Brignac's Brightest: October 2023

Saturday, October 28, 2023

First Grade News: October 27

Peek at the Week:

Want to hear about our week? Ask your child the following questions:

Math:

What do you know about fact families?

What is the fact family for the numbers 3, 5, and 8?

Reading:

What connections did you have with the story McDuff and the Baby? What do you remember about the story?
Can you read the following sight words?

Or
One
Had
By
words

Can you read these blend words?

What do you remember about these vocabulary words?

Writing:

What special place did you write about this week? What makes that place so special to you?

THINGS TO KNOW:

Scholastic News Articles:

In your child's Take Home folder, you will find several issues of Scholastic News. Since we are a few issues behind and the new ones keep on coming, I sent them home as a way to rack up those Read-a-Thon minutes! Here are some ways for your child to make the most of them:

Click on this link to get to the Scholastic News website.
Under the "Subscribe" button, click on "log in as a student"

Use our classroom password: brig
Find the issue you're reading and explore the "read to me" function, watch videos, play accompanying games, and more!

Read-A-Thon:

Keep on helping your first grader track their minutes read at home and turn in reading slips on Mondays. The kids have been so excited to share how much they have been reading! You can use the pledge envelope or Read For My School app to gather pledges from family members and friends. Scan the QR code below to get started!

Winter Weather is Coming!

Check out this helpful poster from our School Age Care program!

Halloween at Somerset:

At Somerset, we have two requests when it comes to the Halloween holiday at the end of the month.

1) All Somerset students will have the opportunity to wear their costumes to the Family Reading Night on Thursday, October 26 at 6:00 pm. We would love to see your costumes there. However, on Monday, October 31, we ask that you please leave your costumes at home and not bring costumes to school.

2) Please keep all candy and treats at home. In conjunction with our district wellness initiatives and a large amount of students with food allergies, we ask that candy not be brought for distribution at school. We will not be passing out individual food items to classes. Thank you!

IMPORTANT DATES:

11/6-7 No School (Teacher Workshop Days)

11/9 Picture Retake Day

11/22-24 No School (Thanksgiving Break)

Picture Time!

Enjoy your weekend!

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

First Grade News: October 18

Peek at the Week:

Want to hear about our week? Ask your child the following questions:

Math:

Can you write and equation to match each domino?

Reading:

What connections did you have with the story Matthew and Tilly? What do you remember about the story?
Can you read the following sight words?

at
be
this
have
from

Can you read these short E words?

What do you remember about these vocabulary words?

Writing:

We used the book I Love Animals to help us get writing ideas about different animals!

What animal did you write about this week? Can you show me your writing on Seesaw?

THINGS TO KNOW:

Post-Book Fair E-Wallet Directions

What happens to eWallets after the Fair?
Unused eWallets will convert to an eGift card balance. Use the eGift card to shop online in The Scholastic Store, OR the remaining balance can fund a new eWallet for a future Fair. Families will receive a monthly email with their eWallet balance.

Family Reading Night

Join us on Thursday, October 26th from 6:00-7:30

pm. We will start out the night on the playground

hill with a couple of Halloween songs led by Ms.

Peterson. Then we will split up into groups and visit

four story stations read by Somerset staff. The

night will end with a movie variation of the book

“The Gruffalo” by Julia Donaldson with popcorn and

apple cider. Don’t forget to wear a costume and

bring a flashlight!

Read-A-Thon

The Read-A-Thon begins on Monday with our