First Grade Happenings 
What a wonderful week we had in first grade! We are enjoying the excitement of the Christmas season while learning about the true Meaning of Christmas.Our theme word for this month is believe.We believe in Jesus, in ourselves, and that we can do all things through Christ who gives us strength!
Save the Date!
Christmas Shoppe - Wednesday, December 9th.
Polar Express Day - Wednesday, December 16th. Send your child to school in their pajamas. We will have so much fun making ornaments!
Christmas Program/Half Day - Friday, December 18th
What are we learning ?
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Bible: 
This week’s Bible verse comes from Luke 2:7 “And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.”
Math: A study guide for Wednesday’s math test is inside the Friday folder. Details about our upcoming unit on place value is attached to this week’s homework sheet.
Reading:. We will continue our unit on visualizing: “Good readers create pictures in their minds about what they are reading.” This week, we will read The Polar Express and connect the theme of Believe to John 3:16. Your child will also meet in book clubs as they apply the visualizing strategy to what they are reading. The students will be given a Level F Visualizing Assessment on Tuesday, December 15th, The best way to prepare your child for this assessment is to have them read on RAZ Kids.
Phonics: Magic e, Nouns, Verbs
Social Studies: Economics-Producers and Consumers, Budgeting
Writing: How to write a Book Review
Each class will read three books. The students will choose their favorite one of the three and will write a book review. They will list 3 reasons that show why they liked the book. Students will also have the opportunity to type their book review on their Chromebook!
