Welcome to First Grade!

Happy Thanksgiving! 

Friday, November 22nd Childcare will be having their Thanksgiving Feast...please pack a lunch for your child...there will be no Aramark services

Friday, December 6th we will be going to the First Grade Christmas Party at PJP.  This is a fun-filled festive day...permission slips will be coming home this week...please return ASAP.  Thank you!

Mother Teresa's Helping Hands Mission is having their annual Holiday Food Drive...First Grade is asked to donate applesauce, green beans, and corn.

First Grade goes outside for morning recess everyday...please make sure to send your child with a jacket...as it gets colder feel free to send in gloves and hats for them as well.

We use REMIND...it is a phone app that makes communication with you quick and easy.  I can send  announcements, reminders and pictures throughout the year as well which is always fun for you to see all the super things your child will be doing this year.  Please sign up as soon as you can.  Here is how you can sign up...
Take out your phone
Enter this number 
81010
Text this mesage
@stephdibr
 
Please feel free to email me (sdibricida@school.stteresacalcutta.com) or REMIND me with any questions or concerns.

CYO has a website for STC spirit wear...check it out and show your school spirit...www.ragtee.com

THIS WEEK IN FIRST GRADE
ELA Journeys - Unit 2
Theme - Dr. Seuss
Reading - Dr. Seuss
Skills - Text and Graphic Features
Strategy - Asking Questions
Spelling -   Blends with s- sl, st, sp, sc, sk, sm,  (please check spelling link)
Phonics -  Blends with s
Grammar - Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Subjects and Predicates, Plurals, Possessives
Writing - Sentences, Punctuation (periods, question marks, exclamation marks, commas, apostrophe)   
Math - Unit 4/5
Religion - Thanksgiving
Social Studies/Science - Biographies