First Grades

Monthly Newsletter
February 12016
All This Month:

Send in any
old tubes of toothpaste,
toothbrushes, floss
containers, mouthwash
containers, and any of the
packing for these items to be
recycled and made into
benches, pencil pouches,
garbage cans, and more via
Terracycle. A collection bin is
located in the school lobby.
Every pound of trash=$1 for
Ocee!

Friday, February
19th- Deadline for
Six Flags Reading
Logs
Please
make sure your child
stays home if he or
Tip:
Reading
for ill,
justhas
10
she is
feeling
minutes a night makes a
a fever,
has in
thrown
huge
difference
your
childs reading skills and
love of reading. It also
makes a difference if they
see you reading as well!

What Were Learning

Science: Dental Health
Social Studies: Harriet Tubman
Reading: We will compare and contrast two
texts on one topic and compare and contrast
two characters from two texts.
Spelling: Long a pattern (ay when the long
a sound is at the end of the word and ai
when the long a sound is in the middle of the
word).
Writing: We will learn where commas go in
sentences when we have items in a series
(The cat, dog, and frog are animals),
commas in dates and cities, and we will
publish our writing using the ipad apps of
Seesaw and Book Creator.
Math (advanced): Place Value and
Different ways to represent a three or four

Important Events: Field Trip (3rd), Valentine Exchange (11th),

Science Zone (24th and 25th) , Teacher Workday (12th),
Presidents Day (15th)

Please make sure your child comes to school with

appropriate recess attire (coats, hats, gloves, closed toed
shoes, etc.). Please put your childs name on all items as
well, as many students are losing their items.