October is a very fun and busy month for first grade. We will begin our study on pizza and “FALL” into learning about pumpkins, fire fighters and other exciting topics.  The Book-It Program begins in October. The first book report is due Oct. 30. October 12-16 we will discus  fire  safety.  In Reading we will continue learning about nouns, action words, rhyming words, naming and telling parts of sentences. We are also learning how to edit sentences. We will begin to learn about plurals and adjectives. Students are learning new vocabulary words each week. Please practice words often in order for your student to become confident with their sight words.  In math we are exploring addition and subtraction facts. We are learning about fact families and how they are “related.” Please practice addition and subtraction facts to ten with your student. During writing  will be writing about pizza, firefighters and pumpkins.

 October offers lots of exciting topics of study; please ask your student to share what he/she has learned each day.

Book-It starts this month. Each month students will be responsible for completing 4 book reports and submitting them before the end of the month. Students who turn in 4 book reports at the end of the month will receive a coupon for a FREE personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut. Students who complete 4 reports each month and turn them in will receive an award at the Awards Day ceremony at end of the year. Book reports must be completed by the student and turned in before the end of the month.