Dear First Grade Families,

It has been a wonderful first quarter in First Grade A! The first graders have shown great improvement, independence, motivation and enthusiasm for learning.

This quarter, students will continue to work on many academic concepts.

In reading, students will continue to work on identifying story elements, sequencing, and identifying the main idea in stories they read. They will continue to practice reading with fluency.

Students are continuing to apply various strategies in solving addition and subtraction problems. They will soon be introduced to patterns, reading and making graphs.

In Social Studies, students are learning about the community and community helpers. Our class will be holding Career Day, where they will hear presentations from parents about their careers. Their writing has been improving everyday. They are continuing to practice using proper punctuation and capitalization, as well as writing clear and complete sentences. They write in their journals everyday about concepts we have learned in class and their experiences.

I look forward to having them continue to improve in all areas, as well as grow in their Catholic faith.

Thank you for your continuous support in helping your child learn.

Welcome to First Grade! I hope that you and your families had a wonderful summer break. I look forward to meeting you and your child on the first day of school!

In First Grade, the students will learn to read with fluency, as well as work on different reading strategies and comprehension. They will write clear, complete sentences and work towards writing a short paragraph by the end of the year. They will conduct investigations and explore different concepts in science. In math, students will learn about money, how to tell time, addition, subtraction and geometry. They will gain insight in social studies about communities, careers and geography. Religion will be part of their daily lessons, as well as weekly mass attendance. Newsletters will be sent home to inform you of our units of study so that you can help reinforce concepts that your child is learning. With our collaborative efforts and open communication, we will be able to help our students perform their best and have a successful year!

Below are some helpful websites for your child:

• www.starfall.com
• www.funbrain.com
• www.mathletics.com (*User name and password for Mathletics will be sent home soon.)

Please feel free to contact me at school if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Ms. Margarita De Jesus