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First Grade Overview
September 11th, 2026
LANGUAGE ARTS:
Phonics: We will review letters F, H, G, and R.
Assessment: September 18th
Spelling: Spelling list 1 test will be on September 18th.
on, no, not, top, pop, I, in, it, pin, tip
Pin it on.
Tip it in.
Foundations and Frameworks:
We will complete our mini-unit, Fables, and begin Biographies.
MATH: We will work on adding and subtracting to 10, plus one/minus one, and measuring with non-standard units.
Assessment: Unit 1 - September 18th
SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES: Light & Sound, Asia & Responsible Citizenship
Memory work to recite by Friday: Panda poem & Galatians 6:9.
Panda
You’re a bamboo bandit.
You’re a piebald dream.
You’re a bear in silk pajamas.
You’re cookies & cream.
You’re the wizard of the mountains.
You’re prestidigitation.
You’re nature’s best example of bear imagination.
Galatians 6:9 - “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
REMINDERS:
Look for Tennessee Aquarium field trip forms in Tuesday folders this week. Parent drivers for all field trips.
The Spartan Race is on September 18th.
The Tennessee Aquarium field trip is on October 30th.
Please help your child unload their “leave at home” side of the homework folder and allow them to read with you, or to you, each day for about 15 minutes.
Snacks: NO peanut/tree nut snacks in Dahlke’s classroom. Grade-level: No cookies, potato chips, or candy, please. Students have the option to bring a small healthy snack to school each day.