Welcome to First Grade! Please enjoy searching around this site to find information about our first grade classroom.  I will be updating the site frequently with new information, so please feel free to visit often!   Important Dates/Reminders March ** Music Concert Friday March 19th 1:45 pm in the gymnasium** ~Parent Teacher Conferences Thursday March 11th and Tuesday March 16th ~Early release Thursday March 25th and NO school Friday March 26th-Teacher Inservice Day Our Daily Schedule *This is a typical daily schedule in our classroom.  It will change depending on the day and specials...but it gives you an idea of what a typical day is like! Arrival/Morning Work Morning Meeting Movement/Snack Break Math Spelling Lunch Quiet Rest Literacy-Whole Group Lesson Recess Literacy-Independent Work Stations Writer's Workshop Social Studies/Science Theme Closing Circle Dismissal Our Weekly Specials Monday --Art Wednesday-- Music Thursday --Library Friday-- Physical Education -Please remind your child to wear or bring sneakers for P.E. -Please help your child remember their library book every Thursday so he/she can receive a new one! First Grade Major Units of Study September-Classroom Community, Butterflies, Apples October-Trees, Pumpkins, Owls, Bats November-Family, Thanksgiving, Native Americans December-Winter Animals (hibernation, migration), Holidays, Jan Brett Author Study January- Peace, Martin Luther King, Diversity, Polar Regions (penguins) February-100th Day, Polar Regions (polar bears) March-Read Across America, Dr. Seuss Author Study, Australia April-Earth Awareness, Earth Day, Australia May-Oceans, Solar System, Plants June-End of the year, Exploration Our Promise to Each Other In Ms. Ernst's first grade class we promise to use an indoor voice when we are in the classroom.  We will respect others when they are talking.  By keeping our hands and our bodies to ourselves, we will be safe at all times.  We will always respect other people by using kind words and helping to fill their "bucket."  Finally we will be in control, LEARN, laugh and grow together.  We will be ready for second grade!