First Grade Monday Note

Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree. -Emily Bronte
Marisa Capellan
Monday September 19, 2016

Coming Soon:
Thursday, September 22nd: 8:30am Creekside Walk-a-Thon
Monday,October 3rd: School Photos for 1st grade
Thursday, September 22nd: Johnny Appleseeds Birthday celebration! First grade will celebrate the
legend of John Chapman by reading stories and sampling different types of apple foods. The apple foods
will include: apple juice, unsweetened applesauce, apple granola (from Trader Joes) and apple slices.
Please note: If you do not want your child to eat a particular apple food, please let me know by
Monday!
September 27 and 28: iReady diagnostic testing for 1st grade
Monday, October 10st, 10:30am: Field Trip to Humane Society Truckee Tahoe: Be on the lookout
for a permission slip the first week of October.

Curriculum Updates:
Spelling Words:
1. game

5. lane

Bonus: whale

2. name

6. day

3. same

7. may

4. tame

8. way

Literature
This month we are celebrating the work of Mo Willems! We will be reading Dont Let the Pigeon
Drive the Bus, Knufflebunny, I am a Frog! and much more! We will be completing Mo Willems
themed crafts and learn how to write speech bubbles.

We will read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl this month in honor of his birthday on September
13th.
Social Studies

The Legend of Johnny Appleseed

Good sportsmanship
The Constitution
Science

Physical Science: Solid, Liquid and Gas

Socioemotional Learning

-What is mindfulness? How can I be mindful?

-What are thoughts?

Pet Unit
The last week of September and most of October we will be talking about pets. Please send in a photo of
your family pet to school with your child or email it to me.
The Humane Society of Truckee Tahoe will be visiting us twice in the month of October. Each visit, they
will bring a dog and a cat along with them. If your child is afraid of dogs please let me know immediately.