Literary and Historical Figure Day
I added a fun picture from our literary and historical figure day... Mrs. Villalvazo and I as Ancient Egyptians. The first grade team all dressed up as Egyptians to celebrate the culmination of our history unit. It was a fun and some what crazy day. We had other Egyptians, Pocahantas, Theodore Roosevelt, Elmer Elevator, Alice, The Queen of England, princesses, Owl, Frida Kahlo, Dorothy, Frog, and I am sure there were more. They were all adorable. We finished the day with a popsicle celebration with the entire school. It was a lovely event to celebrate literacy and the study of history.
Below is the overview of academics this week and important dates to note.
ACADEMICS:
Spalding - Students will learn 11 new words on Tuesday and 10 new words on Wednesday. We will review the words on Thursday. The 21 word spelling test is on Friday.
Note - Today we had two words that were challenging for the scholars - its (a pronoun used in place of a nouns such as "The dog lost its collar.") and it's (the contraction for it is such as "It's nice out.) We spent a long time discussing the difference between the two words but it won't hurt to discuss it at home as well.
Math - We start our Geometry unit today. The "Friendly Notes" information packet will be placed in the red homework folders on Thursday.
History - Ancient Aztec civilization, Ancient Inca civilization
Literature - Frog and Toad Together
Grammar - Pronouns (words that take place of a noun)
Poetry - "Bird Talk" poetry recitations are this week!
UPCOMING DATES:Friday, November 15 - School Picture Retake Day
Students must wear uniforms for school photos.
Friday, November 22 - Family Game Night, 5-7 PM
November 27-29 - No School: Thanksgiving Break
Monday, December 2 - 6 PM - 1st Grade Concert (rehearsal at 5:30 PM)
Monday, December 2 - PSO Family Day at MOD Pizza, 10:30 AM-10 PM
Have a nice week!
