FIRST GRADE NEWSLETTER NOTE FROM MRS. VAZQUEZ: It was wonderful to see so many families at Back to School! In this newsletter, you will find a recap of our back to school along with some additional information on homework.  My newsletter will be posted weekly with information regarding some of our highlights for the week […]

Dear Parents,                          June 4, 2018 Welcome to the last week of school! Here’s what we are wrapping up in first grade… Language Arts: We will be spending a lot of time reviewing and doing fun writing and spelling projects and activities. Math: We will make sure our math facts are strong before we leave […]

Dear Parents,                          May 30, 2018 Here’s what we are wrapping up in first grade… Language Arts: We will be taking this week to work on our zoo report! As we wind down the year, we will be spending a lot of time reviewing. Math: We are continuing to review and will be taking our […]

Dear Parents,                          May 21, 2018 Here’s what we are doing in first grade… Language Arts: We will be taking this week to work on our zoo report! We picked the animal we will be studying last week and are anxious to observe it in its natural habitat. There will be no new spelling words […]

Dear Parents,                          May 7, 2018 Here’s what we are doing in first grade… Language Arts: We are going to try to squeeze in a bit of our opinion writing this week, but we have a few schedule changes that may prevent this our lessons. We are continuing our work on r-controlled vowels in phonics […]

Dear Parents,                          April 30, 2018 Here’s what we are doing in first grade… Congratulations to Khloe for winning third place in our Poetry Contest! Language Arts: We are continuing on with our opinion writing this week! We are also working on r-controlled vowels in phonics this week. We are looking at the sounds for […]

Dear Parents,                          April 23, 2018 Here’s what we are doing in first grade… Congratulations to our poetry finalists: Leila, Sofia, Roman, Alex, and Khloe! We wish you luck in the finals! Language Arts: As we continue our opinion writing this week! We are also working on our vowel pairs /oi/, /oy/, /au/, and /aw/. […]

Dear Parents,                          April 16, 2018 Here’s what we are doing in first grade… We have started presenting our poems in front of our classmates. Our finalists will be named by the end of the week. Language Arts: As we begin our opinion writing this week, please remember to send your child with their collection! […]

Dear Parents,                          April 9, 2018 I hope all had a blessed Easter break! Here’s what we are doing in first grade… Language Arts: We are beginning Opinion Writing this week! We are also working on our sounds for y in phonics. When found at the end of short words, the “y” sounds like a […]