First Grade at EVCS

Monday, December 22, 2014

Winter Recess

Winter recess begins Wednesday, December 24th and school resumes Monday, January 5th.

We wish you all a joyous and wonderful break and happy and healthy new year!

"One more page please!" the first graders exclaimed when we had to pause reading any of the books from the Mercy Watson by Kate DiCamillo! We still have to read books 4 & 5!

Here are some more books we've been enjoying these last few weeks…
Ezra Jack Keats books (Goggles, Apt 3C)
Punctuation Takes A Vacation
Subway

The Stories Julian Tells

Dr. Seuss' Yertle the Turtle

Soda Pop Head

Tentative Family Share Schedule Update

January TBA - Math Games
Friday, February 13th - Post Office Opening
Friday, March 6th - Poetry Slam
Wednesday, April 1st - Farmers Market Share
Friday, May 15th - Opinion Writing Share
June TBA - Community Activist Drama Share (with Kevin)
June TBA - End of Year Celebration

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Sneak peak...

We hope to see you all at our Neighborhood Study Share this Friday, 12/19, around 8:45 in the morning! Here's a sneak peak of some of the work the first graders have been up to...

Tenement Museum Trip

The first graders had an amazing time at the Tenement Museum today. We learned about immigration and New York City long ago. Be sure to ask your child all about the trip!

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Spelling Practice

For extra spelling practice at home, you can dictate one or two sentences a week to encourage correct spelling, punctuation, and using an uppercase letter only at the beginning of a sentence or for someone's name. Read the sentence twice, and have your child write the sentence down. When your child is finished writing, go through the sentence and make corrections together. Here are some sentences we recommend this month.

The fish is hot.
Rick is not back yet.
Tim sat on that big rock.
Beth had a wig and a hat.
Dad met Bev at the shop.
A big moth is in the pot.
Did Rick hop on that bus?
He had a nap on the rug.
Did Tom nab the fish?
Did Jack rush to the bus?
Beth had to get the pup.
Mom sat on the deck.
Did Chet wish for a pup?
The fish is for the cat.