1st Grade News – February 13, 2026
February 16: Presidents Day/Students report to school
February 17-Read-A-Thon begins/Folders will be sent home on February 16. February 20: PJ day for Read-A-Thon
March 2: Read-A-Thon reading logs are due by 3pm.
March 6: Book Character Dress Up Day/Dismissal at 11:30am. March 9-13: Spring Break
March 16: Students return to school.
There will be no homework other than reading during the Read-A-Thon.
Social Studies: Studies Weekly #11 “Presidents Day”
Spelling Words: No homework other than reading during Read-A-Thon. Phonics: Blending, segmenting, tricky words, and decodable texts Skills: Assessments
Sounds: Review & Practice
Tricky Words:
Wit & Wisdom
Focusing Question: What are feelings?
Focusing Question: How do characters respond to the powerful force of the wind?
Texts: Feelings, Aliki; Gilberto and the Wind; Marie Hall Ets, Owl at Home, “The Guest”, Arnold Lobel
Math: Represent numbers 1-120
Science: Plants and Seeds