Mrs. Drolet's First Grade Explorers!

I hope everyone enjoyed this beautiful, sun-filled weekend! 😊

What is your child learning this week?

Math: We will continue learning about place value. The students did a great job last week and really enjoyed using the manipulatives for practicing using tens and ones to make numbers. This week we will focus more on making groups of 10.

Science and Social Studies: The students had a great time in Science lab on Thursday making and using thermometers! We are continuing the unit "Me on the Map" in Social Studies and we will be focusing on our city, county, state, and country this week.

Language Arts/Daily 5/Phonics: The focus in phonics is the S-blends this week. In Daily 5, the students have reached 18 minutes in Read to Self stamina. This week we will try to hit 20 minutes! We will also start practicing and getting used to the process of Daily 5 Rotations. We will start with rotations in Read to Self, Read to Someone, and Word Work. This week we will also be practicing using proper capitalization and punctuation by fixing sentences.

Reminder:
- Grandparent Reading Day is this Friday, August 31. The school will be hosting breakfast at 7:15am and the first grade team is hosting reading in the morning starting at 8:30. I have included a link below to sign up for reading times. There are currently 4 more slots available!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b044aa8aa2fa6ff2-grandparent

Important Dates:
- Tuesday, August 28th: In-school field trip. Wellstar will be talking about tantrums,
- Wednesday, August 29th: Early Release Day. Students are released at 12:15. Please plan accordingly.
- Thursday, August 30th: Chick-Fil-A Night. Come out and support our school!
- Friday, August 31st: Grandparent Breakfast and Grandparent Reading Day (grades K, 1, 2)