Dr. Charles Drew Elementary School
First Grade Dolphin Splash
Important Dates
Dear Parents,
Happy February! It’s hard to believe we have almost reached our
100th day of school! We have been very busy learning lots of new
things especially about where we live! As we get ready to gear into
the last half of the school year, please remember a few things:
 Be sure to label all winter accessories (hats, gloves, scarves) to
be sure they do not get lost.
 Information regarding our upcoming Valentine’s Day party will
be sent home soon!
 We hope to see you at our Arts Integration Open House. We
have many fun and engaging lessons planned!
 As always, if you have any questions or concerns, feel free to
contact us!
Ms. Jones: [email protected]
Mr. Yachera: [email protected]
Ms. Morton: [email protected]
February, 2016
Chipotle Night
2/1
PTA General Meeting
2/2
Report Cards Distributed
Parent Resource Room
2/3
Parent Resource Room
2/10
Valentine’s Day Parties
2/12
President’s Day- No School
2/15
Data Notebooks Go Home
Parent Resource Room
2/18
Parent Resource Room
2/24
Family Science Night
2/25
Arts Integration Open House
Early Release Day
2/26
Interims Go Home
2/29
Stay warm over the next few weeks!
 The First Grade Team
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Learning Experiences by Subject
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In school, your child will . . .
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Gather facts about a place to write in a
At home, your child can . . .
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Writing
“travel brochure.”
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Capitalize dates and names of people.
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Write specific details about places around
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the world.
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Identify changes to the earth due to

Science
weathering and erosion.
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Identify and describe natural and human
made features.
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
Describe human made features in the
classroom and the materials from which they
As you are out and about, talk about the places you are
going. What city are you going to? What is there to do for
fun at this place?
Find a travel brochure from either some place you have
been or a place you would like to go. Discuss what
information you can find in the brochure.
At home, look around to find human made objects. What
materials are those objects made from? (Plastic, metal,
wood, cloth, etc.) Make a list of what you found.
Look around in your community for natural and human
made structures. What do you see? Draw a picture of
your findings.
Social Studies
are made.
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Discuss parts of a map such a key and
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compass rose.
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Identify and locate oceans and continents on 

a map.
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Identify human and natural made features of
Have a discussion with your family about where you live.
What continent do you live in? What state? What city?
List the seven continents and five oceans of the world.
Look at a map. What do you see? Can you find the
compass rose? Does the map have a key?
a place.
February, 2016
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