Look at the Week April 28th
Hello First Grade Families!
Here is a look at the week:
Language Arts: We will continue Unit Nine in our Benchmark Curriculum. Unit Nine primarily focuses on the concept of "We Use Goods and Services". Students explore the idea of trading, and review communities. Unit Nine builds upon the foundations established in previous units, focusing on strengthening students' decoding skills, spelling abilities, and overall reading comprehension.
This week we will learn how to write a narrative paragraph.
We will work on reading and spelling "oi" and "oy" words.
Spelling: This week’s spelling words are: coin, join, joint, moist, point, noise, enjoy, joy, cowboy, & destroy.
Spelling and reading comprehension assessments will be given Friday.
Math: This week we will continue Unit Nine in Math using the Everyday Math Curriculum. We will focus on foundational math skills like counting, number recognition, basic addition and subtraction facts, place value, and geometry. Students learn to add and subtract numbers up to 30, solve simple word problems, and develop an understanding of shapes and fractions. We will also review measurement, time, and money.
Nightly Homework: spelling words, Homework Packet, practice Sight Words, and read for fifteen minutes each night.
Please check your First Grader’s Take Home Binder for the weekly Homework Packet that will be sent home on Monday to be worked on through the week, and returned to school on Friday.
Reminders:
Key Dates to Remember:
Our annual May Madness fundraiser is quickly approaching! As a reminder, this year the event will be held on Thursday, 5/29 from 4:45-7:00pm. Please donate items for the Camping /Fishing Theme.
Things such as:
Free Dress/Spartan Sprit Days:
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Week of May 12: Monday – Farm Day Tuesday – Disney Day Wednesday – Dress like a Teacher Day Thursday – Opposite Day Friday- Crazy Head Gear and Wild Socks Day |
Week of May 19: Monday – Dress like a Friend Day/Twin Day Tuesday – Dress like a Baby or Grandma/Grandpa Day Wednesday – Dress to Impress Thursday – Neon/Glitter Day Friday- Celebrity Day |
Look at the Week April 21-25 2025
Hello First Grade Families!
Here is a look at the week:
Language Arts: This week we will begin Unit Nine in our Benchmark Curriculum. Unit Nine primarily focuses on the concept of "We Use Goods and Services". Students will explore the idea of trading, and review what a community is. Unit Nine builds upon the foundations established in previous units, focusing on strengthening students' decoding skills, spelling abilities, and overall reading comprehension.
We will work on reading and spelling “ou & ow” words.
Spelling: This week’s spelling words are: Clouds, shout, about, clown, frown, how, now, brow, plow, & meow.
Spelling and reading comprehension assessments will be given Friday.
Math: This week we will continue Unit Nine in Math using the Everyday Math Curriculum. We will focus on foundational math skills like counting, number recognition, basic addition and subtraction facts, place value, and geometry. Students learn to add and subtract numbers up to 30, solve simple word problems, and develop an understanding of shapes and fractions. We will also review measurement, time, and money.
Nightly Homework: spelling words, Homework Packet, practice Sight Words, and read for fifteen to twenty minutes at least each night.
Please check your First Grader’s Take Home Binder for the weekly Homework Packet that will be sent home on Monday to be worked on through the week, and returned to school on Friday.
Reminders:
Key Dates to Remember:
Our annual May Madness fundraiser is quickly approaching! As a reminder, this year the event will be held on Thursday, 5/29 from 4:45-7:00pm. Please donate items for the Camping /Fishing Theme.
Things such as:
Free Dress/Spartan Sprit Days:
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Week of May 12 Monday – Farm Day Tuesday – Disney Day Wednesday – Dress like a Teacher Day Thursday – Opposite Day Friday – Crazy Head Gear and Wild Socks Day |
Week of May 19 Monday – Dress like a Friend Day/Twin Day Tuesday – Dress like a Baby or Grandma/Grandpa Day Wednesday – Dress to Impress Thursday – Neon/Glitter day Friday- Celebrity day |
Look at the Week April 14-18 2025
Hello First Grade Families!
Here is a look at the week:
My book I wrote and illustrated, Johnny Figures It Out, had been published! It is the story of a little rescue dog named Johnny. Johnny is deaf. He learns to navigate life with the help of his family's golden retriever, and he learns sign language in his new forever home! Johnny learns that life can be confusing, and sometimes scary, at first, but it helps to know that you are loved. Available on Amazon and BookBaby Bookshop.
Language Arts: This week we will complete Unit Eight in our Benchmark Curriculum. Unit Eight focuses on Earth Science; specifically exploring topics like climate, weather, natural hazards, attractions, and landforms.
We will work on reading and spelling “ur” bossy R words.
Spelling: This week’s spelling words are: term, ferns, girl, dirt, stir, burn, surf, brother, mother, & Father.
Spelling and reading comprehension assessments will be given Friday.
Math: This week we will start Unit Nine in math using the Everyday Math Curriculum. We will focus on foundational math skills like counting, number recognition, basic addition and subtraction facts, place value, and geometry. Students learn to add and subtract numbers up to 30, solve simple word problems, and develop an understanding of shapes and fractions. We will also review measurement, time, and money.
Nightly Homework: spelling words, Homework Packet, practice Sight Words, and read for fifteen minutes each night.
Please check your First Grader’s Take Home Binder for the weekly Homework Packet that will be sent home on Monday to be worked on through the week, and returned to school on Friday.
Reminders:
Key Dates to Remember:
Our annual May Madness fundraiser is quickly approaching! As a reminder, this year the event will be held on Thursday, 5/29 from 4:45-7:00pm. Please donate items for the Camping /Fishing Theme.
Things such as:
Free Dress/Spartan Sprit Days:
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Week of May 12 Monday – Farm Day Tuesday – Disney Day Wednesday – Dress like a Teacher Day Thursday – Opposite Day Friday – Crazy Head Gear and Wild Socks Day |
Week of May 19 Monday – Dress like a Friend Day/Twin Day Tuesday – Dress like a Baby or Grandma/Grandpa Day Wednesday – Dress to Impress Thursday – Neon/Glitter day Friday- Celebrity day |
Here is a look at the week:
My book I wrote and illustrated, Johnny Figures It Out, had been published! It is the story of a little rescue dog named Johnny. Johnny is deaf. He learns to navigate life with the help of his family's golden retriever, and he learns sign language in his new forever home! Johnny learns that life can be confusing, and sometimes scary, at first, but it helps to know that you are loved. Available on Amazon and BookBaby Bookshop.
Language Arts: We will continue Unit Eight: Observing the Sky in our Benchmark Curriculum. Unit Eight focuses on Earth Science; specifically exploring topics like climate, weather, natural hazards, attractions, and landforms.
We will work on reading and spelling “or” bossy "r" words.
Spelling: This week’s spelling words are: organ, order, storm, story, coarse, bored, core, roar, chore, & store.
Spelling and reading comprehension assessments will be given Friday.
Math: We will continue Unit Eight in our Everyday Math Curriculum. Unit Eight focuses on mental arithmetic, money concepts, and fractions, including practicing adding and subtracting larger numbers, working with fact families, and exploring the concepts of halves and fourths.
Science: This week we will continue an economic unit focusing on basic concepts like identifying wants vs needs, understanding the roles of producers and consumers in a community, recognizing how people earn money through jobs, and making simple choices about spending and saving to meet their needs and wants.
Nightly Homework: spelling words, Homework Packet, practice Sight Words, and read for fifteen minutes each night.
Please check your First Grader’s Take Home Binder for the weekly Homework Packet that will be sent home on Monday to be worked on through the week, and returned to school on Friday.
Reminders:
Key Dates to Remember:
April 25th: Beach Day/Free Dress Day
Our annual May Madness fundraiser is quickly approaching! As a reminder, this year the event will be held on Thursday, 5/29 from 4:45-7:00pm. Please donate items for the Camping /Fishing Theme.
Things such as:
Free Dress/Spartan Sprit Days:
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Week of May 12 Monday – Farm Day Tuesday – Disney Day Wednesday – Dress like a Teacher Day Thursday – Opposite Day Friday – Crazy Head Gear and Wild Socks Day |
Week of May 19 Monday – Dress like a Friend Day/Twin Day Tuesday – Dress like a Baby or Grandma/Grandpa Day Wednesday – Dress to Impress Thursday – Neon/Glitter day Friday- Celebrity day |
Look at the Week March 31- April 4 2025
Hello First Grade Families!
Here is a look at the week:
Language Arts: This week we will begin Unit Eight: Observing the Sky in our Benchmark Curriculum. Unit Eight focuses on Earth Science; specifically exploring topics like climate, weather, natural hazards, attractions, and landforms.
We will work on reading and spelling long “a” words.
Spelling: This week’s spelling words are: chair, stair, care, scare, bear, wear, artist, garden, guitar, & radar.
Spelling and reading comprehension assessments will be given Friday.
Math: We will begin Unit Eight in our Everyday Math Curriculum. Unit Eight focuses on mental arithmetic, money concepts, and fractions, including practicing adding and subtracting larger numbers, working with fact families, and exploring the concepts of halves and fourths.
Social Studies: This week we will continue an Economic Unit focusing on basic concepts like identifying wants vs needs, understanding the roles of producers and consumers in a community, recognizing how people earn money through jobs, and making simple choices about spending and saving to meet their needs and wants.
Nightly Homework: spelling words, Homework Packet, practice Sight Words, and read for fifteen minutes each night.
Please check your First Grader’s Take Home Binder for the weekly Homework Packet that will be sent home on Monday to be worked on through the week, and returned to school on Friday.
Reminders:
Key Dates to Remember:
Our annual May Madness fundraiser is quickly approaching! As a reminder, this year the event will be held on Thursday, 5/29 from 4:45-7:00pm.
May Madness Shirts- CLICK HERE or visit the "News & Info" section of the school website to order yours today!
LAST DAY TO ORDER: APRIL 6
SHIRTS DELIVERED TO STUDENTS: May 1
To order a yearbook: please visit ybpay on or by April 4th
Free Dress/Spartan Sprit Days:
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Week of May 12 Monday – Farm Day Tuesday – Disney Day Wednesday – Dress like a Teacher Day Thursday – Opposite Day Friday – Crazy Head Gear and Wild Socks Day |
Week of May 19 Monday – Dress like a Friend Day/Twin Day Tuesday – Dress like a Baby or Grandma/Grandpa Day Wednesday – Dress to Impress Thursday – Neon/Glitter Day Friday- Celebrity Day |
Look at the Week March 17th
Hello First Grade Families!
Here is a look at the week:
Language Arts: This week we will continue Unit Seven in our Benchmark Curriculum. We will learn how the past influences the present and future by reading stories about historical events and people; essentially exploring the concept of history through texts.
We will work on reading and spelling long “i” words.
Spelling: This week’s spelling words are: ice, idea, bright, night, try, why, dime, climb, inside, & find.
Spelling and reading comprehension assessments will be given Friday.
Math: This week we will continue Unit Seven in Math. We will focus on geometry and attributes of shapes, where students learn to identify, classify, and compare different shapes based on their characteristics like sides, corners, and vertices. We will also continue to practice addition and subtraction facts through related fact families.
Social Studies: This week we will continue an Economic Unit focusing on basic concepts like identifying wants vs needs, understanding the roles of producers and consumers in a community, recognizing how people earn money through jobs, and making simple choices about spending and saving to meet their needs and wants.
Nightly Homework: spelling words, Homework Packet, practice Sight Words, and read for fifteen minutes each night.
Please check your First Grader’s Take Home Binder for the weekly Homework Packet that will be sent home on Monday to be worked on through the week, and returned to school on Friday.
Reminders:
Key Dates to Remember:
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· March 21: Jersey and Hat Day: Free Dress Day for all Athlos Students · March 24- 28: No School-Spring Break |
Look at the Week March 10-14 2025
Hello First Grade Families!
Here is a look at the week:
Language Arts: This week we will continue Unit Seven in our Benchmark curriculum. We will focus on the theme of "past, present, and future". We will learn how the past influences the present and future by reading stories about historical events and people; essentially exploring the concept of history through texts.
We will work on reading and spelling long “e” words.
Spelling: This week’s spelling words are: eagle, eager, even, equal, field, thief, sweep, sweet, money, & happy.
Spelling and reading comprehension assessments will be given Friday.
Math: This week we will continue Unit Seven in Math. We will focus on geometry and attributes of shapes, where students learn to identify, classify, and compare different shapes based on their characteristics like sides, corners, and vertices. We will also continue to practice addition and subtraction facts through related fact families.
Science: This week we will begin an Economic Unit focusing is on basic concepts like identifying wants vs needs, understanding the roles of producers and consumers in a community, recognizing how people earn money through jobs, and making simple choices about spending and saving to meet their needs and wants.
Social Studies: This week we will complete our Map Unit. We have learned basic map concepts like identifying cardinal directions (north, south, east, west), using a map key to understand symbols, locating familiar places in their community on a map, distinguishing between land and water, and identifying our state and country on a simple map.
Nightly Homework: spelling words, Homework Packet, practice Sight Words, and read for fifteen minutes each night.
Please check your First Grader’s Take Home Binder for the weekly Homework Packet that will be sent home on Monday to be worked on through the week, and returned to school on Thursday.
Reminders:
Key Dates to Remember:
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· March 10- Trimester three begins -report cards will go home this week. · March 21- Jersey and hat day-free dress day for all Athlos Students · March 24- 28- No School-Spring Break |
Have a great week,
Sara Gray
Grade 1 Teacher
Look at the Week March 3-6 2025
Hello First Grade Families!
Here is a look at the week:
Language Arts: This week we will begin Unit Seven in LA. This unit we will focus on the theme of "past, present, and future". We will learn how the past influences the present and future by reading stories about historical events and people, essentially exploring the concept of history through age-appropriate texts.
We will work on reading and spelling long o words.
Spelling: This week’s spelling words are: window, home, grow, slow, only, owner, ocean, roads, goal, & hope.
Spelling and reading comprehension assessments will be given Thursday.
Math: This week we will begin Unit Seven in Math. Unit 7 focuses primarily on "time" concepts, including telling time to the hour and half hour, understandings in the concept of "a.m." and "p.m.", and relating time to daily routines and activities, while using visual aids like clocks and timelines. We will also continue to practice addition and subtraction facts through related fact families.
Nightly Homework: spelling words, Homework Packet, practice Sight Words, and read for fifteen minutes each night.
Please check your First Grader’s Take Home Binder for the weekly Homework Packet that will be sent home on Monday to be worked on through the week, and returned to school on Thursday.
Reminders:
Key Dates to Remember:
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· March 7th: End of Tri 2 – No School for students |
Look at the Week February 19-21 2025
Hello First Grade Families!
Thank you for such a fun and successful Love and Friendship Celebration...each of you helped us have such a special celebration!
Here is a look at the week:
Language Arts: This week we will continue Unit 6: Stories Teach Us Many Lessons. We will research the lessons of different stories while describing the characters, setting and the main idea of the stories we read.
We will write complete sentences using nouns, verbs, and adjectives, and we will continue writing narrative paragraphs.
We will work on reading and spelling long a words.
Spelling: This week’s spelling words are: ape, age, stay, make, face, paid, wait, great, steak, & play.
Spelling and reading comprehension assessments will be given Friday.
Math: This week we will continue Unit Six. Unit 6 primarily focuses on further developing addition facts, particularly strategies like "making ten" to solve more complex addition problems, applying these skills to number stories, and beginning to tell time to the hour and half hour on analog clocks. Students will also continue building on place value concepts to solve 2-digit addition problems.
Nightly Homework: spelling words, Homework Packet, practice Sight Words, and read for fifteen minutes each night.
Please check your First Grader’s Take Home Binder for weekly Homework Packet will be sent home on Wednesday of this week to be worked on through the week and returned to school on Friday.
Reminders:
Key Dates to Remember:
Look at the Week February 10-14 2025
Hello First Grade Families!
Here is a look at the week:
Language Arts: This week we will continue Unit 6: Stories Teach Us Many Lessons. We will research the lessons of different stories while describing the characters, setting and the main idea of the stories we read.
We will write complete sentences using nouns, verbs, and adjectives, and we will continue writing narrative paragraphs.
We will work on reading and spelling long e and u words.
Spelling: This week’s spelling words are: easy, eager, teeth, sleep, read, happy, use, cute, few, & dew.
Spelling and reading comprehension assessments will be given Friday.
Math: This week we will continue Unit Six. Unit 6 primarily focuses on further developing addition facts, particularly strategies like "making ten" to solve more complex addition problems, applying these skills to number stories, and beginning to tell time to the hour and half hour on analog clocks. Students will also continue building on place value concepts to solve 2-digit addition problems.
Nightly Homework: spelling words, Homework Packet, practice Sight Words, and read for fifteen minutes each night.
Please check your First Grader’s Take Home Binder for weekly Homework Packet sent home on Monday to be worked on through the week and returned to school on Friday.
Key Dates to Remember:
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· February 14: Pink/Red Day AND Flower Delivery-Free dress day! · February 17: No School-Presidents Day · February 25: World Fair Event-please donate items for World Fair · February 28: Retro Day · March 7: End of Tri 2 – No School for students Have a great week, Sara Gray Grade 1 Teacher
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Look at the Week February 3rd
Hello First Grade Families!
Here is a look at the week:
Language Arts: This week we will begin Unit 6: Stories Teach Us Many Lessons. We will research different stories while describing the characters, setting and the main idea of the stories we read.
We will write complete sentences using nouns, verbs, and adjectives, and we will begin writing narrative paragraphs.
We will work on reading and spelling long i words.
Spelling: This week’s spelling words are: tie, like, why, shy, high, time, life, light, right, & lie.
Spelling and reading comprehension assessments will be given Thursday.
Math: This week we will begin Unit Six. Unit 6 primarily focuses on further developing addition facts, particularly strategies like "making ten" to solve more complex addition problems, applying these skills to number stories, and beginning to tell time to the hour on analog clocks; students will also continue building on place value concepts to solve 2-digit addition problems.
Nightly Homework: spelling words, Homework Packet, practice Sight Words, and read for fifteen minutes each night.
Please check your First Grader’s Take Home Binder for weekly Homework Packet sent home on Monday to be worked on through the week and returned to school on Thursday (this week).
Reminders:
Key Dates to Remember:
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· February 7th: No School · February 4th – 6th: I Love To Read Parent Readers (PK-3rd) · February 14th: Pink/Red Day AND Flower Delivery · February 25th: World Fair Event · February 28th: Retro Day · March 7th: End of Tri 2 – No School for students Have a great week, Sara Gray Grade 1 Teacher
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If your First Grader would like to bring Valentine cards for the class, they may bring their labelled cards on or before February 14th. No one is required to bring in cards, but if your child does, they must bring in cards for each child in the class. Please see the Class List for a list of names of students in our class. If your First Grader would like to bring in a small gift of treat, all gifts and treats will be sent home in the Valentine’s Day bag to be enjoyed at home.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Sara Gray
Mrs. Gray’s Grade 1 Class List
Jonelle
Mason
Roland
Isaiah
Jensen
Jelayzia
Vivian
Irina
Faith
Isaac
Omar
Joshua
Juhani
Drew
Mariah
Liam
A’layia
Lamar
Evy
Nyayla
Look at the Week January 27-31 2025
Hello First Grade Families!
Here is a look at the week:
Language Arts: This week we will finish Unit Five in our Benchmark Curriculum. We will learn about the impact of technology on daily life, and the impact that it will have in the future.
We will write complete sentences using nouns, verbs, and adjectives, and we will introduce narrative writing.
We will work on reading and spelling soft G words.
Spelling: This week’s spelling words are: gem, gentle, giant, giraffe, age, page, huge, edge, bridge, &, dodge.
Spelling and reading comprehension assessments will be given Friday.
Math: This week we will complete Unit Five in Math and we will review place value. We will take Unit Five math assessment on Friday.
Nightly Homework: spelling words, Homework Packet, practice Sight Words, and read for fifteen minutes each night.
Please check your First Grader’s Take Home Binder for weekly Homework Packet sent home on Monday to be worked on through the week and returned to school on Friday.
Parent teacher conferences: Please schedule a Parent Teacher Conference.
For students in PreK – 5th Grade we will be offering online registration through pickAtime.com for Winter 2024-2025 Parent Teacher Conferences taking place on Thursday, January 30 and Friday, January 31. Follow the directions below to access/create your account and get to the Parent Teacher Conference Scheduler.
Instructional Video:
Here is a YouTube video of how to use pickAtime.com: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyl5kyZ7ubc
Enter (or Copy/Paste) this URL into your web browser: https://pickatime.com/athlosbrooklynpark/24-25WinterConferences
For new users - Register for an account
For returning users - Sign In to your account
If you have previously registered, all you need to do is enter your email and password. If you have forgotten your password, you can select the Forgot Password button and a new password will be emailed to you.
Identify Student
For each child, enter in the two prompts that your school requires. They are:
Scheduling
Each colored square represents an available meeting time. The legend shows which teacher corresponds to which color, and the times increase as you go down the page.
(Note: you will not see all of the teachers at your school, just the teachers that your child(ren) have homeroom classes with.)
Reminders:
Key Dates to Remember:
Have a great week,
Sara Gray
Grade 1 Teacher
Look at the Week January 21-24 2025
Hello First Grade Families!
Here is a look at the week:
Language Arts: We will continue Unit Five in our Benchmark Curriculum. In Unit Five we are learning about technology and how technology affects our lives.
This week we will learn about adjectives and we will write complete sentences using adjectives.
We will work on reading and spelling long o words.
Spelling: This week’s spelling words are: home, boat, coat, open, over, grow, joke, no, go, & pillow.
Math: We will continue Unit Five in Math, and we will learn about hundreds, tens and ones, and place value.
Science: We will learn about the changes that occur in winter and the adaptations of plants and animals in order to survive including migration, hibernation, nap and snack, hunting.
Nightly homework: spelling words, Homework Packet, practice Sight Words, and read for fifteen minutes each night.
Please check your First Grader’s Take Home Binder for weekly Homework Packet sent home on Monday (Wednesday this week) to be worked on through the week and returned to school on Friday.
We are working toward a Reading Party on Friday, January 24th! It is more important than ever to work on reading and Sight Words each night with your First Grader so that each student can earn the party.
Reminders:
Key Dates to Remember: