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Grade News…
October will definitely be a super busy
month in first grade!! Teachers are already
preparing and planning for Animal Adventures
where the students will rotate between rooms to
learn lessons about the behavior of owls, frogs &
toads, and bats during the fall months. This is
just one of our exciting science themes for the
month and we feel our students are going to love
it!
A quick reminder: yellow folders should be
checked nightly. Toward the end of the month,
the pink Impact Aid forms will come home.
PLEASE watch for them, fill them out and send
them back to us the very next day! They are very
important!
Conferences will begin soon. This is a
time for you to ask questions and learn about
your child’s progress and future academic
growth. We enjoy taking the time to sit and chat
with each of you. As the year continues, please
remember you can always contact us with any
questions you may have.
Mrs.
Miss
Miss
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Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
McInturff: Jessica.McInturff@lcps.org
Apwisch: Kristina.apwisch@lcps.org
Parnell: jessica.parnell@lcps.org
Cahill: Kerri.cahill@lcps.org
Friedenberg: rachel.friedenberg@lcps.org
Valentine: gvalent@lcps.org
Lockett: Kathleen.lockett@lcps.org
If possible, we would love some
donations:
 Avery Mailing Labels
 White socks
 Black Dry Erase Markers
 Cottonballs
 Pumpkins – each teacher could
use just 3. Please email your
child’s teacher if you are able to
donate a pumpkin.
October 2015
Updated Sight Words!!
Practice Makes Perfect!
Curriculum Covered
Reading: read to self/someone, making connections,
setting a purpose for reading, visualizing
Shared Reading: fluency, expression, chunks, quotation
marks, commas, word endings like ed, -ing, -s & -es,
question marks, etc.
Writer’s Workshop: small moments: drawing pictures,
labels, spacing, capital letters, punctuation, zooming in on
one event, brainstorming ideas, write what you know!
Math: Calendar, graphing, counting and writing numbers,
growing and repeating patterns.
Social Studies: PAWSitive Behaviors, Good citizenship,
Patriotism, American symbols, George Washington, and
Abraham Lincoln.
Upcoming
Reading & Writing: Continuation of Above, Predicting,
Retelling, Non-fiction Texts, Pattern Books
Math: Skip counting, Place value, math facts (sums to 6)
Science: Solar Changes and Patterns, Changes in Autumn,
Scientific Investigations, Observations, Journaling
***Please remember when helping your child
write sentences at home:
1. It is okay for “kid spelling” to be used
2. Sight words should always be spelled correctly
*Check the attached list for the most current
words
3. A capital letter and punctuation marks should
always be used
PLEASE help your child to
learn to tie their own shoes!!
October Events
October 12 - Columbus Day, no school
October 13 – PTO meeting in the library, 2:50pm
October 30 - Citizenship Awards, 8:15am
October 23 – Spooky Bingo, 6 – 8:30
October 20-November 6 – Parent-Teacher
Conferences. Please contact your child’s teacher
and sign up for a conference if you have not
already done so. Conference reminders will be
mailed home in mid October.
November 2,3 – Conference Days, no school.
Helpful Info is at http://www.lcps.org/weller