we are available via email (see below). Additionally, for these first couple of weeks, we will be outside both before and after school should you need to touch base briefly.  Please inform the office if any last minute afternoon transportation changes arise.  What to Bring: Water bottle 2 healthy snacks  Backpack Lunch (if bringing from home) Let the Cat out of the Bag homework Crayons-16 pack A Big Smile  What NOT to Bring: Toys Electronics Folders, notebooks, other misc. school supplies (we have what you need for now) Contact Us Mrs. Confer   aconfer@sjschools.org Mrs. Fiesbeck lfiesbeck@sjschools.org Ms. Gould kgould...