Mark Your Calendars
May 14th Zumba Night 6:30 pm
May 18th End of Year Pool Party 5:30 pm Arrowhead Pool
May 21st Mexico Celebration (link for sign up will be emailed via class liaisons)
May 21st-23rd Early Release 12:30
May 23rd Last Day of School

In Curriculum This Week
Spalding
breakfast, chance, climb, coffee, color, contains,daily, day, eagle, fancy
fly, forest, freeze, gentle grow, holes, hotel, iron, living, live

Literature
The Boy at the Dike
Review of Common Sayings and Phrases

Math

• Review of coins and bills
• Comparing money
• Adding and subtracting money
• Review
• Unit test

Science

We will be discussing atoms and reviewing the states of matter and chemical changes. Scholars will have the opportunity to complete experiments demonstrating chemical and physical changes.

History

This week we will take our unit test on modern Mexico and review map skills.

Thank you all for partnering with us this year in the first grade. It has truly been a pleasure working with you and your children. 

Best,

The First Grade Team

Week of May 6th

Mark Your Calendars
May 9th Art Show
May10th Grading Day No School
May 17th Last Day of Homework
May 21st-23rd Early Dismissal 12:30
May 21st End of Year Mexico Celebration
May 23rd Last Day of School

In Preparation for Next Year
Singapore Bridging Workbooks are a great way to prepare for math next year. Books are $14 each. Plan to purchase the workbook for the grade your child is going into.Purchase Here

In Curriculum This Week
Spalding
office, great, Miss, miss, who, died, die, changing, change, few
pleasant, please, picture, pitch, money, ready, omit, anyway, eight

Literature

• Pinnochio

Math

• End of year testing
• Money flip book

Science

We will learn about the contributions of scientists Thomas Edison, Rachel Carson, Louis Pasteur and Edward Jenner.

History

This week we will cover holidays and life in Mexico. Information regarding our celebration on the 21st to follow. 

Best,

The First Grade Team

Week of April 29th

Mark Your Calendars
May 9th Art Show
May 10th Grading Day-No School

In Curriculum This Week
Spalding
true, truth, took, again, inform, both, heart, month, children, child
build, built, understand, follow, charge, member, cause, while, also, return

Literature
We will read A Bargain for Frances which we will discuss alongside money in math

Math

• Review of addition and subtraction within 100
• Unit Test
• Identifying coins and bills
• Counting coins and bills

Science

We will identify the three types of rocks: igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic. We will take a look at how heat, pressure and time cause the formation of rocks. Moving forward we will learn about the roles that famous scientists have played in life.

History

This week we begin to learn about Modern Mexico. We will discuss the three cultures that make up modern Mexico. We will also discover the meaning of the colors in the flag of Mexico as well as the origin of last names in Mexican culture. Stay tuned for information regarding our end of the year Mexico celebration.

Best,

The First Grade Team

Week of April 22nd

In Curriculum This Week
Spalding
ticket, account, driven, real, recover, mountain, speak, past, might, contract
deal, almost, all, brought, bring, less, event, off, of

Literature
This week we will dive into the world of Winnie the Pooh

Math

• subtracting ones with renaming
• subtracting tens 
• subtracting two digit numbers

Science

This week scholars will describe volcanoes and geysers as well as identify common minerals in the earth and how they are used by people.

History

We continue to read through Lewis, Clark and Me which recounts the journey of Lewis and Clark through the eye's of Lewis's dog Seaman.

Though the weather has warmed please remember that cold and flu season is still in full swing. If your child has a fever he or she will need to stay home until they have been fever free for 24 hours. We are encouraging children to keep their hands clean at school. If you  wish to help in this endeavor we are accepting sanitizer and sanitizing wipes.

Best,

The First Grade Team

Week of April 13th

Mark Your Calendars
Monday April 22nd No School

In Curriculum This Week
Spalding
extra, dress, beside, teach, happen, begun, collect, file, provide, sight
stood, fixed, fix, born, goes, does, Tuesday, hold, drill, army
pretty, stole, income, bought, paid, laid, said, enter, railroad, unable

Literature
This week we will dive into the world's of Brer Rabbit, Peter Rabbit

Math

• Adding ones
• Adding tens
• Adding two 2-digit numbers
• Subtracting ones without renaming

Science

This week we take a closer look at our planet Earth. We will discuss its geographical features, the layers of its crust and the mantle and core.

History

We continue to read through Lewis, Clark and Me which recounts the journey of Lewis and Clark through the eye's of Lewis's dog Seaman.

Though the weather has warmed please remember that cold and flu season is still in full swing. If your child has a fever he or she will need to stay home until they have been fever free for 24 hours. We encouraging children to keep their hands clean at school. If you  wish to help in this endeavor we are accepting sanitizer and sanitizing wipes.

Best,

The First Grade Team

Week of April 8th

Mark Your Calendars
April 13th Archway Lincoln Family Picnic
April 22nd Spring Holiday NO School

In Curriculum This Week
Spalding
mind, shall, alone, order third, push, point, within, body, field
belongs, cheese, earn, edge, feather, fence, funny, going, honey letters
oranges, pocket, shoes, shoe, stairs, stream, talks, tiny, words, trust

Literature
Poem My Shadow 
Brer Fox and Brer Rabbit stories: we will discuss write story elements

Math

• Counting to 120
• Estimating
• Ordering Numbers 
• Counting on or back by 1 or 10
• Test on Thursday

Science

Will continue to study the planets in our solar system this week. Students will learn that the Earth orbits the sun and that our solar systems includes the sun and the planets that orbit around it. We will learn that Pluto is classified as a dwarf planet and that there are eight planets in our solar system.

History

This week scholars will describe the early years of Sacagawea and explain how she helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition. We will review and test on our Exploring the West unit. We begin reading Lewis and Clark and Me a book from the perspective of Meriwether Lewis's dog.

Thank you to everyone for sacrificing your time and energy to make our Spring Concert a success. It is always such a joy to see your children on stage after working so hard. 

In Partnership,

The First Grade Team

Week of April 1st

Mark Your Calendars
April 4th Compulsory Spring Concert (see Mrs. Boswell's blog post below)
April 13th Archway Family Picnic
April 22nd Spring Holiday No School

In Curriculum this Week
Spalding
were, where, there, here, dead, leave, early, close, close
flower, flour, nothing, ground, lead, led, lead, such, morning, however
***no homework Thursday due to spring concert

Literature
My Father's Dragon

Math
This week will review:

• counting to 120
• estimating
• ordering numbers
• counting forward and backward by one or ten

Science

We will take a closer look at the moon and the inner planets. We will learn about Apollo 11, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.

History

This week we will learn about Lewis and Clark and Sacagawea. We will discuss the roles they each played in the exploration of the West.

Wishing you all a healthy and happy week ahead,

The First Grade Team

·        Greetings Archway Lincoln Parents and Guardians,

Believe it or not, the fourth annual mandatory Archway Lincoln Spring Concert is fast approaching.

It will be held on Thursday, April 4 at the

Higley Center for the Performing Arts

4132 E. Pecos Road Gilbert, AZ 85295.

The K-2 concert will be 5:30-6:30 p.m. with students arriving at 5:15 p.m.

The 3-5 concert will be 7-8 p.m. with students arriving at 6:45 p.m.

Attire for concerts is as follows:

Boys: White dress shirt, black pants, black dress shoes, and black socks. Hair should be combed neatly.

Girls: White top, black skirt (black tights optional), or black dress pants, and black dress shoes. Hair should be styled neatly.

Working with your children is a delight and privilege. I look forward to enjoying this beautiful event with you. If you have any questions, please reach out to us atrboswell@archwaylincoln.org and gpabon@archwaylincoln.org

Thank You,

Rachel Boswell and Glory Pabon

Music Teachers │Archway Lincoln Classical Academy