Brignac's Brightest: First Grade News (November 3)

Friday, November 3, 2023

First Grade News (November 3)

Peek at the Week:

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

Math:

What equations match these dominoes?

Reading:

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

but
not
what
all
were

Can you read these blend words?

What do you remember about these vocabulary words?

Writing:

What family member did you write about this week? What makes that person so special to you?

Social Studies:

What is the job of the government? Who is our community's Mayor, state's Governor, and country's President?

THINGS TO KNOW:

New (to us) App- PebbleGo!

Students enjoyed getting a chance to check out the app PebbleGo! Feel free to explore the app at home using the login:

Username: som

Password: isd197

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!