Welcome Back to School!

August 7, 2026

The first day of school was a blast! We are all so excited to get to know the children more.

💡DATES TO REMEMBER

• Wednesday, August 19th - 6:30 to 8 pm- CURRICULUM NIGHT - parents only
• Tuesday, August 25th - Picture Day
• Friday, September 4th - Early dismissal at 12:30 (R&R Weekend)
• Monday, September 7th - 
  No school (Labor Day)
   
• Wednesday, September 23rd - 
  Early dismissal at 12:30 (Teacher In-Service)
• Friday, October 2nd - Early dismissal at 12:30
• October 5th - 9th - No school (FALL BREAK)
• Monday-Tuesday, October 12th-13th - Parent Teacher Conferences

💡 THINGS TO BRING (if you haven't yet)

1. Water bottle with name

2. Reading bag

3. Parent questionnaire

4. Other school supplies

💡REMINDERS 

1. Healthy and dry snacks

 

2. No Birthday Treat Policy - We practice no birthday treats inside the classroom to avoid students feeling left out, among other reasons. You can feel free celebrating your child's birthday outside the school. Thank you!

💡WHAT WE ARE LEARNING THIS WEEK 

📕 READING: Starting September 8th, we will welcome parent volunteers into the classroom and begin daily reading and sight word practice at school and at home.  Until then, we encourage you to continue reading with your child at home. If your child was at ACC in Kindergarten, please send in their reading bag. If you are new to the school, please order one through the school website (https://archwaychandler.greatheartsamerica.org/book-supply-lists/).

📕 SCIENCE: Students listened to "First Day Jitters" and made their own jitter juice. They practiced their observation and other skills in performing an experiment.

📕 LITERATURE: The students enjoyed reading and discussing two favorite Back-To-School stories by Kevin Henkes. After reading Wemberly Worried, we created a class quilt about our feelings on the first day of school.

We learned a lot today how to perform classroom procedures and be more independent in packing, unpacking and taking care of their supplies. We hope you could follow it up at home too. They will also bring home their purple Take Home folders daily, so be sure to check them every day to see if they have homework or information to keep at home or send back to class. Please make sure the folders are empty when they head back to school.

Thanks so much for all you do. As always, let us know if you have any questions or concerns. We look forward to a great first week and a wonderful year ahead with you all!

Sincerely,

Your very excited First Grade Teachers!

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Welcome 1st graders to the 2026-2027 school year.

Welcome to 1st grade. I speak for the entire team when I say we are excited to have the opportunity to work with your child/children this year.

To begin this year on the right note, we want to remind our scholars of some important topics. We will cover one topic per month.

The first topic is positive communication. To practice this, we do the following:

- Scholars greet teachers each morning, using appropriate titles (Mr./Ms./Mrs./Miss) and respond in kind when greeted by any member of the faculty.

-Scholars should use appropriate language, such as "excuse me", "please", and "thank you".

-All requests and interruptions should be made in a respectful manner.

We will publish a new blog every Friday by 4 p.m. Check it out to see what your child has been up to all week.

See you on Friday!

1st Grade Team